Kevin Tighe (b. Jon Kevin Fishburn; August 13, 1944) is an American actor who has worked in television, film, and theatre since the late 1960s. He attended University of Southern California where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting. Tighe earned a role in The Graduate starring Dustin Hoffman and then served in the U.S. Army.[1] Following his military service, he returned to acting, working under contract for Paramount Pictures. In 1971 he signed a contract with Universal Studios and got the part of Fireman Roy DeSoto on the NBC series Emergency! (1972–77). He has made many guest appearances in TV shows such as Ellery Queen, Cos, and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. Tighe's film credits include Road House, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and Jade. Tighe won a Genie Award for best supporting actor in 1994 for I Love a Man in Uniform. In the 2000s he played Anthony Cooper, the father of John Locke, on the ABC series Lost.
Filmography
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1967 | Narcotics: Pit of Despair | John Scott | Short
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The Graduate | Extra (uncredited) | Feature film
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1968 | Yours, Mine and Ours | Extra (uncredited) | Feature film
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1987 | Matewan | Hickey | Feature film
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1988 | Eight Men Out | Joseph 'Sport' Sullivan | Feature film
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1989 | K-9 | Lyman | Feature film
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Lost Angels | Dr. Gaeyl | Feature film
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Road House | Frank Tilghman | Feature film
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1990 | Another 48 Hrs. | Lieutenant Blake Wilson | Feature film
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Bright Angel | The Man | Feature film
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1991 | City of Hope | O'Brien | Feature film
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1992 | Newsies | Snyder | Feature film
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School Ties | Coach McDevitt | Feature film
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1993 | A Man in Uniform (Original title: I Love a Man in Uniform) |
Frank | Feature film
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Ken Carver | Feature film
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Geronimo: An American Legend | Brigadier General Nelson Miles | Feature film
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1994 | Double Cross | Brian Cody | Video (94 min)
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Men of War | Colonel Merrick | Feature film
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1995 | Jade | Captain Arnold Clifford | Feature film
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The Ticket | Mr. Kessler | Short
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1996 | Race the Sun | Jack Fryman | Feature film
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Scorpion Spring | California County Sheriff Rawley Gill | Feature film
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1999 | The Wetonkawa Flash | Unknown | Feature film |
Mumford | Mr. Crisp | Feature film
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2001 | The Big Day | Joe | Feature film
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2003 | Fast Food High | Dave Richter | Feature film
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The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | William Gottschalk | Feature film
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The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp | William Gottschalk | Feature film
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2005 | Hello | Donald | Short
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The Deal | John Cortland | Feature film
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Today You Die | Max Stevens | Feature film
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A Life in Suitcases | William Gottschalk | Feature film
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2009 | My Bloody Valentine | Ben Foley | Feature film
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2013 | I am I | Gene | Feature film
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Television
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1970 | Bonanza | Krulak | 1 episode of television series:
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1972 | Adam-12 | Roy DeSoto | 1 episode of television series:
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1972-1979 | The Wedsworth-Townsend Act (1972) | Firefighter / Paramedic / Roy DeSoto | 2-hour Pilot movie for the series Emergency!. |
Emergency! (1972 thru 1977) | Firefighter/Paramedic / Roy DeSoto / LACoFD | 129 episodes of television series:
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Emergency! (1978 thru 1979) (Six 2-hour television movies) |
Firefighter / Paramedic / Roy DeSoto / LACoFD | Six 2-hour television movies:
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Emergency +4 (1973 thru 1974) | Firefighter / Paramedic / Roy DeSoto / (voice only) | 23 episodes of a television series
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1973 | Starship Rescue | Himself | Special
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1974 | Go! | Himself | 1 episode of a children's program
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The Six Million Dollar Man | Root | 1 episode of television series:
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Sierra | Fireman Roy DeSoto | 1 episode of television series:
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1975 | Dinah! | Himself | 1 episode of talk show
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The Hollywood Squares | Himself | 1 episode of game show
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1976 | Ellery Queen | Detective Jim Millay | 1 episode of television series:
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Cos | Neighbor | 1 episode of television series:
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The Rich Little Show | Himself | 1 episode of a comedy series
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Battle of the Network Stars | Himself | TV special | |
1978 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Steve | 2 episodes of television series:
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1979 | The Rebels | Thomas Jefferson | Television movie
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1980 | The Love Boat | Chris | 1 episode of television series:
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1981 | CBS Library | Unknown | 1 episode of television series:
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1986 | Good Morning America | Himself | 1 episode of a talk show
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1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Inspector John Fernack | 1 episode of television series:
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1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Lieutenant Moynihan | 1 episode of television series:
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Tales from the Crypt | Sam Forney | 1 episode of television series:
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter | Steven Elliott | Television movie
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1991 | Face of a Stranger | Richard | Television movie
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1992 | Yesterday Today | Mike | Television movie
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1993 | Better Off Dead | District Attorney John Byron | Television movie
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Caught in the Act | Detective | Television movie
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1994 | Betrayal of Trust | Bill Carroll | Television movie
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Under Suspicion | Bob Phillips | 1 episode of television series:
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1995 | The Avenging Angel | Benjamin Rigby | Television movie
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Escape to Witch Mountain | Sheriff Bronson | Television movie
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Murder One | David Blalock | 6 episodes of television series:
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Chicago Hope | Harry Kincaid | 1 episode of television series:
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1996 | The Single Guy | Jack Blake | 1 episode of television series:
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In Cold Blood | Herbert Clutter | Television movie
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1997 | ER | Sergeant Pete Mattimore | 1 episode of television series:
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The 119 | Battalion Chief Kieran Ryan | Television movie | |
1998 | The Outer Limits | General | 1 episode of television series:
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Winchell | William Randolph Hearst | Television movie
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1999 | The Darwin Conspiracy | Alan Hollingsworth | Television movie
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Star Trek: Voyager | Henry Janeway | 1 episode of television series:
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1999-2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Mr. Andopolis | 2 episodes of television series:
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2000 | Family Law | Unknown | 1 episode of television series:
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The Sight | Jake | Television movie
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2001 | The West Wing | Governor Jack Buckland, D-IN | 1 episode of television series:
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2002 | Rose Red | Victor Kandinsky | Television mini-series:
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Strange World | Jack Cullum | 1 episode of television series:
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Nancy Drew | Coach Jeffries | Television movie
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2003 | Everwood | Joe Morris | 1 episode of television series:
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2004 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dr. Edwin Lindgard | 1 episode of television series:
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2005-2010 | Lost | Anthony Cooper | 6 episodes of television series:
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2007 | The 4400 | Senator Lenhoff | 2 episodes of television series:
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Julian Cooper | 1 episode of television series:
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2008 | Numb3rs | Keith Watts | 1 episode of television series:
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2009 | Leverage | Ian Blackpoole | 2 episodes of television series:
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Lie to Me | Fletcher Bellwood | 1 episode of television series:
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2010 | Trauma | Captain Cal Channing | 1 episode of television series:
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2012 | Common Law | Fred Bendek | 1 episode of television series:
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The Mountain Runners | Himself (Narrator) | Documentary | |
2013 | America on Stage | Himself | Documentary |
Independent Lens | Himself | TV series documentary
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2014 | Salem | Giles Corry | 1 episode of television series
"The Vow" |
2015 | Complications | Gary Ellison | 5 episodes of television series:
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2016 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gregory Searle | 1 episode of television series:
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References
edit- ^ "Biography for Kevin Tighe". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ a b "Kevin Tighe filmography at IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Kevin Tighe". TV.com. Retrieved 5 February 2014.