New Delhi, July 11 -- Veteran star Randolph Mantooth passed away on Thursday, as per the Hollywood Reporter. He was 80. He was best known for his performance as the goofy but gallant firefighter-paramedic Johnny Gage on the 1970s NBC action show, Emergency!

Reportedly, Mantooth spent his final moments at a hospice facility in Ventura, California. His death was confirmed by his brother, Donald Mantooth, to the news portal. As per the brother, Mantooth had been "ill for a number of years and kept getting thinner and thinner."

However, the official cause of death remains unreported.

Best-known works by Randolph Mantooth include his portrayal as Clay Alden/Alex Masters on the ABC soap opera Loving. He also starred on other daytime serials ...