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Kevin Tighe (born Jon Kevin Fishburn ; August 13, 1944) is an American actor who has worked in television, film, and theatre since the late 1960s. He is best known for his character, firefighter-paramedic Roy DeSoto, on the 1972-77 NBC series Emergency!
Tighe was cast in his first major film as an extra in 1967's The Graduate. After being under contract with Paramount and Universal, Tighe's career took a turn from bit parts and extra work when he was cast as Roy DeSoto on Emergency!. Following Emergency! , Tighe went on to make numerous guest television appearances in shows such as Ellery Queen , Cos , The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries , and The Six Million Dollar Man.
Aside from The Graduate , some of Tighe's film credits include Road House , City of Hope , What's Eating Gilbert Grape , and Jade. Tighe won a 1994 Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor in I Love a Man in Uniform. In the 2000s he played Anthony Cooper on the ABC television series Lost , as well as Giles Corey in the premiere episode of the original WGN America series Salem.
Tighe has also been seen in a number of stage productions including A Reckoning , Mourning Becomes Electra , Anna Christie , Other Desert Cities , and Curse of the Starving Class.
