Kevin Tighe

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Kevin Tighe

Acting 82 August 13, 1944

Los Angeles, California, USA

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…

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0 1999 TV Show
Lost

Lost

8.0 2004 TV Show
One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another

7.3 2025 Movie
What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

7.7 1993 Movie
The Graduate

The Graduate

7.6 1967 Movie
Lie to Me

Lie to Me

7.9 2009 TV Show
Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

7.8 1995 TV Show
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.6 2001 TV Show
ER

ER

7.8 1994 TV Show
Road House

Road House

6.8 1989 Movie
The West Wing

The West Wing

8.3 1999 TV Show
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    One Battle After Another

    Movie Roy More

  2. 2015
    Complications

    TV show Gary Ellison

  3. 2014
    Salem

    TV show Giles Corey

  4. 2014
    Hello

    Movie Donald

  5. 2013
    I Am I

    Movie Gene

  6. 2012
    The Mountain Runners

    Movie Narrator

  7. 2012
    Common Law

    TV show Fred Bendek

  8. 2009
    Trauma

    TV show Capt. Cal Channing

  9. 2009
    Lie to Me

    TV show Fletcher Bellwood

  10. 2009
    My Bloody Valentine

    Movie Ben Foley

  11. 2008
    Leverage

    TV show Ian Blackpoole

  12. 2005
    Today You Die

    Movie Max Stevens

  13. 2005
    A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper

    Movie William Gottschalk

  14. 2005
    The Deal

    Movie John Cortland

  15. 2005
    Numb3rs

    TV show Keith Watts

  16. 2004
    Lost

    TV show Anthony Cooper

More credits
  1. 2004
    The 4400

    TV show Senator Lenhoff

  2. 2003
    The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp

    Movie

  3. 2003
    The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

    Movie William Gottschalk

  4. 2003
    Fast Food High

    Movie Dave Richter

  5. 2002
    Nancy Drew

    Movie Coach Jeffries

  6. 2002
    Everwood

    TV show Joe Morris

  7. 2002
    Rose Red

    TV show Victor Kandinsky

  8. 2001
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    TV show Edwin Lindgard

  9. 2000
    The Sight

    Movie Jake

  10. 1999
    The Big Day

    Movie Joe

  11. 1999
    Freaks and Geeks

    TV show Mr. Andopolis

  12. 1999
    Mumford

    Movie Mr. Crisp

  13. 1999
    The West Wing

    TV show Jack Buckland

  14. 1999
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    TV show Julian Cooper

  15. 1999
    Family Law

    TV show

  16. 1999
    The Wetonkawa Flash

    Movie

  17. 1999
    The Darwin Conspiracy

    Movie Allan Hollingsworth

  18. 1998
    Winchell

    Movie William Randolph Hearst

  19. 1996
    In Cold Blood

    TV show Herbert Clutter

  20. 1996
    Scorpion Spring

    Movie California County Sheriff Rawley Gill

  21. 1996
    Race the Sun

    Movie Jack Fryman

  22. 1995
    Jade

    Movie D.A. Arnold Clifford

  23. 1995
    The Single Guy

    TV show Jack Blake

  24. 1995
    Murder One

    TV show David Blalock