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name: "Kevin Tighe"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 August 1944"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:45.045600+00:00"
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# Kevin Tighe

Actor. Born 13 August 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 August 1944, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** Jon Kevin Fishburn

## Biography

Kevin Tighe is an American actor. Born Jon Kevin Fishburn on 13 August 1944 in Los Angeles, he trained at the University of Southern California, where he received an MFA in acting, and served in the US Army before beginning his career in the late 1960s.

Tighe is best known for playing firefighter-paramedic Roy DeSoto on the NBC series *Emergency!* (1972–1977). He later appeared as Anthony Cooper on *Lost* (2005–2010) and in films including *Road House* (1989), *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1993) and *My Bloody Valentine* (2009). In 2025 he played Roy More in *One Battle After Another*.

Tighe won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for *I Love a Man in Uniform* (1994). He has worked extensively in theatre and on television, including guest roles on *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *One Battle After Another* (2025), Fi1m 87, as Roy More — [page](https://film.one/film/one-battle-after-another.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, as Anthony Cooper — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)

## Also known for

- *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1993), Mr. Carver
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Julian Cooper, Gregory Searle
- *The Graduate* (1967), Carter (Showering Fraternity Brother) (uncredited)
- *Lie to Me* (2009), Fletcher Bellwood
- *Road House* (1989), Frank Tilghman
- *My Bloody Valentine* (2009), Ben Foley
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), Henry Janeway
- *K-9* (1989), Lyman

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