Kevin Tighe

Acting

Kevin Tighe

Born August 13, 1944Los Angeles, California, USA82 credits

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

One Battle After Another
7.4

One Battle After Another

Movie

2025

Complications
6.3

Complications

TV

2015

Salem
7.3

Salem

TV

2014

5.6

Hello

Movie

2014

I Am I
6.0

I Am I

Movie

2013

The Mountain Runners
9.0

The Mountain Runners

Movie

2012

Filmography

One Battle After Another
2025One Battle After Anotheras Roy MoreMovie
Complications
2015Complicationsas Gary EllisonTV
Salem
2014Salemas Giles CoreyTV
H
2014Helloas DonaldMovie
I Am I
2013I Am Ias GeneMovie
The Mountain Runners
2012The Mountain Runnersas NarratorMovie
Common Law
2012Common Lawas Fred BendekTV
Trauma
2009Traumaas Capt. Cal ChanningTV
Lie to Me
2009Lie to Meas Fletcher BellwoodTV
My Bloody Valentine
2009My Bloody Valentineas Ben FoleyMovie
Leverage
2008Leverageas Ian BlackpooleTV
Today You Die
2005Today You Dieas Max StevensMovie
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luperas William GottschalkMovie
The Deal
2005The Dealas John CortlandMovie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Keith WattsTV
Lost
2004Lostas Anthony CooperTV
The 4400
2004The 4400as Senator LenhoffTV
The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases: AntwerpMovie
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Storyas William GottschalkMovie
Fast Food High
2003Fast Food Highas Dave RichterMovie
Nancy Drew
2002Nancy Drewas Coach JeffriesMovie
Everwood
2002Everwoodas Joe MorrisTV
Rose Red
2002Rose Redas Victor KandinskyTV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Edwin LindgardTV
The Sight
2000The Sightas JakeMovie
The Big Day
1999The Big Dayas JoeMovie
Freaks and Geeks
1999Freaks and Geeksas Mr. AndopolisTV
Mumford
1999Mumfordas Mr. CrispMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Jack BucklandTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Julian CooperTV
Family Law
1999Family LawTV
The Wetonkawa Flash
1999The Wetonkawa FlashMovie
The Darwin Conspiracy
1999The Darwin Conspiracyas Allan HollingsworthMovie
Winchell
1998Winchellas William Randolph HearstMovie
In Cold Blood
1996In Cold Bloodas Herbert ClutterTV
Scorpion Spring
1996Scorpion Springas California County Sheriff Rawley GillMovie
Race the Sun
1996Race the Sunas Jack FrymanMovie
Jade
1995Jadeas D.A. Arnold CliffordMovie
The Single Guy
1995The Single Guyas Jack BlakeTV
Murder One
1995Murder Oneas David BlalockTV
Escape to Witch Mountain
1995Escape to Witch Mountainas Sheriff BronsonMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas GeneralTV
The Avenging Angel
1995The Avenging Angelas Benjamin RigbyMovie
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Star Trek: Voyageras Henry JanewayTV
ER
1994ERas Pete MattimoreTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Harry KincaidTV
Men of War
1994Men of Waras Colonel MerrickMovie
Double Cross
1994Double Crossas Brian CodyMovie
Betrayal of Trust
1994Betrayal of Trustas Bill CarrollMovie
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993What's Eating Gilbert Grapeas Mr. CarverMovie
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993Geronimo: An American Legendas Brig. Gen. Nelson MilesMovie
I Love a Man in Uniform
1993I Love a Man in Uniformas FrankMovie
Caught in the Act
1993Caught in the Actas Police DetectiveMovie
Better Off Dead.
1993Better Off Dead.as D.A. John ByronMovie
School Ties
1992School Tiesas Coach McDevittMovie
Newsies
1992Newsiesas SnyderMovie
Face of a Stranger
1991Face of a Strangeras Richard FosterMovie
City of Hope
1991City of Hopeas O'BrienMovie
Bright Angel
1990Bright Angelas Billy AbbottMovie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughteras Steven ElliottMovie
Another 48 Hrs.
1990Another 48 Hrs.as Blake WilsonMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Sam Forney (segment "Cutting Cards")TV
Road House
1989Road Houseas Frank TilghmanMovie
Lost Angels
1989Lost Angelsas Dr. GaeylMovie
K-9
1989K-9as LymanMovie
Eight Men Out
1988Eight Men Outas Sport SullivanMovie
Matewan
1987Matewanas Bill HickeyMovie
The Saint in Manhattan
1987The Saint in Manhattanas Insp. John FernackMovie
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987CBS Summer Playhouseas Insp John FernackTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Lt. MoynihanTV
The Rebels
1979The Rebelsas Thomas JeffersonTV
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas ChrisTV
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesTV
Ellery Queen
1975Ellery Queenas Detective Jim MillayTV
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974The Six Million Dollar Manas RootTV
Emergency +4
1973Emergency +4as Fireman Roy DeSoto (voice)TV
Emergency!
1972Emergency!as Roy DeSotoTV
Emergency!
1972Emergency!as Roy DeSotoMovie
Adam-12
1968Adam-12as Roy DeSotoTV
Narcotics: Pit of Despair
1967Narcotics: Pit of Despairas John ScottMovie
The Graduate
1967The Graduateas Carter (Showering Fraternity Brother) (uncredited)Movie
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas KrulakTV