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Emergency!
''Emergency!'' is an American Action fiction, action-adventure medical drama television series jointly produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. Debuting on NBC as a midseason replacement on January 15, 1972, replacing two situation comedy series, ''The Partners'' and ''The Good Life (1971 TV series), The Good Life'', it ran for a total of 122 episodes until May 28, 1977, with six additional two-hour television films in 1978 and 1979. The show's ensemble cast stars Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe as two rescuers, who work as paramedics and firefighters in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The duo formed Squad 51, a medical and rescue unit of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, working together with the fictional Rampart General Hospital medical staff (portrayed by Robert Fuller (actor), Robert Fuller, Julie London and Bobby Troup), and with the firefighter engine company at Station 51. ''Emergency!'' was produced by Jack Webb and created by Robert A. Cinade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randolph Mantooth
Randolph Mantooth (born Randy DeRoy Mantooth, September 19, 1945) is an American actor who has worked in television, documentaries, theater, and film for more than 50 years. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he was discovered in New York by a Universal Studios talent agent while performing the lead in the play '' Philadelphia, Here I Come''. After signing with Universal and moving back to California, he slowly built up his resume with work on such dramatic series as ''Adam-12'' (1968); '' Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (1969); '' McCloud'' (1970) and ''Alias Smith and Jones'' (1971). He portrayed paramedic John Gage in the 1970s medical drama ''Emergency!''. Randolph Mantooth has spoken regularly at Firefighter and EMS conferences and symposia across the United States while maintaining an active acting career. He is a spokesperson for both the International Association of Firefighters AFFand the International Association of Fire Chiefs AFCfor firefighter health and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe (; born Jon Kevin Fishburn; August 13, 1944) is an American actor who has worked in television, film, and theater since the late 1960s. He is best known for portraying firefighter-paramedic Roy DeSoto, on the 1972–1977 NBC series '' Emergency!'' Tighe was cast in his first major film as an extra in 1967's ''The Graduate''. After being under contract with Paramount and Universal, Tighe's career took a turn from bit parts and extra work when he was cast as Roy DeSoto on ''Emergency!'' Following ''Emergency!'', Tighe went on to make numerous guest appearances in television shows such as ''Ellery Queen'', '' Cos'', '' The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'', and '' The Six Million Dollar Man''. Aside from ''The Graduate'', some of Tighe's film credits include '' Road House'', '' City of Hope'', '' What's Eating Gilbert Grape'', and ''Jade''. Tighe won a 1994 Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor in '' I Love a Man in Uniform''. In the 2000s he played Anthony Cooper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Fuller (actor)
Robert Fuller (born Leonard Leroy Lee; July 29, 1933) is a retired American actor. Fuller was known for his deep "charcoal" voice, his roles on the popular Western series '' Laramie'' as Jess Harper and ''Wagon Train'' as Cooper Smith, and as Dr. Kelly Brackett in the medical/action drama ''Emergency!'' (1972–1977). He was also in several movies, including: '' The Brain from Planet Arous'' (1957), '' Teenage Thunder'' (1957), '' Return of the Seven'' (1966), '' Incident at Phantom Hill'' (1966), '' What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?'' (1969), and '' The Hard Ride'' (1971). Early life Robert Fuller was born Leonard Leroy Lee on July 29, 1933, in Troy, New York, the only child of Elizabeth Lee, a dance instructor. Later in his childhood, Betty married Robert Simpson Sr., a Naval Academy officer. In 1939, the family moved to Key West, Florida, where, already known by the nickname of "Buddy", he took the name Robert Simpson Jr. His parents owned a dancing school in Florida. His f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie London
Julie London (born Julie Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch song, torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her recording of "Cry Me a River (Arthur Hamilton song), Cry Me a River", a song she introduced on her debut album ''Julie Is Her Name,'' was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. In addition to her musical notice, London was nominated for a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her portrayal of Nurse Dixie McCall in the television series ''Emergency!'' Born in Santa Rosa, California, to Vaudeville, vaudevillian parents, London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and she began her career as an actress. London's 35-year acting career began in film in 1944, and included roles as the female lead in numerous Western film, Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Webb
John Randolph Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, Television director, director, and screenwriter, most famous for his role as Joe Friday in the Dragnet (franchise), ''Dragnet'' franchise, which he created. He was also the founder of his own production company, Mark VII Limited. Webb started his career in the 1940s as a radio personality, starring in several Radio program, radio shows and Radio drama, dramas—including ''Dragnet'', which he created in 1949—before entering television in the 1950s, creating the television adaptation of ''Dragnet'' for NBC as well as other series. Throughout the 1960s, Webb worked in both acting and television production, creating ''Adam-12'' in 1968, and in 1970, Webb retired from acting to focus on producing, creating ''Emergency!'' in 1972. Webb continued to make television series, and although many of them were less successful and short-lived, he wished to rekindle his prior successes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Donnelly (actor)
Timothy David Donnelly (September 3, 1944 – September 17, 2021) was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing the role of fireman Chet Kelly in NBC's ''Emergency!''. Life and career Donnelly was born in Los Angeles on September 3, 1944, as the son of Eileen, a homemaker and Paul, an assistant director. He began his career in 1957, appearing in the film '' Baby Face Nelson''. Later in his career, Donnelly appeared in films and television programs, as his credits include '' Hawaii Five-O'', ''The Secret of Santa Vittoria'', ''Adam-12'', ''CHiPs'', '' The Legend of Jesse James'' and '' The Virginian''. He also appeared in '' Dragnet'' for five episodes, in which he was mentored by Jack Webb. Donnelly later won the role of fireman Chet Kelly in ''Emergency!'', when he auditioned in casting. After he won the role, Donnelly had to cut some of his hair and shave his beard. After the series ended in 1977, he played starring roles in films '' Parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam-12
''Adam-12'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb and produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol Los Angeles in their Police car, police cruiser, assigned the call sign "1-Adam-12". ''Adam-12'' stars Martin Milner and Kent McCord, with several recurring co-stars, the most frequent being William Boyett and Gary Crosby (actor), Gary Crosby. The series ran over seven seasons from September 21, 1968, until May 20, 1975, airing 174 episodes. Like Webb's other series, Dragnet (1967 TV series), ''Dragnet'' and ''Emergency!'', ''Adam-12'' was produced in cooperation with the actual department it was based on; in this case, the LAPD. ''Adam-12'' aimed to be realistic in its depiction of policing and helped familiarize the American public with police procedures and jargon. A Broadcast syndication, syndicate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Norell
Michael Alden Norell (October 4, 1937 – May 12, 2023) was an American screenwriter, actor, and executive producer who starred as Captain Henry "Hank" Stanley on the television series ''Emergency!'', produced by Jack Webb from 1972 to 1978. Life and career Norell was born in Wallace, Idaho on October 4, 1937, to mother Wilma Helen Snook (1905–2001) and father James Alden Norell (1908–1989). His family, including brother James, moved to follow his father who was in the Army, and who ultimately retired with the rank of Brigadier General. His father was sent to Korea during the war. The family lived in Tokyo, Japan. Norell returned to the States after the war and attended Falls Church High School in Virginia where he acted in several school plays. He attended college at Washington and Lee University where he majored in journalism. After graduating college Norell entered the Army where he spent the next five years, leaving with the rank of captain. After his stint in the Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Lopez (actor)
Marco Antonio Lopez (born September 10, 1935), also credited as Marco Antonio and Marco Lopez, is an American actor born in Los Angeles, who played several parts in the supporting cast of Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited television series, ''Dragnet (series), Dragnet'' and ''Adam-12''. He also served as Webb's stand in for long shots. His first Hollywood, California, Hollywood job was as a stand-in for Elvis Presley in the 1956 movie ''Love Me Tender (1956 film), Love Me Tender''. In 1971, Webb offered Lopez the role that would bring him into the homes of millions of Americans weekly, that of Firefighter Marco Lopez in Webb and Robert Cinader's television series, ''Emergency!'' Like his fellow ''Emergency!'' co-star, Los Angeles County Fire Department engineer and actor Mike Stoker, Lopez used his real name as his character name (which led to confusion that he was an actual firefighter with the LACoFD - he had never worked with the LACoFD at any time). After ''Emergency!'' went off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Troup
Robert William Troup Jr. (October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the composer of the rhythm and blues standard " (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and for the role of Dr. Joe Early with his wife Julie London in the television program ''Emergency!'' in the 1970s. Early life Robert William Troup Jr. was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His father Robert William Troup worked as a pianist for the family business J. H. Troup Music House and founded its Lancaster, Pennsylvania, branch store. He graduated from The Hill School, a preparatory school in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, in 1937. He went on to graduate Phi Beta Kappa from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics. Career Military and music His earliest musical success came in 1941 with the song " Daddy" written for a Mask and Wig production. Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra recorded "Daddy", which was number one for ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Howard
Vince House (July 21, 1929 – July 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was perhaps best known for playing the co-starring role of Police Officer Vince in NBC's '' Emergency!'' and as Mr. Peter Butler in '' Mr. Novak''. Early life Howard was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Howard attended and graduated at Vashon High School. After attending and graduating from Vashon High School, he served in the army, as a truck driver in Germany. He was also part of the singing group, The Rhythm Aces, with Willie Davis, Billy Steward, Lloyd McGraw and Chuck Rowan, where he also changed his surname to "Howard". Howard left the Rhythm Aces, where he later joined the rock 'n roll group, Billy Ward and his Dominoes. He left the group, where he settled to move to Los Angeles, California, where he was hired to work as a technician for the Radio Corporation of America, in 1958. Howard later performed in the nightclub Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Pinkard
Ronald F. Pinkard (born January 22, 1941, in Denver, Colorado) is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Mike Morton in the Jack Webb produced television series ''Emergency!'' Early life Pinkard was raised in Denver, Colorado. He attended Whittier Elementary School, Cole Jr. High and Manual High School. After high school he spent four years in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. He studied drama at the University of Colorado Boulder. Career Pinkard has appeared in episodes of several television series, including '' Dragnet 1967'', ''Barnaby Jones'', '' Ironside'', '' Mission: Impossible'', '' Perry Mason'', ''Adam-12'', '' Quincy, M.E.'', ''The Partridge Family'', ''The Wild Wild West'', '' Matlock'', '' Gemini Man'', '' The White Shadow'', ''Matt Houston'', ''General Hospital'' and '' Knight Rider''. His most notable role was Dr. Mike Morton on ''Emergency!''. He also served as a technical advisor on the movie '' Flight of the Intruder'', and received a ''"special thanks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
