# Randolph Mantooth, Who Played Johnny Gage on ‘Emergency!,’ Dies at 80

> **Newsylist Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-07-11 00:29 UTC · Category: Entertainment · Sources: 17 · Current Velocity: 23.71

## Executive Summary
5 news sources are covering this Entertainment story right now — Newsylist is tracking how fast it spreads.

## Intelligence Brief
"Randolph Mantooth, Who Played Johnny Gage on ‘Emergency!,’ Dies at 80" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 7 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.


Outlets currently covering the story include Variety, Soap Opera Digest, IMDb and TV Insider. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.


Synthesized from multi-source international reporting and live coverage telemetry under Newsylist open intelligence methodology.

## Verified Facts & Key Claims
### Why is "Randolph Mantooth, Who Played Johnny Gage on ‘Emergency!,’ Dies at 80" trending?
Because 5 independent news sources published 7 articles about it in a short window — a coverage burst Newsylist classifies as a trend.

### How does Newsylist measure this trend?
Newsylist scores velocity from the rate of new articles weighted by source diversity, snapshotted hourly. The full method is public on our methodology page.

### Is this trend still active?
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## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Published (UTC) | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahoo | Randolph Mantooth Cause of Death: What We Know So Far | 2026-07-11 13:23 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMingFBVV95cUxOaXFGNEpNeGtaTWNJZm5la0pzMk5IYTlGZGNRRldEdGw4QXJiaTAyd3JGZk1XMWN4UG00QlRRT2lPTHRQRzctR09MMlpTVVVsaDlWNTBjR0Q1SXp6c1lFcXZ0Rmt3VEZFQU1hSWh6ZlFRZ2tCRlB4MFFCWVhxVUxXTmxCamtlaUlVMnZJMW1TeVh1eFhyXzB0NFc4M3NrZw?oc=5) |
| TMZ | 'Emergency!' Star Randolph Mantooth Dead at 80 | 2026-07-11 13:23 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZEFVX3lxTE0wdG0zbHVGdHQyUmNnT2xnRDlqRENEbkZKSDdnRDZFVnZ0NGlfbDRXMEllVGVodUlLS19QOU9kenFRbnV3cFF3VWhLNjdfRXRrdXFiazlZY2lNSC0wZ1ZrdGVzcVA?oc=5) |
| IMDb | Randolph Mantooth, Who Played Johnny Gage on ‘Emergency!,’ Dies at 80 | 2026-07-11 13:23 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZkFVX3lxTE5nZmNpUmVSMEEtNGNzWWZOMnFfOGFRUHg0Q3lZLUQzbkdJbmJnZTB0SGxodW9JWHVYR01SZjVDeFZCb3RwbkJmWTB4UmdFYUtoNEFXVmtnRFpfcWZ3bjZKZXR1ZVhLUQ?oc=5) |
| CBS 42 | Randolph Mantooth, star of TV’s ‘Emergency!’, dead at age 80 | 2026-07-11 06:02 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxPTFRLWGd2X2VzV0VVREc2MW0wbEZWSzVDT3NJS2VYeVVZNjVUZ1FCaEI3eGl6V3pzREZka2hrSk9NdVNsYzloX0hUeEl1TU5UbWZMbS1wRUVtdGYyd0V6WkM5WEgyV1AwUWN2aWdOTHJ0TzBpOGVfb3VkVFQ1aUg4TVF4aXRJcDVyMk4xWmhtUXB1NVBKRFHSAZsBQVVfeXFMTmFHR3dIMmJzQVEwMFIzNjBkSm9HREtyMDVOY0NTT2p1Sy0tNzV1RkdtZjdXV2hac1Z4dWJQWTR1MXNvSlFxT1BsVVVra3NkRVVmUVNUZmtnYWNRNXA0Z1FLeHdPajkzYkFlX1RRS2sxUlU3UzFfNGFZUkhteFktM3VlTllQWmRWODRfX0ZTV1Bia3hGU0QySU1MMWc?oc=5) |
| KOAM News Now | Emergency! TV star dies; Remembered by Joplin-area paramedics | 2026-07-11 06:02 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi8gFBVV95cUxQODBDd3ZhMXFYZWR1TjVxa01DNllNbHJVVFR0dlhLdzVoTzQtbmd6UWhhZkgtT2tiOTJRY0E3MmR3MG5hSE9XOWN6c2NTc2xJaURMQzlHUUVfdzYta3dyblQ0bk1Ga25LOUdkbEtzOGRwTTFmcjIxeFE5SFp4a0N0UUhLUUxmVlFJdmlCa25RcmtqVWFTNjZFS1F3R21zdnJDcU9pOE9Lc0NzaGw0Uk5MeTRuRjVzOVg0OVY4eGk5LXZOV0djVkQyOURmeE1Lc0xuVk1VUUtPWmU5Z0tDTy14QXBnaHNGeVZ4VnhrTnFPcGZnQQ?oc=5) |
| Yahoo | General Hospital Leading Man Dead at 80 | 2026-07-11 06:02 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxQQ1YtZlp2YUJQOWRhbG43M0hlem5hSjhUVU9VZEppMTZhVnZlV1J5WTlrbHQ0WTJ6bHNvbVB5U3lSeXdQaDY5d2liNU1BVFBpUmFHcFlCcEY2QVMtYjJTd3Npb0ZRcE9ncnBET0ltZ01tQUtmTy1OY0RIYkJvNTBWbTNrZGFvaFkzb2tfSVQtSXcyOWhOR085aUM4OVE?oc=5) |
| Page Six | Randolph Mantooth, ‘Emergency!’ star who played Johnny Gage, dead at 80 | 2026-07-11 05:20 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxPazJWUkhKWFNIcGxDMnRPUWFFRS1tSXBMeW1kVUh1cXNRdV9Ec3Vxdng2dUEwNkF0S0wtVXkwMklwSk1VcVJaUlV2TFdiRTJtSTNhUTh4cmU2YkVTNzNiMnJUb3Vlek04MnpkbkVNdnBUcGFyME1uUUxMRTRhQ3U1S04wQlF2WDNDTTRyaVpXYjZqQ2VGQXNtdHc1ejlRVWVxaG5NaG14TlpMaTNmdUphM1FEUQ?oc=5) |
| Yahoo | 'Emergency!' Star Randolph Mantooth Dead at 80 | 2026-07-11 04:07 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxNcHJTcDVyNVg4YWQ3UlBOeFNTcE11ZWN0djJTdFk1MXR2RUdpYkFzWVo1RzU1bWVrX3VNQTZyV29BMFloTGZDbExFNXV5dFdYR0QzOENienItWHBnNUE2aUpfV0FXdXlzU180THBITHI5aHVQbHF1Y243R2hreU4zUXIzMnhZZTNydTc3RlVENDU5ZE05dlF1T1pmS3VhVHN6V2c?oc=5) |
| The New York Times | Randolph Mantooth, Who Played John Gage in ‘Emergency!,’ Dies at 80 | 2026-07-11 04:07 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE1LTDNxV1l3a0tyamJzZ1V6VWJJenJnZGl0Qzg1SFJIMVZ4YllldnBGTElWcnp4aTRCOVNyd2N5LW1CN1lLR0xWcERpdVRVVUNlal9hWXZxU2dPRThsWFdxRDNMY0E4a3RmMDl4Y1dEcVZ5dDhHMEtQZ1BmTVFEZw?oc=5) |
| Page Six | Randolph Mantooth, ‘Emergency!’ star who played Johnny Gage, dead at 80 | 2026-07-11 04:07 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi6gFBVV95cUxOUHVZdktEZDMwemE5N2FSV2VYMEFNOGFjUU1aZURGbEFGT2JrQkJXMUtiNkdKRklSTUxDLVgyYkRBRkRqM2N0aHdNNXVUb1JHZ0FwMmdqN29NV041ekI3Zk1KZ3JLaDRFRER4RUUtVVM0eTRoT2ZLS0hFQVN4cUFPNHZtMGVteWN5WXFobk9CemI1UnV2ZGNsVW1jTmQ2blFHQmlDeVp3X3ROM1dyb1RsZkJiM1JBNngtQlRQSkNtbzVzc0M2dUIxLU1KQlNqXzY5ZTZfVG05dF9WY29Hekg1c3NCTXRyR045c3c?oc=5) |
| WJAR | Emergency! star Randolph Mantooth dead at 80 | 2026-07-11 04:07 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixwFBVV95cUxQcnlPaklCaHdHb05NRkUyRGlPZlJDZWlvaDNtUF94UF92RENORzVUekFwbUd3Sk5Wbi1qNzNCbzNVVV9Zb2FEMHVYbmxGRnc2eTF2STdxRndVZlVGZ2g2cWlURHZTcXJzS2IxY011QXBKcndVMnpUb1JReWVueXFkelVVM3dPdzgwZk9XemQyNkU1YUxqNmg5YkpnVUtGTnVQMVJJMXllVU5YQnBvdEt2NmFGeTFOa2xPRGN5SFAzRThaekI3S2Jn?oc=5) |
| NBC News | Randolph Mantooth, who played medic in NBC’s ‘Emergency!’, dies at 80 | 2026-07-11 01:01 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxQX21MeEJ0STlBcmtoeXFhTDFPVkRRUmhkNVhmMWFaaFJ3UlF3Zi1mNGhzbXZzU1JkYU93ejlDaGtaZmhZVkduTXRQNFlYazIteXNTSmJHcGEyYnRIOFpRcFNIcUI4elJ2Q29DSFNENVE2Y2NydkFUZUZ5UmVMX0NDMWxWZDVBbU5jc0hCNm13d0tVb3lab19NUkoyMDd5OEI1N1dv?oc=5) |
| Variety | Randolph Mantooth, Who Played Johnny Gage on ‘Emergency!,’ Dies at 80 | 2026-07-10 23:24 | [Source Link](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236806971/) |
| USA Today | 'Emergency!' Star Randolph Mantooth Dies at 80 | 2026-07-10 23:24 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixAFBVV95cUxNRUtYX19XdHRNUnhScWI3LXBjMWs0YzVYaFFnVUVqWC1BT0NpRHlRUDg3a3hDLUZHU3B1dUlQMUs0MU1fM0JwVnlHS0xOa0l2NENib3JwRjR2UEZxYnVteGVzekVRR29Eb01QamNzaHFyc3RSLWRpLVhPVHFrYl8tX3JNc2tBeldWRkh1WVFSbzVNbGluZ0tTU1NoS3Z1RXc0M01KNzlzUHlpNXZxMDI0NEhIcmlBZ3M0MEx5RzVLQTJDV0di?oc=5) |
| AL.com | 1970s NBC action show, daytime soap star dead at 80: He ‘kept getting thinner and thinner’ | 2026-07-10 23:24 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxQdTVJd25pQVFaTHVjSDg3WFNwMnlzeDgtaW9pNkg0TG4xLTQySDdWeVlJbWl2eVVJV042WHlZRnJDRGNSZVoyUWY5WGtacWlqWGM2UGMwRzVoUWxCYzRiclhyTjBUbjloTm83dUEyZzhOYVJjY25QeHN4Qk9hcmtqVDBMT1JpV2l1TWlXQmtjOWtpcVVKOS1ZUE1nc2FKOEdQMUR5ZjFvZEFPS0hMc2dtSWdoeHJUOXhEa2piaXFaNHjSAdQBQVVfeXFMUGRLcFNLVE5YbmJMUVU2SWkxRlRKZmk4bWV1dlRqMTB2dUlNUldaZDVaMlNLRTN2SHlMQ2JhX2ZrVHNKc2pWeTRjRWNuR1duUlh6WHpwclhNeDVzQ2FZeURzRm92d2lDMmE1T3JkVHJObTlnZGhjUGNDZFhxMm5XQVBFUG5zcHM0YlNpbjRMeFRRUFp) |

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