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