Martin Kove

Discover

Martin Kove is an American film and television actor most recognized for his role as the sociopathic Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese in the Karate Kid film series and the television series Cobra Kai. He is also known for his work in films such as Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and on television series such as Cagney & Lacey as Victor Isbecki.

Born

Wednesday, 06 March 1946

Actor Filmography

3 Tickets to Paradise	Felix	2021
Bring Me a Dream	Sheriff Jack Miller	2021
A Wrestling Christmas Miracle	Warden Jeffries	2020
Day 13	Magnus Torvald	2020
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters	Gramps Jenkins	2020
Finding Sara	Lemley	2020
Elvis from Outer Space	State Trooper	2020
VFW	Lou Clayton	2020
A Karate Christmas Miracle	Sam / Graham Palace	2019
Bare Knuckle Brawler	Mike Calderon	2019

(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

3 Tickets to Paradise	Felix	2021
Bring Me a Dream	Sheriff Jack Miller	2021
A Wrestling Christmas Miracle	Warden Jeffries	2020
Day 13	Magnus Torvald	2020
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters	Gramps Jenkins	2020
Finding Sara	Lemley	2020
Elvis from Outer Space	State Trooper	2020
VFW	Lou Clayton	2020
A Karate Christmas Miracle	Sam / Graham Palace	2019
Bare Knuckle Brawler	Mike Calderon	2019
Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood	Bounty Law Sheriff / 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff	2019
D-Day: Battle of Omaha Beach	Nicholas	2019
The Savant	John Sonsay	2019
The Roommates	Jerry	2019
BloodLands	Sheriff Lonnie Dugan	2018
Collider Live	Self	2018
Paint It Red	Scabs	2018
Cobra Kai	John Kreese	2018
Garlic & Gunpowder	Agent Tracey	2018
Renaissance Man	Marty	2018
Gathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swords	Galaron	2018
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story	Himself	2017
Carmen's Kiss	Drayton	2017
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs	Himself	2017
2 Lava 2 Lantula!	Colonel Jester	2016
Assassin X	Frank	2016
Six Gun Savior	The Mentor	2016
Traded	Cavendish	2016
Joker's Wild	Graham Palace	2016
Wild Bill Hickok: Swift Justice	Rayord	2016
A Horse for Christmas	Carson (as Marty Kove)	2015
The Dog Who Saved Summer	Vernon	2015
Trailer Park Kids	Himself	2015
Beyond the Game	James Star	2014
As Night Comes	Projectionist	2014
Eternity: The Movie	Barry Goldfield, Sr.	2014
The Extendables	Aye Lewis	2014
Number Runner	Bingo Brown	2014
Tapped Out	Principal Vanhorne	2014
Red Sky	Navy Intel Commander	2014
Falcon Song	Caspian	2014
I'm In Love With A Church Girl	Terry Edgemond	2013
The Goldbergs	Master John	2013
Reality Terror Night	Othello Lazarus	2013
Celebrity Page	Self	2013
Friend Request	Captain Meyers	2013
Our Wild Hearts	Grizz	2013
Jet Set	John	2013
Silent But Deadly	Hodge	2012
Sabrina Parisi Awards & Fashion Facts	Himself	2012
Sketchy		2012
Assassins' Code	Tony Brill	2011
DPTV Networks	Himself	2011
NTSF:SD:SUV	Cell Leader	2011
Savage	Jack Lund	2011
The Life Zone	Randy Graves	2011
The Great Fight	John Cooper	2011
Bare Knuckles	Sonny Cool	2010
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen	Marty	2010
Ballistica	Riley	2009
Red Carpet Report	Self	2009
Tosh.0	John Kreese	2009
Middle Men	US Senator	2009
War Wolves	Malick	2009
Actors Reporter Interviews	Himself	2009
Immortally Yours	Steven Miles	2009
Actor's Day in LA	Himself	2009
Actors Entertainment	Self	2009
Illusion Infinity	Taxi Driver	2008
Beyond The Ring	Uncle Patrick	2008
ReVamped	Detective Reeger	2007
Messages	DCI Collins	2007
Exit 38	Reese	2006
Max Havoc: Ring of Fire	Lt. Reynolds	2006
A-list	Red Carpet Star	2006
Seven Mummies	Kile	2006
Crooked	Jake Lawlor	2006
The Veteran	Father Brazinski	2006
Criminal Minds	John Folkmore	2005
Miracle at Sage Creek	Jess (scenes deleted)	2005
Dancing with the Stars	Self - Contestant	2005
Glass Trap	Corrigan	2005
Hollywood Mom's Mystery	Sandy Palumbo	2004
Living in TV Land	Himself	2004
Alien Lockdown	Anslow	2004
Super Secret Movie Rules	Himself	2004
Devil's Knight	Zeff	2003
Rice Girl	Captain Ron Williams	2003
Hard Ground	Floyd	2003
Barbarian	Munkar	2003
Gentle Ben 2: Black Gold	Cully	2003
Sting of the Black Scorpion	Firearm	2002
Trance	Robert Leoni	2002
American Gun	Theodore Huntley	2002
Gentle Ben	Cully	2002
Shattered Lies	Tom Reynolds	2002
Crocodile 2: Death Swamp	Roland	2002
Curse of the Forty-Niner	Caleb	2002
Con Games	Redick	2001
Savage Season	Frank	2001
Extreme Honor	Packard	2001
Final Payback	Captain Peter James	2001
Black Scorpion	Jack Ames / Firearm	2001
Going Back	Father Brazinski	2001
The Thief & the Stripper	Crow	2000
Nowhere Land	Hank	2000
Assault on Death Mountain	Andy Powers	1999
V.I.P.	Mr. Scornabacho	1998
Hyacinth	J. B. Walker	1998
Assault on Devil's Island	Andy Powers	1997
Top Of The World	Carl	1997
Sliding Home	Samuel J. Webber	1997
Judge and Jury	Michael Silvano	1996
Mercenary	Phoenix	1996
Grizzly Mountain	Marshal Jackson	1996
Baby Face Nelson	John Dillinger	1996
Timelock	Admiral Teegs	1996
Without Mercy	Wolf Larsen	1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Demetrius	1995
Cagney & Lacey: The Return	Isbecki	1994
Death Match	Paul Landis	1994
Gambler V: Playing for Keeps	Black Jack	1994
Savage Land	Jabal	1994
Endangered	DeVoe	1994
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone	Ed Ross	1994
Wyatt Earp	Ed Ross	1994
Burke's Law	Joe Tanner	1994
Future Shock	Dr. Langdon	1994
Diagnosis Murder	Capt. Walter Newman, Captain Newman, Captain Walter Newman	1993
To Be The Best	Rick Kulhane	1993
The Outfit	Agent Baker	1993
Shootfighter: Fight To The Death	Mr. Lee	1993
Walker, Texas Ranger	Fred Kimble	1993
Without a Kiss Goodbye	Sheriff Harding	1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Chi'Ru Master	1993
Lightning in a Bottle	Duane Furber	1993
Firehawk	Stewart	1993
Renegade	Mitch Raines / Goliath	1992
Shadowchaser	Desilva	1992
White Light	Sean Craig	1991
The Man from Nowhere	Sam Nicholson	1989
Tales from the Crypt	Detective	1989
The Karate Kid Part III	Kreese	1989
Hard Time on Planet Earth	Jesse	1989
Higher Ground	Rick Loden	1988
Steele Justice	John Steele	1987
Star's Table	Himself	1986
The Karate Kid Part II	Kreese	1986
The Twilight Zone	Joe Farrell	1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II	Ericson	1985
Wildside	Lyle Rainwood	1985
Murder, She Wrote	Dr. Ellison	1984
The Karate Kid	Kreese	1984
Just Men!	Himself	1983
Bloodtide	Neil Grice	1982
Cry For The Strangers	Jeff	1982
Cagney & Lacey	Det. Victor Isbecki, Victor Isbecki	1981
Laboratory		1980
Beyond Westworld	Jack Edwards	1980
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe	Hell Hound Leader	1980
A Man Called Sloane		1979
Seven	Skip	1979
The Runaways	Mike	1978
The Incredible Hulk	Henry 'Rocky' Welsh	1977
We've Got Each Other	Ken Redford, Ken	1977
CHiPs	Sherwood	1977
The White Buffalo	Jack McCall	1977
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries	Pete Miller	1977
Code R	George Baker	1977
Quincy M.E.	Joe Kirby	1976
Kingston: Confidential	Dealey	1976
Charlie's Angels	Georgie	1976
The Four Deuces	Smokey Ross - the 'Deuce of Diamonds'	1976
Three for the Road		1975
White Line Fever	Clem	1975
Starsky and Hutch	Jimmy Lucas	1975
Death Race 2000	Nero the Hero	1975
Capone	Pete Gusenberg	1975
Switch	Bud Ewing	1975
The Wild Party	Editor	1975
Petrocelli	Frank Harris	1974
Rhoda	Gary	1974
The Groove Tube	Butz Beer (as Marty Cove)	1974
The Rockford Files	Harry Smick	1974
Road Movie	Weigh Station Cop	1973
Kojak	Burl Slote	1973
Cops and Robbers	Ambulance Attendant	1973
Police Story	Officer #2	1973
Barnaby Jones	Greg Saunders, Stan Benson	1973
The Streets of San Francisco	Willis Hines	1972
The Rookies	Jimmy Jay	1972
The Last House On The Left	Deputy	1972
Savages	Archie, a Bully	1972
Women In Revolt	Marty (as Marty Kove)	1971
McMillan & Wife	Joe Smith	1971
Little Murders	Thug beating on Alfred	1971
McCloud	Punk	1970
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Himself - Guest	1962
Gunsmoke	Guthrie	1955
The Magical World of Disney	Hoover	1954