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Kevin Tighe

Kevin Tighe

Actor · Born August 13, 1944 (82) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Kevin Tighe (b. Jon Kevin Fishburn; August 13, 1944) is an American character actor primarily known for his roles on television. Tighe is best known for his role as Roy DeSoto, a senior paramedic, on the NBC series Emergency! (1972–77). He and Randolph Mantooth, his partner in the series, have remained close friends. In the 2000's he played Anthony Cooper the father of John Locke on the ABC series Lost. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Tighe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 13, 1944 (82)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 82 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Kevin Tighe's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
17%
Self
13%
Survival
12%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 10 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 10
Hero
1 of 10
Herald
1 of 10
Mentor
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
8
Warm
9
Hopeful
8
Dread
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kevin Tighe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kevin Tighe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

82 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page.

  • One Battle After Another(2025)

    as Roy More

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Complications(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Gary Ellison

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Salem(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Giles Corey

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Hello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Donald

  • I Am I(2013)

    as Gene

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Mountain Runners(2012)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Common Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Bendek

  • Trauma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Cal Channing

  • Lie to Me(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Fletcher Bellwood

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • My Bloody Valentine(2009)

    as Ben Foley

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Leverage(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ian Blackpoole

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Today You Die(2005)

    as Max Stevens

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • A Life in Suitcases(2005)

    as William Gottschalk

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Deal(2005)

    as John Cortland

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Keith Watts

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · as Anthony Cooper

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The 4400 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Senator Lenhoff

  • The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp(2003)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story(2003)

    as William Gottschalk

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fast Food High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Dave Richter

  • Nancy Drew(2002)

    as Coach Jeffries

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Everwood(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Morris

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Rose Red(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Victor Kandinsky

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Edwin Lindgard

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jake

  • The Big Day(1999)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Freaks and Geeks(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Andopolis

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Mumford(1999)

    as Mr. Crisp

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Buckland

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Gregory Searle · as Julian Cooper

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Wetonkawa Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • The Darwin Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Allan Hollingsworth

  • Winchell(1998)

    as William Randolph Hearst

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • In Cold Blood(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Herbert Clutter

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Scorpion Spring(1995)

    as California County Sheriff Rawley Gill

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Race the Sun(1996)

    as Jack Fryman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Jade(1995)

    as D.A. Arnold Clifford

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Single Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Blake

  • Murder One(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as David Blalock

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Escape to Witch Mountain(1995)

    as Sheriff Bronson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as General

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Avenging Angel(1995)

    as Benjamin Rigby

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Janeway

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete Mattimore

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Kincaid

  • Men of War(1994)

    as Colonel Merrick

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Double Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Brian Cody

  • Betrayal of Trust(1994)

    as Bill Carroll

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • What's Eating Gilbert Grape(1993)

    as Mr. Carver

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Geronimo: An American Legend(1993)

    as Brig. Gen. Nelson Miles

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Man in Uniform(1993)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Caught in the Act(1993)

    as Police Detective

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Better Off Dead. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as D.A. John Byron

  • School Ties(1992)

    as Coach McDevitt

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Newsies(1992)

    as Snyder

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Face of a Stranger(1991)

    as Richard Foster

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • City of Hope(1991)

    as O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Bright Angel(1990)

    as Billy Abbott

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter(1990)

    as Steven Elliott

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Another 48 Hrs.(1990)

    as Blake Wilson

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Forney (segment "Cutting Cards")

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Road House(1989)

    as Frank Tilghman

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Lost Angels(1989)

    as Dr. Gaeyl

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • K-9(1989)

    as Lyman

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Eight Men Out(1988)

    as Sport Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Matewan(1987)

    as Bill Hickey

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • CBS Summer Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Insp John Fernack

  • The Saint in Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Insp. John Fernack

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Moynihan

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Thomas Jefferson

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Jim Millay

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Root

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Emergency +4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 23 episodes · as Fireman Roy DeSoto (voice)

  • Emergency!(1972)

    Show 128 episodes · Director · as Roy DeSoto

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Emergency! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Roy DeSoto

  • Adam-12(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Roy DeSoto

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Narcotics: Pit of Despair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as John Scott

  • The Graduate(1967)

    as Carter (Showering Fraternity Brother) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Krulak

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 82 titles from 1959 to 2025; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

Another 48 Hrs. (1990)

$154M worldwide

Highest rated

Matewan (1987)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Emergency! (1972)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19592025

Peak 1989 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1972Screen debut· Emergency!
  • 1987First film· Matewan
  • 1989Breakout· K-9

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting82 of 82: 81 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting1 of 82: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s3 · acting1970s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew1980s9 · acting1990s36 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
879297

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kevin Tighe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 61 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

I Am I (2013)

86th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Graduate (1967)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kevin Tighe's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles46–93 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles7–77 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles32–92 · median 82 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles28–62 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles50–85 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kevin Tighe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kevin Tighe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Craig R. Baxley shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers