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Emergency! is an American 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, it ran for a total of 122 episodes until May 28, 1977, with six additional two-hour television films in 1978 and 1979.
Seeing a dire need in the community for on-the-spot medical assistance, LA County Firefighters Roy DeSoto (Kevin Tighe) and Johnny Gage (Randolph Mantooth) attempt to convince their staunchest opponent, Rampart General Hospital's Chief of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Kelly Brackett (Robert Fuller), to support paramedic legislation.
Kevin Tighe (/ t aɪ ɡ /; [1] 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 his character, firefighter-paramedic Roy DeSoto, on the 1972–1977 NBC series Emergency!
In 1971 he signed a contract with Universal Studios and got the part of Fireman Roy DeSoto on the NBC series Emergency! (1972–77). He has made many guest appearances in TV shows such as Ellery Queen, Cos, and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. Tighe's film credits include Road House, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and Jade.
Cast of TV's Emergency! (1973), L-R: Kevin Tighe, Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup and 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.
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!
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.
A book about emergency medicine based on the TV series, The Medicine of ER: An Insider's Guide to the Medical Science Behind America's #1 TV Drama was published in 1996. Authors Alan Duncan Ross and Harlan Gibbs M.D. have hospital administration and ER experience, respectively, and are called fans of the TV show in the book's credits.