Kevin Tighe
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1944-08-13 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- کوین تایگ
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Tighe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (35)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Julian Cooper / Gregory Searle
Lost
2004
as Anthony Cooper
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Edwin Lindgard
ER
1994
as Pete Mattimore
The West Wing
1999
as Jack Buckland
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Moynihan
Bonanza
1959
as Krulak
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Henry Janeway
The Love Boat
1977
as Chris
Everwood
2002
as Joe Morris
Chicago Hope
1994
as Harry Kincaid
Adam-12
1968
as Roy DeSoto
Numb3rs
2005
as Keith Watts
Emergency!
1972
as Roy DeSoto
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Root
Lie to Me
2009
as Fletcher Bellwood
The Outer Limits
1995
as General
Leverage
2008
as Ian Blackpoole
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Sam Forney (segment "Cutting Cards")
The 4400
2004
as Senator Lenhoff
Salem
2014
as Giles Corey
Family Law
1999
Murder One
1995
as David Blalock
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Freaks and Geeks
1999
as Mr. Andopolis
Ellery Queen
1975
as Detective Jim Millay
The Single Guy
1995
as Jack Blake
Rose Red
2002
as Victor Kandinsky
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Insp John Fernack
Trauma
2009
as Capt. Cal Channing
Common Law
2012
as Fred Bendek
Complications
2015
as Gary Ellison
In Cold Blood
1996
as Herbert Clutter
The Rebels
1979
as Thomas Jefferson
Emergency +4
1973
as Fireman Roy DeSoto (voice)
Movies (47)
One Battle After Another
2025
as Roy More
The Graduate
1967
as Carter (Showering Fraternity Brother) (uncredited)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993
as Mr. Carver
School Ties
1992
as Coach McDevitt
Road House
1989
as Frank Tilghman
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
as Blake Wilson
Jade
1995
as D.A. Arnold Clifford
My Bloody Valentine
2009
as Ben Foley
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
as Brig. Gen. Nelson Miles
K-9
1989
as Lyman
Newsies
1992
as Snyder
Mumford
1999
as Mr. Crisp
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005
as William Gottschalk
Matewan
1987
as Bill Hickey
Men of War
1994
as Colonel Merrick
Emergency!
1972
as Roy DeSoto
Race the Sun
1996
as Jack Fryman
Eight Men Out
1988
as Sport Sullivan
Today You Die
2005
as Max Stevens
Bright Angel
1990
as Billy Abbott
City of Hope
1991
as O'Brien
Lost Angels
1989
as Dr. Gaeyl
The Deal
2005
as John Cortland
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
as William Gottschalk
The Avenging Angel
1995
as Benjamin Rigby
Scorpion Spring
1996
as California County Sheriff Rawley Gill
Caught in the Act
1993
as Police Detective
Escape to Witch Mountain
1995
as Sheriff Bronson
Winchell
1998
as William Randolph Hearst
The Big Day
1999
as Joe
The Sight
2000
as Jake
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
1990
as Steven Elliott
Nancy Drew
2002
as Coach Jeffries
Double Cross
1994
as Brian Cody
Hello
2014
as Donald
I Love a Man in Uniform
1993
as Frank
The Darwin Conspiracy
1999
as Allan Hollingsworth
Fast Food High
2003
as Dave Richter
I Am I
2013
as Gene
Face of a Stranger
1991
as Richard Foster
The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
2003
Betrayal of Trust
1994
as Bill Carroll
The Saint in Manhattan
1987
as Insp. John Fernack
Better Off Dead.
1993
as D.A. John Byron
The Mountain Runners
2012
as Narrator
Narcotics: Pit of Despair
1967
as John Scott
The Wetonkawa Flash
1999
About Kevin Tighe
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Tighe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 82 credits spanning from 1959 to 2025, Kevin Tighe has appeared in 47 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kevin Tighe Movies
- One Battle After Another (2025) — as Roy More
- The Graduate (1967) — as Carter (Showering Fraternity Brother) (uncredited)
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) — as Mr. Carver
- School Ties (1992) — as Coach McDevitt
- Road House (1989) — as Frank Tilghman
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