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Kevin Tighe
Actor· Los Angeles, California, USA
Kevin Tighe, born Jon Kevin Fishburn on August 13, 1944, is an American character actor whose career is defined by his role as senior paramedic Roy DeSoto on the NBC series Emergency! from 1972 to 1977. His enduring friendship with co-star Randolph Mantooth underscores the show's impact. In the early 2000s, Tighe resurfaced in the role of Anthony Cooper, the enigmatic father of John Locke, on the groundbreaking ABC series Lost, cementing his status as a versatile actor across decades of television.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
36 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | One Battle After Another | Roy More | Film |
| 2013 | I Am I | Gene | Film |
| 2009 | My Bloody Valentine | Ben Foley | Film |
| 2005 | The Deal | John Cortland | Film |
| 2005 | Today You Die | Max Stevens | Film |
| 2005 | A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper | William Gottschalk | Film |
| 2003 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | William Gottschalk | Film |
| 2003 | Fast Food High | Dave Richter | Film |
| 2002 | Rose Red | Victor Kandinsky | TV |
| 2002 | Nancy Drew | Coach Jeffries | Film |
| 2000 | The Sight | Jake | Film |
| 1999 | Mumford | Mr. Crisp | Film |
| 1999 | The Darwin Conspiracy | Allan Hollingsworth | Film |
| 1996 | Race the Sun | Jack Fryman | Film |
| 1995 | Jade | D.A. Arnold Clifford | Film |
| 1995 | The Avenging Angel | Benjamin Rigby | Film |
| 1994 | Men of War | Colonel Merrick | Film |
| 1994 | Double Cross | Brian Cody | Film |
| 1993 | I Love a Man in Uniform | Frank | Film |
| 1993 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Mr. Carver | Film |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | Brig. Gen. Nelson Miles | Film |
| 1992 | Newsies | Snyder | Film |
| 1992 | School Ties | Coach McDevitt | Film |
| 1991 | City of Hope | O'Brien | Film |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter | Steven Elliott | Film |
| 1990 | Another 48 Hrs. | Blake Wilson | Film |
| 1990 | Bright Angel | Billy Abbott | Film |
| 1989 | Lost Angels | Dr. Gaeyl | Film |
| 1989 | K-9 | Lyman | Film |
| 1989 | Road House | Frank Tilghman | Film |
| 1988 | Eight Men Out | Sport Sullivan | Film |
| 1987 | Matewan | Bill Hickey | Film |
| 1979 | The Rebels | Thomas Jefferson | TV |
| 1973 | Emergency +4 | Fireman Roy DeSoto (voice) | TV |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Roy DeSoto | TV |
| 1967 | Narcotics: Pit of Despair | John Scott | Film |
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