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