Kevin Tighe filmography
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
Film
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Narcotics: Pit of Despair | John Scott | Short |
| The Graduate | Extra | Uncredited | |
| 1968 | Yours, Mine and Ours | Extra | Uncredited |
| 1987 | Matewan | Hickey | |
| 1988 | Eight Men Out | Joseph 'Sport' Sullivan | |
| 1989 | K-9 | Lyman | |
| Lost Angels | Dr. Gaeyl | ||
| Road House | Frank Tilghman | ||
| 1990 | Another 48 Hrs. | Lieutenant Blake Wilson | |
| Bright Angel | The Man | ||
| 1991 | City of Hope | O'Brien | |
| 1992 | Newsies | Snyder | |
| School Ties | Coach McDevitt | ||
| 1993 | I Love a Man in Uniform | Frank | AKA A Man in Uniform Tighe won a Genie Award for best supporting actor in 1994 for this film |
| What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Ken Carver | ||
| Geronimo: An American Legend | Brigadier General Nelson Miles | ||
| 1994 | Double Cross | Brian Cody | |
| Men of War | Colonel Merrick | ||
| 1995 | Jade | Captain Arnold Clifford | |
| The Ticket | Mr. Kessler | Short | |
| 1996 | Race the Sun | Jack Fryman | |
| Scorpion Spring | California County Sheriff Rawley Gill | ||
| 1999 | The Wetonkawa Flash | Unknown | |
| Mumford | Mr. Crisp | ||
| 2001 | The Big Day | Joe | |
| 2003 | Fast Food High | Dave Richter | |
| The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | William Gottschalk | ||
| The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp | William Gottschalk | ||
| 2005 | Hello | Donald | Short |
| The Deal | John Cortland | ||
| Today You Die | Max Stevens | ||
| A Life in Suitcases | William Gottschalk | ||
| 2009 | My Bloody Valentine | Ben Foley | |
| 2013 | I am I | Gene | |
| 2025 | One Battle After Another | Roy More |
Television
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Bonanza | Krulak | Episode: "The Weary Willies" (season 12, episode 3) |
| 1972 | Adam-12 | Roy DeSoto | Episode: "Lost and Found" (season 5, episode 4) |
| The Wedsworth-Townsend Act | Firefighter Paramedic Roy DeSoto | 2-hour pilot movie for the series Emergency! | |
| 1972–1979 | Emergency! | Firefighter Paramedic Roy DeSoto, L.A. County FD Squad 51 | 129 episodes and six 2-hour television movies
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| 1973–1974 | Emergency +4 | Firefighter Paramedic Roy DeSoto (voice only) | 23 episodes |
| 1973 | Starship Rescue | Himself | Special preview for NBC's Saturday morning line up |
| 1974 | Go! | Himself | Episode: "September 7, 1974" |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Root | Episode: "The Last of the Fourth of Julys" (series 1, episode 10) | |
| Sierra | Fireman Roy DeSoto | Episode: "The Urban Rangers" (season 1, episode 5) | |
| 1975 | Dinah! | Himself | Season 2, episode 73 (December 26, 1975) |
| The Hollywood Squares | Himself | Episode dated 6 October 1975 | |
| 1976 | Ellery Queen | Detective Jim Millay | Episode: "The Adventure of Caesar's Last Sleep" (season 1, episode 20) |
| Cos | Neighbor | Episode dated 10 October 1976 | |
| The Rich Little Show | Himself | Season 1, episode 5 (March 1, 1976) | |
| Battle of the Network Stars | Himself | TV special | |
| 1978 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Steve | 2 episodes: "The Last Kiss of Summer Part 1", "The Last Kiss of Summer Part 2 (season 3, episode 1-2) |
| 1979 | The Rebels | Thomas Jefferson | Television movie |
| 1980 | The Love Boat | Chris | Episode: "Dumb Luck/Tres Amigos/Hey, Jealous Lover" (season 3, episode 24) |
| 1981 | CBS Library | Unknown | Episode: "Orphans, Waifs and Wards" |
| 1986 | Good Morning America | Himself | Episode dated July 9, 1986 |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Inspector John Fernack | Episode: "The Saint in Manhattan"(season 1, episode 1) |
| 1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Lieutenant Moynihan | Episode: "How to Make a Killing Without Really Trying" (season 6, episode 14) |
| Tales from the Crypt | Sam Forney | Episode: "Cutting Cards" (season 2, episode 3) | |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter | Steven Elliott | Television movie | |
| 1991 | Face of a Stranger | Richard | Television movie |
| 1992 | Yesterday Today | Mike | Television movie |
| 1993 | Better Off Dead | District Attorney John Byron | Television movie |
| Caught in the Act | Detective | Television movie | |
| 1994 | Betrayal of Trust | Bill Carroll | Television movie |
| Under Suspicion | Bob Phillips | Episode: "Wife Abuse/Murder: Part 2" (season 1, episode 6) | |
| 1995 | The Avenging Angel | Benjamin Rigby | Television movie |
| Escape to Witch Mountain | Sheriff Bronson | Television movie | |
| Murder One | David Blalock | 6 episodes (season 1, episodes 1-6) | |
| Chicago Hope | Harry Kincaid | Episode: "Christmas Truce" (season 2, episode 11) | |
| 1996 | The Single Guy | Jack Blake | Episode: "Rival" (season 1, episode 14) |
| In Cold Blood | Herbert Clutter | Television movie | |
| 1997 | ER | Sergeant Pete Mattimore | Episode: "Fortune's Fools" (season 3, episode 13) |
| The 119 | Battalion Chief Kieran Ryan | Television movie | |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits | General | Episode: "Final Exam" (season 4, episode 16) |
| Winchell | William Randolph Hearst | Television movie | |
| 1999 | The Darwin Conspiracy | Alan Hollingsworth | Television movie |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Henry Janeway | Episode: "11:59" (season 5, episode 23) | |
| 1999–2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Mr. Andopolis | 2 episodes: "I'm with the Band", "Smooching and Mooching" (season 1, episodes 6, 16) |
| 2000 | Family Law | Unknown | Episode: "Metamorphosis" (season 1, episode 17) |
| The Sight | Jake | Television movie | |
| 2001 | The West Wing | Governor Jack Buckland, D-IN | Episode: "On the Day Before" (season 3, episode 5) |
| 2002 | Rose Red | Victor Kandinsky | Television mini-series; 3 episodes |
| Strange World | Jack Cullum | Episode: "The Devil Still Holds My Hand" (season 1, episode 6) | |
| Nancy Drew | Coach Jeffries | Television movie | |
| 2003 | Everwood | Joe Morris | Episode: "Episode 20" (season 1, episode 21) |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dr. Edwin Lindgard | Episode: "D.A.W." (season 3, episode 20) |
| 2005–2010 | Lost | Anthony Cooper | 6 episodes: "Deus Ex Machina" (season 1, episode 19), "Orientation" (2005) (season 2, episode 3), "Lockdown" (2006) (season 2, episode 17), "The Man from Tallahassee" (2007) (season 3, episode 13), "The Brig" (2007) (season 3, episode 19), "The Candidate" (2010) (season 6, episode 14) |
| 2007 | The 4400 | Senator Lenhoff | 2 episodes: "The Truth and Nothing But the Truth" (season 4, episode 4), "Till We Have Built Jerusalem" (season 4, episode 7) |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Julian Cooper | Episode: "Avatar" (season 9, episode 2) | |
| 2008 | Numb3rs | Keith Watts | Episode: "Charlie Don't Surf" (season 5, episode 7) |
| 2009 | Leverage | Ian Blackpoole | 2 episodes: "The First David Job" (season 1, episode 12), "The Second David Job"(season 1, episode 13) |
| Lie to Me | Fletcher Bellwood | Episode: "Undercover" (season 1, episode 11) | |
| 2010 | Trauma | Captain Cal Channing | Episode: "13" (season 1, episode 13) |
| 2012 | Common Law | Fred Bendek | Episode: "In-Laws vs. Outlaws" (season 1, episode 10) |
| The Mountain Runners | Himself (Narrator) | Documentary | |
| 2013 | America on Stage | Himself | Documentary |
| Independent Lens | Himself | Episode: "Playwright: From Page to Stage" (season 15, episode 5) | |
| 2014 | Salem | Giles Corey | Episode: "The Vow" (season 1, episode 1) |
| 2015 | Complications | Gary Ellison | 5 episodes: "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1), "Onset" (season 1, episode 3), "Diagnosis" (season 1, episode 6), "Deterioration" (season 1, episode 9), "Critical Condition" (season 1, episode 10) |
| 2016 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gregory Searle | Episode: "Sheltered Outcasts" (season 17, episode 19) |
References
- ^ "Biography for Kevin Tighe". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Kevin Tighe filmography at IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ a b "Kevin Tighe". TV.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.