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Martin Kove

Martin Kove is an American actor and martial artist best known for The Karate Kid (1984), in which he played John Kreese, the head teacher of the Cobra Kai karate school. He reprised the role in two sequels, The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid Part III (1989) as well as the 2018 television sequel series Cobra Kai. He was first seen as Nero the Hero in Death Race 2000 (1975), and afterward as Clem in White Line Fever (1975). He appeared in the TV series Cagney and Lacey (1981) portra

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Cobra Kai

2018
as John Kreese

The Karate Kid

1984
as John Kreese

The Karate Kid, Part II

1986
as John Kreese

The Karate Kid Part III

1989
as John Kreese

Dancing with the Stars

2005
as Martin Kove

The Sky Trap

1979
as Hoover

Blood Tide

1982
as Neil Grice

The Great Fight

2011
as John Cooper

Hard Ground

2003
as Floyd

Six Gun Savior

2016
as The Mentor

The Groove Tube

1974
as Butz Beer

Seven

1979
as Skip

Assassins' Code

2011
as Tony Brill

As Night Comes

2014
as Projectionist

Death Match

1994
as Paul Landis

Cagney & Lacey

1982
as Victor Isbecki

Lightning in a Bottle

1993
as Duane Furber

Alien Lockdown

2004
as Anslow

Final Equinox

1995
as Torman

Steele Justice

1987
as John Steele

Joker's Poltergeist

2015
as Graham Palace

Savage

2011
as Jack Lund

Baby Face Nelson

1996
as John Dillinger

Rice Girl

2003
as Captain Ron Williams

ReVamped

2007
as Detective Reeger

Elvis from Outer Space

2020
as State Trooper

Day 13

2020
as Magnus Torvald

The Outfit

1993
as Agent Baker

Women in Revolt

1971
as Marty (as Marty Kove)

To Be the Best

1993
as Rick Kulhane

Con Games

2001
as Redick

Going Back

2001
as Father Brazinski

Number Runner

2014
as Bingo Brown

Shattered Lies

2002
as Tom Reynolds

Sliding Home

1997
as Samuel J. Webber

Sting of the Black Scorpion

2002
as Jack Ames / Firearm

The Waterfront

1998
as James Ricks

Without Mercy

1995
as Wolf Larsen

Endangered

1994
as DeVoe

Assassin X

2016
as Frank

Gentle Ben

2002
as Cully

Ballistica

2009
as Riley

Reality Terror Night

2013
as Othello Lazarus

Future Shock

1994
as Dr. Langdon

Glass Trap

2005
as Corrigan

Capone

1975
as Pete Gusenberg

Price for Freedom

2017
as Ayatollah Khalkhali

Barbarian

2003
as Munkar

Nowhere Land

1998
as Hank

War Wolves

2009
as Malick

Bare Knuckle Brawler

2019
as Mike Calderon

Fallen Angels

2007
as Daniels

Middle Men

2009
as US Senator

Firehawk

1993
as Stewart

White Light

1991
as Sean Craig

The Life Zone

2011
as Randy Graves

Immortally Yours

2009
as Steven Miles

Running Forever

2015
as Carson

Little Murders

1971
as Thug beating on Alfred

Final Payback

2001
as Captain Peter James

Illusion Infinity

2008
as Taxi Driver

Trance

2002
as Robert Leoni

Messages

2007
as DCI Collins

Bare Knuckles

2010
as Sonny Cool

Soft Target

2006
as Jake Lawlor

Joseph's Gift

1998
as Thompsonn

Timelock

1996
as Admiral Teegs

The Dead Sleep Easy

2007
as Bob Depugh

The Veteran

2006
as Father Brazinski

Beyond The Ring

2008
as Uncle Patrick

President's Target

1989
as Sam Nicholson

Tapped Out

2014
as Principal Vanhorne

Donovan's Kid

1979
as Keslo

Savage Season

2001
as Frank

Traded

2016
as Cavendish

Paint It Red

2018
as Scabs

The White Buffalo

1977
as Jack McCall

Judge and Jury

1997
as Michael Silvano

Death Race 2000

1975
as Nero the Hero

VFW

2020
as Lou Clayton

Falcon Song

2014
as Caspian

Friend Request

2013
as Captain Meyers

Garlic and Gunpowder

2018
as Agent Tracey

2 Lava 2 Lantula!

2016
as Colonel Jester

Director

Episode Silk Stalkings
T.K.O.
1994

Producer

Movie Six Gun Savior 2016

Guest Star

Episode Murder, She Wrote
Armed Response
1985
Episode Starsky & Hutch
Birds of a Feather
1979
Episode The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp: Return To Tombstone
1994
Episode McMillan and Wife
Downshift to Danger
1974
Episode V.I.P.
Bloody Val-entine
1998
Episode NTSF:SD:SUV::
The Risky Business of Being Alone in Your Home
2011
Episode Barnaby Jones
Nest of Scorpions
1978
Episode Hollywood Off Ramp
Cell Phone
2000
Episode Rhoda
Anything Wrong?
1974
Episode Petrocelli
Six Strings of Guilt
1976
Episode Barnaby Jones
Girl on the Road
1979
Episode Quincy, M.E.
The Death Challenge
1979
Episode The Artie And Anthony Show
Episode 139 - With Martin Kove
2018
Episode Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
The Mother of All Monsters
1995
Episode The Rockford Files
Dirty Money, Black Light
1977
Episode Barmageddon (2022)
Jay Pharoah vs. Martin Kove
2022
Episode The Incredible Hulk
Final Round
1978
Episode Cobra Kai
Mercy (1)
2018
Episode The Twilight Zone (1985)
Opening Day
1985
Episode Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Shadow Assassin
1993
Episode The Streets of San Francisco
The Drop
1976
Episode Gunsmoke
In Performance of Duty
1974
Episode Three for the Road
The Rip-Off
1975
Episode Black Scorpion
Sting of the Black Scorpion
2002
Episode A Man Called Sloane
Lady Bug
1979
Episode Collider Live
No Mercy! Sensei Kreese Joins Collider Live! (#103)
2019
Episode Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Return of the Shadow Assassin
1994
Episode Charlie's Angels
Sammy Davis Jr. Kidnap Caper
1977
Episode Burke's Law (1994)
Who Killed Nick Hazard?
1994