Martin Kove

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1946-03-06

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Martin Kove

Biography

Martin Kove (born March 6, 1946) is a film and television actor best known for his work in films such as Rambo: First Blood Part II and the Karate Kid film series, and on TV series such as Cagney & Lacey.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

The Goldbergs

The Goldbergs

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

Acting History

Dante's Inferni as Speaker – 8th Circle: Bertran De Born

Killing Mary Sue as Knox

Queen of the Ring as Al Haft

The Cobra Kai Movie as Martin Kove

Dark Night of the Soul as Dad

Fight Another Day as Fischer

Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo as Self

A Taste of Love as Glenn

Far Haven as Ambrose Masse

Barmageddon as Self - Contestant

3 Tickets to Paradise as Felix

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self

A Wrestling Christmas Miracle as Warden Jeffries

Max Reload and the Nether Blasters as Gramps Jenkins

Elvis from Outer Space as State Trooper

Day 13 as Magnus Torvald

Bring Me a Dream as Sheriff Jack Miller

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as Martin Kove

Bare Knuckle Brawler as Mike Calderon

VFW as Lou Clayton

D-Day as Nikolai

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff

A Karate Christmas Miracle as Graham Palace

The Savant as John Sonsay

Warning - No Trespassing as Marty the CIA agent

Paint It Red as Scabs

Cobra Kai as John Kreese

Garlic and Gunpowder as Agent Tracey

Gathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swords as Galaron

Fake News as Vice President John Phillips

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs as Self

Price for Freedom as Ayatollah Khalkhali

Hospital Arrest as Boss Nigel

2 Lava 2 Lantula! as Colonel Jester

The Chemist as Frank

Six Gun Savior as The Mentor

Traded as Cavendish

Running Forever as Carson

Joker's Poltergeist as Graham Palace

The Dog Who Saved Summer as Captain Vernon

Beyond the Game as James Star

As Night Comes as Projectionist

The Extendables as Aye Lewis

Rice Girl as Captain Ron Williams

Number Runner as Bingo Brown

Tapped Out as Principal Vanhorne

Falcon Song as Caspian

Red Sky as Navy Intel Commander

Eternity: The Movie as Barry Goldfield, Sr.

Jet Set as John

I'm in Love with a Church Girl as Terry Edgemond

The Goldbergs as Master John

Reality Terror Night as Othello Lazarus

Friend Request as Captain Meyers

Our Wild Hearts as Grizz

Silent but Deadly as Hodge

Assassins' Code as Tony Brill

NTSF:SD:SUV:: as Cell Leader

Savage as Jack Lund

Dark Games as Detective Dave Reinhart

The Life Zone as Randy Graves

The Great Fight as John Cooper

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen as Marty

Bare Knuckles as Sonny Cool

Carmen's Kiss as James Drayton

Ballistica as Riley

Middle Men as US Senator

War Wolves as Malick

Immortally Yours as Steven Miles

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance as Sheriff Jones

Beyond The Ring as Uncle Patrick

Fallen Angels as Daniels

ReVamped as Detective Reeger

Messages as DCI Collins

The Ultimate Fighter as Detective Karpov

Sweep the Leg as Sensei Kreese

The Dead Sleep Easy as Bob Depugh

Exit 38 as Reese

Max Havoc: Ring of Fire as Lt. Reynolds

7 Mummies as Kile

The Veteran as Father Brazinski

Crooked as Jake Lawlor

Glass Trap as Corrigan

Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant

The Way of The Karate Kid as Self / Kreese

The Hollywood Mom's Mystery as Sandy Palumbo

Alien Lockdown as Anslow

Illusion Infinity as Taxi Driver

Hard Ground as Floyd

Barbarian as Munkar

Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain as Cully

Sting of the Black Scorpion as Jack Ames / Firearm

The Thief & the Stripper as Crow

Curse of the Forty-Niner as Caleb

Trance as Robert Leoni

American Gun as Theodore Huntly

Gentle Ben as Cully

Crocodile 2: Death Roll as Roland

Shattered Lies as Tom Reynolds

Con Games as Redick

Black Scorpion Returns as Jack Ames / Firearm

Savage Season as Frank

Extreme Honor as Packard

Final Payback as Captain Peter James

Under Heavy Fire as Father Brazinski

Bad Guys as The Commander

A Drug Called Pornography as Narrator

Assault on Death Mountain as Andy Powers

Joseph's Gift as Thompsonn

V.I.P. as Mr. Scornabacho

Hyacinth as J. B. Walker

Maximum Justice as James Ricks

Nowhere Land as Hank

Assault on Devil's Island as Andy Powers

Top of the World as Carl

Judge and Jury as Michael Silvano

Sliding Home as Samuel J. Webber

Mercenary as Phoenix

Without Mercy as Wolf Larsen

Baby Face Nelson as John Dillinger

Timelock as Admiral Teegs

Final Equinox as Torman

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as Demetrius

Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Isbecki

Death Match as Paul Landis

Savage Land as Jabal

Endangered as DeVoe

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone as Ed Ross

Wyatt Earp as Ed Ross

Future Shock as Dr. Langdon

Burke's Law as Joe Tanner

Diagnosis: Murder as Capt. Walter Newman

The Outfit as Agent Baker

To Be the Best as Rick Kulhane

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death as Mr. Lee

Walker, Texas Ranger as Fred Kimble

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Chi'Ru Master

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Shadow Assassin

Lightning in a Bottle as Duane Furber

Firehawk as Stewart

Renegade as Mitch Raines / Goliath

Project: Shadowchaser as Desilva

White Light as Sean Craig

Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member

President's Target as Sam Nicholson

The Karate Kid Part III as John Kreese

Tales from the Crypt as Detective

Hard Time on Planet Earth as Jesse

Higher Ground as Rick Loden

Steele Justice as John Steele

The Karate Kid Part II as John Kreese

The Twilight Zone as Joe Farrell (segment "Opening Day")

Rambo: First Blood Part II as Ericson

Wildside as Lyle Rainwood

Murder, She Wrote as Dr. Ellison

The Karate Kid as John Kreese

Blood Tide as Neil Grice

Partners as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Cagney & Lacey as Det. Victor Isbecki

Trouble in High Timber Country as Willie Yeager

Beyond Westworld as Jack Edwards

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe as Hell Hound Leader

The Sky Trap as Hoover

Donovan's Kid as Kelso

The Runaways as Mike

The Incredible Hulk as Henry 'Rocky' Welsh

We've Got Each Other as Ken Redford

The San Pedro Beach Bums as Ace

CHiPs as Sherwood

The White Buffalo as Jack McCall

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as Pete Miller

Code R as George Baker

The November Plan as Stan

Quincy, M.E. as Joe Kirby

Charlie's Angels as Georgie

Kingston as Dealey

Starsky & Hutch as Jimmy Lucas

Switch as Bud Ewing

Three for the Road

White Line Fever as Clem

The Four Deuces as Smokey Ross - the 'Deuce of Diamonds'

Death Race 2000 as Nero the Hero

Capone as Pete Gusenberg

The Wild Party as Editor

The Rockford Files as Harry Smick

Petrocelli as Frank Harris

The Groove Tube as Butz Beer

The Spy Who Returned from the Dead as Rollo

Kojak as Burl Slote

Cops and Robbers as Ambulance Attendant

The Streets of San Francisco as Willis Hines

The Rookies as Jimmy Jay

The Last House on the Left as Deputy

The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival as Self

Savages as Archie, a Bully

Women in Revolt as Marty

Little Murders as Checkpoint Police Officer (uncredited)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

Gunsmoke as Gutherie Cassinger

Boris Is Dead as Bobby

A Gunfighter's Deal as Preacher

The Roommates as Jerry