[37] Tighe appeared on a documentary that was aired on the PBS program, Independent Lens. He got me going when I was about 9 or 10 - I auditioned for something at the Pasadena Playhouse and I started playing juvenile leads. Brown, David Dukes, Melanie Lynskey, Matt Ross, Emily Deschanel, Judith Ivey, and Kevin Tighe.It was filmed in Lakewood, Washington.The plot focuses on a reputedly haunted mansion located in Seattle . After "Emergency" was cancelled, he reinvested himself in his craft, and emerged in the mid-1980s to play physically imposing heavies whose true threat lay in their words. Tighe was interviewed for America on Stage examining the development of new plays funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. Episodio 12. [7] During this period Tighe worked with a number of well-known actors including Lorne Greene, Maggie Smith, and Michael Landon before signing a contract with Universal Studios. TV Actor. in 1972 and landed the role of firefighter-paramedic Roy DeSoto, alongside Randolph Mantooth as his partner, John Gage. Tom Selleck. After graduating from Pasadena High School, he earned a BFA from California State University before receiving his master's degree in fine arts from the University of Southern California in 1967. On TV, he guested in such series as "The West Wing," "Strange World," "The Wonderful World of Disney," "Everwood," "The 4400" and "Numb3rs.". Saying he is amazed by the film's broad audience appeal, he further said, "Working class people like it, (college kids), white people, black people. Due to an injury to his finger, he was stationed for two years at Fort Knox rather than being sent to Vietnam. Randolph signed with the previously mentioned company and moved back to California. (1990), City of Hope (1991), Newsies (1992), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Jade (1995) and Mumford (1999). He played Clay Alden on Loving for three years but then left the show. On film, however, Kevin did quite well by appearing in such high-profile movies as Matewan (1987), where he first played a "bad guy," Eight Men Out (1988), Road House (1989), Another 48 Hrs. Tighe was cast in his first major film as an extra in 1967's The Graduate. He is 78 Kg. There, he followed his father, a bit player and stage actor, to the city's famed Pasadena Playhouse, and began auditioning for and landing roles when he was just 10 years of age. Panoramica: Roy has an argument with his wife and Johnny tries to help. [11] and wrote one episode for the show, "Up all Night" (1977). [10] When the show premiered, there were only 12 fire departments or ambulance services in North America fielding paramedics;[11] the show is credited with introducing its audience to the concept of pre-hospital care, fire prevention, and CPR. Randolphs time on Emergency! changed his life forever as he became a firefighter and EMS advocate and spokesperson who frequently attends events across the States to do speeches and share inside stories of the show. He got me going when I was about 9 or 10 - I auditioned for something at the Pasadena Playhouse and I started playing juvenile leads. (2003), Nancy Drew By using this site, you agree to our updated. (ABC, 1971-77), but he earned greater fame and respect as a character actor in features and on television shows like "Matewan" (1986), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993) and "Lost" (ABC, 2005-2010). Kevin Tighe Marriage, Affairs and Children SPOUSE Mary Lou Seaman (1968-1971) SPOUSE Rebecca Tighe (1995-Present) Child (ren) of Kevin Tighe and Rebecca Tighe Jennifer Tighe (24 November, 1968) (Daughter) Fame & Address DEBUT The Graduate (Film 1967) FAMOUS FROM/AS Emergency! [9] DeSoto and his team would respond to vehicle crashes, medical emergencies, and other rescues in a fire department rescue squad. Other film roles during this period were in Bright Angel, City of Hope, Newsies, School Ties, and Mumford. Born Jon Kevin Fishburn on 13th August, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA, he is famous for Leverage, Emergency (1972) in a career that spans 1967-present. Randolph Mantooth and the cast of "Emergency!" Born August 13, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Kevin Tighe Emergency Squad 51 Randolph Mantooth Desoto Paramedic Foxy Actors & Actresses Real Life Tv Shows (ABC, 1971-77), but he earned greater fame and respect as a character actor in features and on television shows like "Matewan" (1986), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993) and "Lost" (ABC, 2005-2010). (1994), Double Cross [35], Tighe narrated the documentary, The Mountain Runners,[36] examining the mountain marathon runners at Mount Hood in the early 1900s. [11][15], During the series' run and after it was cancelled, Tighe became and remained friends with Mantooth as well as co-stars Julie London and Bobby Troup. circa 1973 | Source: Wikimedia Commons. (1994), Caught in the Act [Who admitted he had a serious problem with his celebrity status prior to his days on, [on his professional on- and off-screen chemistry with, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, They're Back: Television Spin-offs We Love. Rebecca Ann Fletcher (24 June1995 - present), Mary Lou Seaman (11 June1968 - 1971)( divorced)( 1 child). He also played the head of the doomed Clutter family in a 1996 TV remake of "In Cold Blood" (CBS), and an ill-fated detective on several episodes of the critically acclaimed "Murder One" (ABC, 1995). (1989), K-9 Tighe also portrayed newspaper legend William Randolph Hearst in Winchell. Tighe played the role in both the New York and at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles productions, replacing Robin Williams,[2][39] He won positive reviews for his performance of the Tiger. There were also occasional sympathetic turns, most notably in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), where his cuckolded husband expired in a swimming pool after learning about his wife's infidelities. 7.8 TV Series Paramedic Roy DeSoto Married to second wife Rebecca Ann Fletcher, Kevin's only child, actress Jennifer Tighe, is from his brief marriage to first wife Mary Lou Seaman. From 2005 to 2010, Tighe enjoyed the recurring role of Anthony Cooper on "Lost" (ABC, 2005-2010). On film, however, Kevin did quite well by appearing in such high-profile movies as Matewan (1987), where he first played a "bad guy," Eight Men Out (1988), Road House (1989), Another 48 Hrs. Perhaps the most cold-blooded character in Tighe's gallery of performances, Cooper was a con man who tracked down his son, future castaway John Locke (Terry O'Quinn), befriended him, and then convinced him to donate a much-needed kidney before disappearing again. Tighe portrayed William Gottschalk in three of the Tulse Luper films: The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story, The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp, and A Life in Suitcases. His BHW is 38-32-37. Father and son appeared to reconcile in later episodes, but when Locke interfered with a scheme, Cooper pushed him out of a high-rise window, paralyzing him. 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 made his Broadway debut at the Music Box Theatre in the play, Open Admissions;[24] the show closed after two weeks. [12] at the ACT Theatre in Seattle. Through his friendship with Troup and London, who were married to each other as well as recording artists prior to being cast on the show, Tighe had the opportunity to meet well known jazz musicians and artists. Bio Kevin Tighe, best known for being a TV Actor, was born in Los Angeles, California, USA on Sunday, August 13, 1944. Tighe gained TV stardom as paramedic Roy DeSoto and the series lasted six years. Tighe portrayed Ken Carver in What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Brigadier General Nelson Miles Geronimo: An American Legend. Photo: Evan Agostini/ImageDirect. Tighe continued to do episodic work on both cable and network television and appeared on Freaks and Geeks, Family Law, The West Wing portraying Governor of Indiana Jack Buckland, Strange World, Everwood, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The 4400, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Alvarezheight is 5 Feet 11 Inches. On TV he has had a number of prime support rules over the years playing everything from Thomas Jefferson and William Randolph Hearst to the Kansas patriarch who was senselessly slaughtered along with his family by the "In Cold Blood" killers. , money, salary, income, and assets. (1989), Lost Angels After being discharged from the Army, Tighe appeared at the Taper Theater in Los Angeles in "The Trial of the Catonsville Nine" and in Nol Coward's "Design for Living" at the Ahmanson Theatre, also in Los Angeles. Ron Pinkard, also known as Dr. Mike Morton, is 78. [12], Both Tighe and Mantooth appear in the video presentation The Pioneers of Paramedicine Story, a project done in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Fire Museum. Who is Kevin Tighe dating? He is from USA. Along with Julie London, Bobby Troup and Kevin Tighe, Mantooth also appeared in every episode of Emergency! For six episodes, he portrayed police detective David Blalock on the crime and legal drama, Murder One and Henry Janeway, an ancestor of Captain Kathryn Janeway, in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "11:59". Dissatisfied with the direction of his career, Tighe decided to devote himself to a deeper study of acting as a craft, and began working with such notable teachers as Jeff Corey and Stella Adler. Born John Kevin Fishburn on Aug. 13, 1944 in Los Angeles, Kevin Tighe's family moved to the suburb of Pasadena when he was five. I grew up in downtown L.A. on West 7th Street near Lafayette Park. However the show's blend of medical drama and firefighting action caught on with audiences, and for five years, Tighe was atop a sizable ratings hit, as well as a pop culture favorite that generated scores of tie-in products, as well as an animated spin-off, "Emergency+4" (ABC, 1973-76), for which Tighe provided the voice of DeSoto. During Tighe's tenure at Paramount, he appeared on NBC's Bonanza in the episode, "The Weary Willies". The firemen rescue a man from precarious auto wreck. 26 May, 2021. [2], Tighe's first film appearance was in 1967 as a fraternity brother in The Graduate, after which he appeared in two other films: Narcotics: Pit of Despair and Yours, Mine and Ours. (1992), Cutting Cards "resonated with working people and I was always very proud of that fact. Trivia. [22] In 1983, Tighe was cast in Two for the Seesaw at William Putch's Totem Pole Playhouse in Caledonia, Pennsylvania.[23]. One of his latest roles was a starring role in the series Complications. [29], He played Brigadier General Ezra Mannon in Mourning Becomes Electra and the play was initially performed at the ACT Theatre with Jane Alexander in 2001. Following Randolph Mantooths participation in the show, he moved back to New York to work in soap operas. , California, USA during this period were in Bright Angel, City Hope! 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