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Kevin Tighe

1944 - Today

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Kevin Tighe (; born Jon Kevin Fishburn; August 13, 1944) is an American actor who has worked in television, film, and theater since the late 1960s. He is best known for portraying firefighter-paramedic Roy DeSoto, on the 1972–1977 NBC series Emergency! Tighe was cast in his first major film as an extra in 1967's The Graduate. After being under contract with Paramount and Universal, Tighe's career took a turn from bit parts and extra work when he was cast as Roy DeSoto on Emergency! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Kevin Tighe is the 6,428th most popular actor (down from 4,931st in 2024), the 9,960th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,215th in 2019) and the 2,962nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kevin Tighe ranks 6,428 out of 13,578. Before him are Evan Handler, Sherlyn Chopra, Valerie Harper, Gabrielle Union, Andrzej Grabowski, and Élodie Bouchez. After him are Dar Salim, Ezra Miller, Warner Oland, Aileen Pringle, Sylvie Testud, and Ruth Hussey.

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Among people born in 1944, Kevin Tighe ranks 623. Before him are Ross Collinge, Alex Acuña, Feleti Sevele, Ans Schut, Juan Ignacio Basaguren, and Simon Blackburn. After him are Judee Sill, Henry Vestine, Bunji Kimura, Idriz Hošić, Tom Seaver, and Lynn Harrell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kevin Tighe ranks 9,962 out of 20,380. Before him are Lucinda Williams (1937), Lorenzo Snow (1814), Gabrielle Union (1972), Edward Kienholz (1927), Owen Roizman (1936), and Gail Goodrich (1943). After him are Cliff Edwards (1895), John Oliver Creighton (1943), Susan Glaspell (1876), Ezra Miller (1992), Randy Edelman (1947), and Aileen Pringle (1895).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kevin Tighe ranks 2,963. Before him are Brian Donlevy (1901), Brian Benben (1956), Paige Turco (1965), Evan Handler (1961), Valerie Harper (1939), and Gabrielle Union (1972). After him are Ezra Miller (1992), Aileen Pringle (1895), Ruth Hussey (1911), Larry the Cable Guy (1963), Ira Aldridge (1807), and Donald Gibb (1954).

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