Martin Kove
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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
Credits
The Dink (2026)
as Mitch
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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
as Ericson
The Karate Kid (1984)
as Kreese
The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
as Kreese
The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
as Kreese
Wyatt Earp (1994)
as Ed Ross
Middle Men (2009)
as US Senator
Boot Lake (—)
Actor
Death Race 2000 (1975)
as Nero the Hero
The Last House on the Left (1972)
as Deputy
Messages (2007)
as DCI Collins
Queen of the Ring (2025)
as Al Haft
Savage Season (2001)
as Frank
Final Payback (2001)
as Captain Peter James
Baby Face Nelson (1996)
as John Dillinger
Steele Justice (1987)
as John Steele
The White Buffalo (1977)
as Jack McCall
The Chemist (2016)
as Frank
Bad Guys (2000)
as The Commander
VFW (2019)
as Lou Clayton
Dante's Inferni (2025)
as Speaker – 8th Circle: Bertran De Born
Crocodile 2: Death Roll (2002)
as Roland
Our Wild Hearts (2013)
as Grizz
I'm in Love with a Church Girl (2013)
as Terry Edgemond
The Cobra Kai Movie (2024)
as Martin Kove
Capone (1975)
as Pete Gusenberg
Red Sky (2014)
as Navy Intel Commander
Assault on Devil's Island (1997)
as Andy Powers
Extreme Honor (2001)
as Packard
Traded (2016)
as Cavendish
The Life Zone (2011)
as Randy Graves
White Line Fever (1975)
as Clem
2 Lava 2 Lantula! (2016)
as Colonel Jester
Fight Another Day (2024)
as Fischer
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993)
as Mr. Lee
Joker's Poltergeist (2017)
as Graham Palace
Elvis from Outer Space (2020)
as State Trooper
Little Murders (1971)
as Checkpoint Police Officer (uncredited)
Death Match (1994)
as Paul Landis
Tapped Out (2014)
as Principal Vanhorne
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021)
as Self
Black Scorpion Returns (2001)
as Jack Ames / Firearm
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994)
as Ed Ross
Killing Mary Sue (2025)
as Knox
The Groove Tube (1974)
as Butz Beer
I Hate Christian Laettner (2015)
as John Kreese (archive footage)
Hyacinth (1998)
as J. B. Walker
The Dog Who Saved Summer (2015)
as Captain Vernon
Hard Ground (2003)
as Floyd
Bare Knuckles (2010)
as Sonny Cool
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance (2008)
as Sheriff Jones
Sting of the Black Scorpion (2002)
as Jack Ames / Firearm
To Be the Best (1993)
as Rick Kulhane
The Veteran (2006)
as Father Brazinski
Top of the World (1997)
as Carl
A Taste of Love (2024)
as Glenn
A Drug Called Pornography (2000)
as Narrator
7 Mummies (2006)
as Kile
Timelock (1996)
as Admiral Teegs
Blood Tide (1982)
as Neil Grice
Cops and Robbers (1973)
as Ambulance Attendant
Barbarian (2003)
as Munkar
Seven (1979)
as Skip
Friend Request (2013)
as Captain Meyers
Beyond the Bonsai (2022)
Actor
Partners (1982)
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Project: Shadowchaser (1992)
as Desilva
D-Day (2019)
as Nikolai
A Gunfighter's Deal (2025)
as Preacher
Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002)
as Caleb
Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain (2003)
as Cully
Max Havoc: Ring of Fire (2006)
as Lt. Reynolds
War Wolves (2009)
as Malick
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020)
as Gramps Jenkins
Assault on Death Mountain (1999)
as Andy Powers
Six Gun Savior (2016)
as The Mentor
Crooked (2006)
as Jake Lawlor
Garlic and Gunpowder (2018)
as Agent Tracey
Ballistica (2009)
as Riley
3 Tickets to Paradise (2021)
as Felix
Under Heavy Fire (2001)
as Father Brazinski
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
as Self
Mercenary (1996)
as Phoenix
Gentle Ben (2002)
as Cully
Nowhere Land (1998)
as Hank
Bring Me a Dream (2020)
as Sheriff Jack Miller
Paint It Red (2018)
as Scabs
Con Games (2001)
as Redick
Rice Girl (2014)
as Captain Ron Williams
The Thief & the Stripper (2002)
as Crow
Savages (1972)
as Archie, a Bully
ReVamped (2007)
as Detective Reeger
A Karate Christmas Miracle (2019)
as Graham Palace
Bare Knuckle Brawler (2019)
as Mike Calderon
Far Haven (2023)
as Ambrose Masse
The Great Fight (2011)
as John Cooper
Day 13 (2020)
as Magnus Torvald
Glass Trap (2005)
as Corrigan
White Light (1991)
as Sean Craig
Savage Land (1994)
as Jabal
The Wild Party (1975)
as Editor
The Savant (2019)
as John Sonsay
A Wrestling Christmas Miracle (2020)
as Warden Jeffries
The Extendables (2014)
as Aye Lewis
The Hollywood Mom's Mystery (2004)
as Sandy Palumbo
Eternity: The Movie (2014)
as Barry Goldfield, Sr.
The Way of The Karate Kid (2005)
as Self / Kreese
Dark Night of the Soul (2024)
as Dad
The Roommates (—)
as Jerry
The Outfit (1993)
as Agent Baker
The Four Deuces (1975)
as Smokey Ross - the 'Deuce of Diamonds'
Kingston (1976)
as Dealey
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
as Isbecki
Voices That Care (1991)
as Self - Choir Member
Lightning in a Bottle (1993)
as Duane Furber
Future Shock (1994)
as Dr. Langdon
Savage (2011)
as Jack Lund
Alien Lockdown (2004)
as Anslow
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead (1974)
as Rollo
Trance (2002)
as Robert Leoni
Gathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swords (2018)
as Galaron
Boris Is Dead (2026)
as Bobby
Fallen Angels (2007)
as Daniels
Beyond the Game (2014)
as James Star
Assassins' Code (2011)
as Tony Brill
As Night Comes (2014)
as Projectionist
Judge and Jury (1997)
as Michael Silvano
Hospital Arrest (2016)
as Boss Nigel
Carmen's Kiss (2010)
as James Drayton
Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)
as Willie Yeager
Beyond The Ring (2008)
as Uncle Patrick
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen (2010)
as Marty
Joseph's Gift (1999)
as Thompsonn
Without Mercy (1996)
as Wolf Larsen
Shattered Lies (2002)
as Tom Reynolds
The November Plan (1977)
as Stan
Outlaw (2001)
as Bill Henderson (as Marty Kove)
Dark Games (2011)
as Detective Dave Reinhart
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' (2002)
as Self
Running Forever (2015)
as Carson
President's Target (1989)
as Sam Nicholson
Donovan's Kid (1979)
as Kelso
The Sky Trap (1979)
as Hoover
The Ultimate Fighter (2007)
as Detective Karpov
Fake News (2017)
as Vice President John Phillips
Laboratory (1980)
Actor
Price for Freedom (2017)
as Ayatollah Khalkhali
American Gun (2002)
as Theodore Huntly
Illusion Infinity (2004)
as Taxi Driver
The Dead Sleep Easy (2007)
as Bob Depugh
The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival (1972)
as Self
Women in Revolt (1971)
as Marty
Immortally Yours (2009)
as Steven Miles
Falcon Song (2014)
as Caspian
Silent but Deadly (2012)
as Hodge
Endangered (1994)
as DeVoe
Firehawk (1993)
as Stewart
Jet Set (2013)
as John
Number Runner (2014)
as Bingo Brown
Final Equinox (1995)
as Torman
Unarmed (—)
Actor
Maximum Justice (1998)
as James Ricks
Higher Ground (1988)
as Rick Loden
Warning - No Trespassing (2018)
as Marty the CIA agent
Exit 38 (2006)
as Reese
Show No Mercy (2018)
as Frank
Reality Terror Night (2013)
as Othello Lazarus
Sliding Home (1997)
as Samuel J. Webber