Martin Kove

Martin Kove

Known for
Acting
Born
March 6, 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Roommates poster

The Roommates

Movie · as Jerry

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Unarmed

Unarmed

Movie

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Boot Lake

Boot Lake

Movie

2027
Dinosaurs of the Wild West poster

Dinosaurs of the Wild West

TV · 1 ep

2026
The Dink poster

The Dink

Movie · as Mitch

2026
Boris Is Dead poster

Boris Is Dead

Movie · as Bobby

2025
Queen of the Ring poster

Queen of the Ring

Movie · as Al Haft

2025
Killing Mary Sue poster

Killing Mary Sue

Movie · as Knox

2025
A Gunfighter's Deal poster

A Gunfighter's Deal

Movie · as Preacher

2025
Dante's Inferni poster

Dante's Inferni

Movie · as Speaker – 8th Circle: Bertran De Born

2024
Fight Another Day poster

Fight Another Day

Movie · as Fischer

2024
A Taste of Love poster

A Taste of Love

Movie · as Glenn

2024
Dark Night of the Soul poster

Dark Night of the Soul

Movie · as Dad

2024
The Cobra Kai Movie poster

The Cobra Kai Movie

Movie · as Martin Kove

2024
Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo poster

Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2023
Far Haven poster

Far Haven

Movie · as Ambrose Masse

2022
Beyond the Bonsai

Beyond the Bonsai

Movie

2022
Barmageddon poster

Barmageddon

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2021
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story poster

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Movie · as Self

2021
3 Tickets to Paradise poster

3 Tickets to Paradise

Movie · as Felix

2020
Elvis from Outer Space poster

Elvis from Outer Space

Movie · as State Trooper

2020
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters poster

Max Reload and the Nether Blasters

Movie · as Gramps Jenkins

2020
Day 13 poster

Day 13

Movie · as Magnus Torvald

2020
A Wrestling Christmas Miracle poster

A Wrestling Christmas Miracle

Movie · as Warden Jeffries

2020
Bring Me a Dream poster

Bring Me a Dream

Movie · as Sheriff Jack Miller

2019
A Karate Christmas Miracle poster

A Karate Christmas Miracle

Movie · as Graham Palace

2019
The Savant poster

The Savant

Movie · as John Sonsay

2019
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood poster

Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood

Movie · as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff

2019
Bare Knuckle Brawler poster

Bare Knuckle Brawler

Movie · as Mike Calderon

2019
D-Day poster

D-Day

Movie · as Nikolai

2019
VFW poster

VFW

Movie · as Lou Clayton

2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite poster

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

TV · as Martin Kove · 1 ep

2018
Warning - No Trespassing poster

Warning - No Trespassing

Movie · as Marty the CIA agent

2018
Gathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swords poster

Gathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swords

Movie · as Galaron

2018
Garlic and Gunpowder poster

Garlic and Gunpowder

Movie · as Agent Tracey

2018
Paint It Red poster

Paint It Red

Movie · as Scabs

2018
Show No Mercy poster

Show No Mercy

Movie · as Frank

2018
Cobra Kai poster

Cobra Kai

TV · as John Kreese · 56 eps

2017
Fake News poster

Fake News

Movie · as Vice President John Phillips

2017
Joker's Poltergeist poster

Joker's Poltergeist

Movie · as Graham Palace

2017
Price for Freedom poster

Price for Freedom

Movie · as Ayatollah Khalkhali

2017
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs poster

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

Movie · as Self

2016
2 Lava 2 Lantula! poster

2 Lava 2 Lantula!

Movie · as Colonel Jester

2016
Traded poster

Traded

Movie · as Cavendish

2016
Six Gun Savior poster

Six Gun Savior

Movie · as The Mentor

2016
The Chemist poster

The Chemist

Movie · as Frank

2016
Hospital Arrest poster

Hospital Arrest

Movie · as Boss Nigel

2015
Running Forever poster

Running Forever

Movie · as Carson

2015
The Dog Who Saved Summer poster

The Dog Who Saved Summer

Movie · as Captain Vernon

2015
I Hate Christian Laettner poster

I Hate Christian Laettner

Movie · as John Kreese (archive footage)

2014
Falcon Song poster

Falcon Song

Movie · as Caspian

2014
Eternity: The Movie poster

Eternity: The Movie

Movie · as Barry Goldfield, Sr.

2014
Tapped Out poster

Tapped Out

Movie · as Principal Vanhorne

2014
Beyond the Game poster

Beyond the Game

Movie · as James Star

2014
As Night Comes poster

As Night Comes

Movie · as Projectionist

2014
Number Runner poster

Number Runner

Movie · as Bingo Brown

2014
Rice Girl poster

Rice Girl

Movie · as Captain Ron Williams

2014
Red Sky poster

Red Sky

Movie · as Navy Intel Commander

2014
The Extendables poster

The Extendables

Movie · as Aye Lewis

2013
Our Wild Hearts poster

Our Wild Hearts

Movie · as Grizz

2013
I'm in Love with a Church Girl poster

I'm in Love with a Church Girl

Movie · as Terry Edgemond

2013
Reality Terror Night

Reality Terror Night

Movie · as Othello Lazarus

2013
Friend Request poster

Friend Request

Movie · as Captain Meyers

2013
Jet Set poster

Jet Set

Movie · as John

2013
The Goldbergs poster

The Goldbergs

TV · as Master John · 1 ep

2012
Silent but Deadly poster

Silent but Deadly

Movie · as Hodge

2011
Assassins' Code poster

Assassins' Code

Movie · as Tony Brill

2011
The Great Fight poster

The Great Fight

Movie · as John Cooper

2011
Savage poster

Savage

Movie · as Jack Lund

2011
The Life Zone poster

The Life Zone

Movie · as Randy Graves

2011
Dark Games poster

Dark Games

Movie · as Detective Dave Reinhart

2011
NTSF:SD:SUV:: poster

NTSF:SD:SUV::

TV · as Cell Leader · 1 ep

2010
Carmen's Kiss poster

Carmen's Kiss

Movie · as James Drayton

2010
Bare Knuckles poster

Bare Knuckles

Movie · as Sonny Cool

2010
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen poster

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

Movie · as Marty

2009
Ballistica poster

Ballistica

Movie · as Riley

2009
War Wolves poster

War Wolves

Movie · as Malick

2009
Middle Men poster

Middle Men

Movie · as US Senator

2009
Immortally Yours poster

Immortally Yours

Movie · as Steven Miles

2008
Beyond The Ring poster

Beyond The Ring

Movie · as Uncle Patrick

2008
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance poster

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

Movie · as Sheriff Jones

2007
ReVamped poster

ReVamped

Movie · as Detective Reeger

2007
Messages poster

Messages

Movie · as DCI Collins

2007
The Dead Sleep Easy poster

The Dead Sleep Easy

Movie · as Bob Depugh

2007
The Ultimate Fighter poster

The Ultimate Fighter

Movie · as Detective Karpov

2007
Fallen Angels poster

Fallen Angels

Movie · as Daniels

2006
The Veteran poster

The Veteran

Movie · as Father Brazinski

2006
7 Mummies poster

7 Mummies

Movie · as Kile

2006
Crooked poster

Crooked

Movie · as Jake Lawlor

2006
Exit 38 poster

Exit 38

Movie · as Reese

2006
Max Havoc: Ring of Fire poster

Max Havoc: Ring of Fire

Movie · as Lt. Reynolds

2005
Glass Trap poster

Glass Trap

Movie · as Corrigan

2005
The Way of The Karate Kid

The Way of The Karate Kid

Movie · as Self / Kreese

2005
Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars

TV · as Self - Contestant · 2 eps

2004
The Hollywood Mom's Mystery poster

The Hollywood Mom's Mystery

Movie · as Sandy Palumbo

2004
Alien Lockdown poster

Alien Lockdown

Movie · as Anslow

2004
Illusion Infinity poster

Illusion Infinity

Movie · as Taxi Driver

2003
Hard Ground poster

Hard Ground

Movie · as Floyd

2003
Barbarian poster

Barbarian

Movie · as Munkar

2003
Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain poster

Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain

Movie · as Cully

2002
Sting of the Black Scorpion poster

Sting of the Black Scorpion

Movie · as Jack Ames / Firearm

2002
Crocodile 2: Death Roll poster

Crocodile 2: Death Roll

Movie · as Roland

2002
Curse of the Forty-Niner poster

Curse of the Forty-Niner

Movie · as Caleb

2002
Trance poster

Trance

Movie · as Robert Leoni

2002
Shattered Lies poster

Shattered Lies

Movie · as Tom Reynolds

2002
Gentle Ben poster

Gentle Ben

Movie · as Cully

2002
American Gun poster

American Gun

Movie · as Theodore Huntly

2002
The Thief & the Stripper poster

The Thief & the Stripper

Movie · as Crow

2002
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' poster

It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'

Movie · as Self

2001
Under Heavy Fire poster

Under Heavy Fire

Movie · as Father Brazinski

2001
Con Games poster

Con Games

Movie · as Redick

2001
Savage Season poster

Savage Season

Movie · as Frank

2001
Black Scorpion Returns poster

Black Scorpion Returns

Movie · as Jack Ames / Firearm

2001
Final Payback poster

Final Payback

Movie · as Captain Peter James

2001
Extreme Honor poster

Extreme Honor

Movie · as Packard

2001
Outlaw poster

Outlaw

Movie · as Bill Henderson (as Marty Kove)

2001
Black Scorpion poster

Black Scorpion

TV · 1 ep

2000
Bad Guys poster

Bad Guys

Movie · as The Commander

2000
A Drug Called Pornography poster

A Drug Called Pornography

Movie · as Narrator

1999
Assault on Death Mountain poster

Assault on Death Mountain

Movie · as Andy Powers

1999
Joseph's Gift poster

Joseph's Gift

Movie · as Thompsonn

1998
Nowhere Land poster

Nowhere Land

Movie · as Hank

1998
Hyacinth poster

Hyacinth

Movie · as J. B. Walker

1998
Maximum Justice poster

Maximum Justice

Movie · as James Ricks

1998
V.I.P. poster

V.I.P.

TV · as Mr. Scornabacho · 1 ep

1997
Top of the World poster

Top of the World

Movie · as Carl

1997
Assault on Devil's Island poster

Assault on Devil's Island

Movie · as Andy Powers

1997
Judge and Jury poster

Judge and Jury

Movie · as Michael Silvano

1997
Sliding Home poster

Sliding Home

Movie · as Samuel J. Webber

1996
Mercenary poster

Mercenary

Movie · as Phoenix

1996
Baby Face Nelson poster

Baby Face Nelson

Movie · as John Dillinger

1996
Without Mercy poster

Without Mercy

Movie · as Wolf Larsen

1996
Timelock poster

Timelock

Movie · as Admiral Teegs

1995
Final Equinox poster

Final Equinox

Movie · as Torman

1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys poster

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

TV · as Demetrius · 1 ep

1994
Future Shock poster

Future Shock

Movie · as Dr. Langdon

1994
Death Match poster

Death Match

Movie · as Paul Landis

1994
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone poster

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

Movie · as Ed Ross

1994
Endangered poster

Endangered

Movie · as DeVoe

1994
Wyatt Earp poster

Wyatt Earp

Movie · as Ed Ross

1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return poster

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Movie · as Isbecki

1994
Savage Land poster

Savage Land

Movie · as Jabal

1994
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Joe Tanner · 1 ep

1993
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death poster

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death

Movie · as Mr. Lee

1993
To Be the Best poster

To Be the Best

Movie · as Rick Kulhane

1993
The Outfit poster

The Outfit

Movie · as Agent Baker

1993
Firehawk poster

Firehawk

Movie · as Stewart

1993
Lightning in a Bottle poster

Lightning in a Bottle

Movie · as Duane Furber

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Fred Kimble · 1 ep

1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues poster

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

TV · as Chi'Ru Master, Shadow Assassin · 1 ep

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Capt. Walter Newman · 3 eps

1992
Project: Shadowchaser poster

Project: Shadowchaser

Movie · as Desilva

1992
Renegade poster

Renegade

TV · as Mitch Raines / Goliath · 2 eps

1991
Voices That Care poster

Voices That Care

Movie · as Self - Choir Member

1991
White Light poster

White Light

Movie · as Sean Craig

1989
The Karate Kid Part III poster

The Karate Kid Part III

Movie · as Kreese

1989
President's Target poster

President's Target

Movie · as Sam Nicholson

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Detective · 1 ep

1989
Hard Time on Planet Earth poster

Hard Time on Planet Earth

TV · as Jesse · 13 eps

1988
Higher Ground poster

Higher Ground

Movie · as Rick Loden

1987
Steele Justice poster

Steele Justice

Movie · as John Steele

1986
The Karate Kid Part II poster

The Karate Kid Part II

Movie · as Kreese

1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II poster

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Movie · as Ericson

1985
Wildside poster

Wildside

TV · as Lyle Rainwood · 1 ep

1985
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Joe Farrell (segment "Opening Day") · 1 ep

1984
The Karate Kid poster

The Karate Kid

Movie · as Kreese

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Dr. Ellison · 1 ep

1982
Blood Tide poster

Blood Tide

Movie · as Neil Grice

1982
Partners poster

Partners

Movie · as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

1982
Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey

TV · as Det. Victor Isbecki · 125 eps

1980
Trouble in High Timber Country poster

Trouble in High Timber Country

Movie · as Willie Yeager

1980
Laboratory poster

Laboratory

Movie

1980
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe poster

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

TV · as Hell Hound Leader · 1 ep

1980
Beyond Westworld poster

Beyond Westworld

TV · as Jack Edwards · 1 ep

1979
Seven poster

Seven

Movie · as Skip

1979
Donovan's Kid poster

Donovan's Kid

Movie · as Kelso

1979
The Sky Trap poster

The Sky Trap

Movie · as Hoover

1978
The Runaways poster

The Runaways

TV · as Mike · 1 ep

1977
The White Buffalo poster

The White Buffalo

Movie · as Jack McCall

1977
The November Plan poster

The November Plan

Movie · as Stan

1977
The San Pedro Beach Bums poster

The San Pedro Beach Bums

TV · as Ace · 1 ep

1977
We've Got Each Other poster

We've Got Each Other

TV · as Ken Redford · 13 eps

1977
Code R poster

Code R

TV · as George Baker · 13 eps

1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries poster

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

TV · as Pete Miller · 1 ep

1977
CHiPs poster

CHiPs

TV · as Sherwood · 1 ep

1977
The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk

TV · as Henry 'Rocky' Welsh · 1 ep

1976
Kingston poster

Kingston

Movie · as Dealey

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

TV · as Georgie · 1 ep

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Joe Kirby · 1 ep

1975
Death Race 2000 poster

Death Race 2000

Movie · as Nero the Hero

1975
White Line Fever poster

White Line Fever

Movie · as Clem

1975
The Wild Party poster

The Wild Party

Movie · as Editor

1975
Capone poster

Capone

Movie · as Pete Gusenberg

1975
The Four Deuces poster

The Four Deuces

Movie · as Smokey Ross - the 'Deuce of Diamonds'

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as Bud Ewing · 1 ep

1975
Three for the Road poster

Three for the Road

TV · 1 ep

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · as Jimmy Lucas · 1 ep

1974
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead poster

The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

Movie · as Rollo

1974
The Groove Tube poster

The Groove Tube

Movie · as Butz Beer

1974
Rhoda poster

Rhoda

TV · as Gary · 1 ep

1974
Petrocelli poster

Petrocelli

TV · as Frank Harris · 1 ep

1974
The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files

TV · as Harry Smick · 1 ep

1973
Cops and Robbers poster

Cops and Robbers

Movie · as Ambulance Attendant

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Burl Slote · 1 ep

1972
The Last House on the Left poster

The Last House on the Left

Movie · as Deputy

1972
The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival poster

The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival

Movie · as Self

1972
Savages poster

Savages

Movie · as Archie, a Bully

1972
The Rookies poster

The Rookies

TV · as Jimmy Jay · 1 ep

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as Willis Hines · 1 ep

1971
Little Murders poster

Little Murders

Movie · as Checkpoint Police Officer (uncredited)

1971
Women in Revolt poster

Women in Revolt

Movie · as Marty

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Gutherie Cassinger · 1 ep