Kevin Tighe
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1944 (age 82)
Born in
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
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Biography
Kevin Tighe (b. Jon Kevin Fishburn; August 13, 1944) is an American character actor primarily known for his roles on television. Tighe is best known for his role as Roy DeSoto, a senior paramedic, on the NBC series Emergency! (1972–77). He and Randolph Mantooth, his partner in the series, have remained close friends. In the 2000's he played Anthony Cooper the father of John Locke on the ABC series Lost.
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Known For
Lost
22 Sep 2004
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
17 Dec 1993
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
20 Sep 1999
One Battle After Another
23 Sep 2025
The Graduate
21 Dec 1967
Lie to Me
21 Jan 2009
Road House
19 May 1989
My Bloody Valentine
16 Jan 2009
Photos
Filmography
2025
- One Battle After Anotheras Roy More
2015
- Complicationsas Gary Ellison5 episodes
2013
- I Am Ias Gene
2012
- The Mountain Runnersas Narrator
- Common Lawas Fred Bendek1 episode
2009
- Traumaas Capt. Cal Channing1 episode
- Lie to Meas Fletcher Bellwood1 episode
- My Bloody Valentineas Ben Foley
2008
- Leverageas Ian Blackpoole2 episodes
2005
- Today You Dieas Max Stevens
- A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luperas William Gottschalk
- The Dealas John Cortland
- Numb3rsas Keith Watts1 episode
2003
- The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
- The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Storyas William Gottschalk
- Fast Food Highas Dave Richter
2002
- Nancy Drewas Coach Jeffries
- Everwoodas Joe Morris1 episode
- Rose Redas Victor Kandinsky3 episodes
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Edwin Lindgard1 episode
2000
- The Sightas Jake
1999
- The Big Dayas Joe
- Freaks and Geeksas Mr. Andopolis2 episodes
- Mumfordas Mr. Crisp
- The West Wingas Jack Buckland1 episode
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Gregory Searle1 episode
- Family Law1 episode
- The Wetonkawa Flash
- The Darwin Conspiracyas Allan Hollingsworth
1998
- Winchellas William Randolph Hearst
1996
- In Cold Bloodas Herbert Clutter2 episodes
- Scorpion Springas California County Sheriff Rawley Gill
- Race the Sunas Jack Fryman
1995
- Jadeas D.A. Arnold Clifford
- The Single Guyas Jack Blake1 episode
- Murder Oneas David Blalock1 episode
- Escape to Witch Mountainas Sheriff Bronson
- The Outer Limitsas General1 episode
- The Avenging Angelas Benjamin Rigby
- Star Trek: Voyageras Henry Janeway1 episode
1994
- ERas Pete Mattimore1 episode
- Chicago Hopeas Harry Kincaid1 episode
- Men of Waras Colonel Merrick
- Double Crossas Brian Cody
- Betrayal of Trustas Bill Carroll
1993
- What's Eating Gilbert Grapeas Mr. Carver
- Geronimo: An American Legendas Brig. Gen. Nelson Miles
- I Love a Man in Uniformas Frank
- Caught in the Actas Police Detective
- Better Off Dead.as D.A. John Byron
1992
- School Tiesas Coach McDevitt
- Newsiesas Snyder
1991
- Face of a Strangeras Richard Foster
- City of Hopeas O'Brien
1990
- Bright Angelas Billy Abbott
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughteras Steven Elliott
- Another 48 Hrs.as Blake Wilson
1989
- Tales from the Cryptas Sam Forney (segment "Cutting Cards")1 episode
- Road Houseas Frank Tilghman
- Lost Angelsas Dr. Gaeyl
- K-9as Lyman
1988
- Eight Men Outas Sport Sullivan
1987
- Matewanas Bill Hickey
- The Saint in Manhattanas Insp. John Fernack
- CBS Summer Playhouseas Insp John Fernack1 episode
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Lt. Moynihan1 episode
1979
- The Rebelsas Thomas Jefferson2 episodes
1977
- The Love Boatas Chris1 episode
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries2 episodes
1975
- Ellery Queenas Detective Jim Millay1 episode
1974
- The Six Million Dollar Manas Root1 episode
1973
- Emergency +4as Fireman Roy DeSoto (voice)23 episodes
1972
- Emergency!as Roy DeSoto128 episodes
- Emergency!as Roy DeSoto
1968
- Adam-12as Roy DeSoto1 episode
1967
- Narcotics: Pit of Despairas John Scott
- The Graduateas Carter (Showering Fraternity Brother) (uncredited)
1959
- Bonanzaas Krulak1 episode