- Kevin Tighe
Infobox actor
name = Kevin Tighe
birthname = John Kevin Fishburn
birthdate = birth date and age|1944|8|13|df=y
birthplace =Los Angeles, California , USA
spouse = Rebecca
children =Jennifer Tighe Kevin Tighe (born John Kevin Fishburn on
August 13 ,1944 inLos Angeles, California ) is an American actor best remembered for his role asRandolph Mantooth 's firefighting/paramedic partnerRoy DeSoto on the NBC-Universal TV series "Emergency! ", from 1972 to 1977. He and Mantooth have remained close friends since that time. [http://www.randymantooth.com/30anniv/tighe.html]His first big screen appearance was a bit role in "
The Graduate " (a few lines of dialogue late in the film) after which he served a stint in theUS Army . After his military service he returned to acting, working under contract forParamount Pictures , and then auditioned for producerJack Webb and won a starring role in "Emergency!".Since this time Tighe has had several guest appearances in other television series, including "
Adam-12 ", "The Love Boat ", "Murder She Wrote ", ', "Freaks and Geeks ", "Law & Order " (both ' and "") and "The West Wing " where he portrayed Governor Jack Buckland. On "Lost", he has appeared numerous times (2005-2007) as the villainousAnthony Cooper , father of John Locke.Tighe has also become a dependable
character actor and has appeared in supporting or featured roles in several movies, notably "Matewan ", "Eight Men Out ", "Road House", "Another 48 Hours ", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape ", "I Love a Man in Uniform" (for which he won aGenie Award for best supporting actor in 1994) and a TV-remake of "Escape to Witch Mountain ".Tighe is a member of the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.Fact|date=December 2007 He has lived in Skagit County of Washington state for the last 30 years, with his wife Rebecca. They have one daughter.External links
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