Kevin Tighe Biography (1944-)
Born John Kevin Fishburn, August 13, 1944, in Los Angeles, CA; father, an actor; married Rebecca; children: Jennifer. Addresses: Agent: Metropolitan Talent Agency, 4526 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90100.; Office: JoannaBurstein, The Burstein Company, 15304 Sunset Blvd., Suite 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, playwright
- Birth Details
- 1944
- Los Angeles, California
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Fireman Roy DeSoto, Emergency! (also known as Emergencia and Emergency One), NBC, 1972-78
- Voice of Roy DeSoto, Emergency Plus Four (animated; also known asEmergency +4), NBC, 1973-76
- Fireman Roy DeSoto, Emergency! (revised version), NBC, 1979
- David Blalock, Murder One, ABC, 1995
- Movies
- Roy DeSoto, Emergency: Survival on Charter #220, 1978
- Steven Elliot, Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (alsoknown as Perry Mason: The Case of the Deadly Deal), NBC, 1990
- Richard Foster, Face of a Stranger (also known as My Shadow), CBS, 1991
- Cobb, Spy Games, 1991
- John Byron, Better Off Dead (also known as A Good Kill), Lifetime, 1993
- Detective Hallahan, Caught in the Act (also known as The Wire), USA, 1993
- Bill Carroll, Betrayal of Trust (also known as Under the Influence), NBC, 1994
- Sheriff Bronson, Escape to Witch Mountain, ABC, 1995
- Benjamin Rigby, The Avenging Angel, TNT, 1995
- Herbert Clutter, In Cold Blood, CBS, 1996
- William Randolph Hearst, Winchell, HBO, 1998
- Allan Hollingsworth, Darwin Conspiracy, UPN, 1999
- Jake, The Sight, 2000
- Miniseries
- Thomas Jefferson, The Rebels, syndicated, 1979
- Rose Red, ABC, 2001
- Specials
- Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1976
- Pilots
- Paramedic Roy DeSoto, Emergency!, NBC, 1972
- Mike, Yesterday/Today, NBC, 1992
- Episodic
- Krulak, "The Weary Willies," Bonanza, 1970
- Roy DeSoto, "Lost and Found," Adam-12, 1972
- Jim Millay, "The Adventure of Caesar's Last Sleep," Ellery Queen,1976
- Steve, "The Last Kiss of Summer: Parts 1 & 2," The Hardy Boys Mysteries, 1978
- "Dumb Luck/Tres Amigos/Hey, Jealous Lover," The Love Boat, 1980
- Inspector John Fernack, "The Saint" (also known as "The Saint in Manhattan" and "The Saint in New York"), CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1987
- Lt. Moynihan, "How to Make a Killing without Really Trying," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1990
- "Cutting Cards," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1990
- Bob Phillips, "Wife Abuse/Murder: Part 2," Under Suspicion, CBS, 1994
- Harry Kincaid, "Christmas Truce," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
- Jack Blake, "Rival," The Single Guy, NBC, 1996
- Sgt. Pete Mattimore, "Fortune's Fools," ER, NBC, 1997
- Henry Janeway, "11:59," Star Trek: Voyager, UPN, 1999
- Mr. Andopolis, "I'm with the Band," Freaks and Geeks, NBC, 1999
- "Metamorphosis," Family Law, CBS, 2000
- Mr. Andopolis, "Smooching and Mooching," Freaks and Geeks, NBC, 2000
- Also appeared as Roy DeSoto, Sierra; Jack Callum, "Devil Still Holds My Hand," Strange World, ABC; and in The Six Million Dollar Man.
- Television Director
- Episodic
- Emergency! (also known as Emergencia and Emergency One), NBC, 1972
- Film Appearances
- (Film debut) The Graduate, New Line, 1967
- Narcotics: Pit of Despair, 1967
- Most Deadly Passage, 1978
- Hickey, Matewan, Cinecom, 1987
- Sport Sullivan, Eight Men Out, Orion, 1988
- Lyman, K-9, Universal, 1989
- Dr. Gaeyl, Lost Angels, Orion, 1989
- Frank Tilghman, owner of the Double Deuce, Road House, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
- Blake Wilson, Another 48 Hours, Paramount, 1990
- The man, Bright Angel, Hemdale, 1991
- O'Brien, City of Hope, Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
- Snyder, Newsies (also known as Newsboys), Buena Vista, 1992
- Coach McDevitt, School Ties, Paramount, 1992
- Mr. Ken Carver, What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, Paramount, 1993
- Brigadier General Nelson Miles, Geronimo: An American Legend, Columbia, 1993
- Frank, A Man in Uniform (also known as I Love a Man in Uniform), A-PIX Entertainment, 1993
- Brian Cross, Double Cross, Summa Video, 1994
- Mr. Kessler, The Ticket, 1994
- Merrick, Men of War, Miramax, 1994
- D.A. Arnold Clifford, Jade, Paramount, 1995
- Jack Fryman, Race the Sun, TriStar, 1996
- California County Sheriff Rawley Gill, Scorpion Spring, New Line Home Video, 1997
- The Wetonkawa Flash, 1999
- Mr. Crisp, hardware store owner, Mumford, Buena Vista, 1999
- Joe Kendrick, We Met on the Vineyard (also known as The Big Day), Menemsha Entertainment, 1999
- Stage Appearances
- Henry, Design for Living, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre,Los Angeles, 1970
- Design for Living, National Company of Great Britain, 1979
- The Night of the Iguana, McCarter Theatre Company, Princeton, NJ,1982
- (Broadway debut) Peter Carlson, Open Admissions, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1983
- Frank Reid, The Ballad of Soapy Smith, Seattle Repertory Theatre,Seattle, WA, 1983, then New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1984
- Hilton Lasker, Swifty, and Lord Kitterson, The End of the Day: An Entertainment, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1989-90
- Mick Dowd, A Skull in Connemara, ACT Theatre, Seattle, 2000 then Roundabout Theatre Company, Gramercy Theatre, New York City, 2001
- Also appeared in Crime and Punishment, Arena Stage, Washington, DC; and with the Arena Stage, 1983 and 1987.
- Stage Work
- Director, Homegirl, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1986
- WRITINGS
- Plays
- Homegirl, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1986