Awards & Winners

Kevin Tighe

Date of Birth 13-August-1944
Place of Birth Los Angeles
(Southern California, Los Angeles County, United States of America, California)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Jon Kevin Fishburn, John Kevin Fishburn
Profession Actor, Television Director
Kevin Tighe is an American actor who has worked in television, film, and theatre since the late 1960s. He attended University of Southern California where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting. Tighe earned a role in The Graduate starring Dustin Hoffman and then served in the U.S. Army. Following his military service, he returned to acting, working under contract for Paramount Pictures. In 1971 he signed a contract with Universal Studios and got the part of Fireman Roy DeSoto on the NBC series Emergency!. He has made many guest appearances in TV shows such as Ellery Queen, Cos, and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. Tighe's film credits include Road House, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and Jade. Tighe won a Genie Award for best supporting actor in 1994 for I Love a Man in Uniform. In the 2000s he played Anthony Cooper, the father of John Locke, on the ABC series Lost.

Awards by Kevin Tighe

Check all the awards nominated and won by Kevin Tighe.

1993


Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Honored for : I Love a Man in Uniform

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role I Love a Man in Uniform