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Martin Kove was born on March 6, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York. Strong-featured, narrow-eyed actor who has portrayed a mixed bag of both good guys and bad guys. He first turned up on screen in several minor roles, and was noticed as the villainous Nero the Hero in the low-budget road race Death Race 2000 (1975), and then as Clem the sadistic rigger, ... See full bio »

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Known For

The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid Kreese
(1984)
The Karate Kid Part III
The Karate Kid Part III Kreese
(1989)
Death Race 2000
Death Race 2000 Nero the Hero
(1975)
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo: First Blood Part II Ericson
(1985)
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  Echo One (TV Movie) (announced)
  The Highwayman (post-production)
Roan Blackthorn
 2022 Dante's Hell (post-production)
Speaker - 8th Circle: Bertran De Born
 2018-2021 Cobra Kai (TV Series)
John Kreese
- The Rise (2021) ... John Kreese
- The Fall (2021) ... John Kreese
- Party Time (2021) ... John Kreese
- Minefields (2021) ... John Kreese
- Kicks Get Chicks (2021) ... John Kreese
Show all 33 episodes
 2021 Gravesend (TV Series)
Murray Zorwitz
- Miami Nights (2021) ... Murray Zorwitz
- On the Lam (2021) ... Murray Zorwitz
 2021 3 Tickets to Paradise
Felix
 2020 Dean McDermott: Working Actor (TV Series)
Dylan (2018)
 2020 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 Bring Me a Dream
Sheriff Jack Miller
 2019 The Roommates (TV Series)
Jerry
- The Magic Show ... Jerry
 2019 Bare Knuckle Brawler
Mike Calderon
 2019 VFW
Lou Clayton
 2019 Paint It Red
Scabs
 2019 Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood
Bounty Law Sheriff
 2019 The Savant
John Sonsay
 2018 Warning: No Trespassing
Marty the CIA agent
 2018 Puppets (TV Movie)
 2018 Show No Mercy (Short)
Frank
 2018 Ellen Bond Secret Agent (Short)
Colonel Rachmann
 2017 BloodLands (TV Series)
Sheriff Lonnie Dugan
- Pilot (2017) ... Sheriff Lonnie Dugan
 2017/I Fake News
Vice President John Phillips
 2017 Price for Freedom
Ayatollah Khalkhali
 2017 Garlic & Gunpowder
Agent Tracey
 2017 The Goldbergs (TV Series)
Master John
- The Kara-te Kid (2017) ... Master John
 2016 Hospital Arrest
Boss Nigel
 2016 2 Lava 2 Lantula! (TV Movie)
Colonel Jester
 2016 Assassin X
Frank
 2016 Six Gun Savior
The Mentor
 2016 Joker's Wild
Rand Place
 2016 Traded
Cavendish
 2016/II Beyond the Game
James Star
 2015/I The Shadow (Short)
Will Troncalli
 2015 A Horse for Christmas
Carson (as Marty Kove)
 2015 Hardin
Mannen Clements Sr.
 2015 The Dog Who Saved Summer
Vernon
 2015 Criminal Minds (TV Series)
John Folkmore
- Scream (2015) ... John Folkmore
 2015/VII The End (Short)
John Doe
 2014 Tumbleweed: A True Story
Silver Bush
 2014 As Night Comes
Projectionist
 2014 The Extendables
Aye Lewis
 2014 Rice Girl
Captain Ron Williams
 2014 Number Runner (Video)
Bingo Brown
 2014/II Snapshot
Jack Adams
 2014 Stuff It (Short)
Big Hank
 2014 Tapped Out
Principal Vanhorne
 2014/I Red Sky
Navy Intel Commander
 2014 Eternity: The Movie
Barry Goldfield, Sr.
 2014 Falcon Song
Caspian
 2013 Friend Request
Captain Meyers
 2013 Jet Set
John
 2013 I'm in Love with a Church Girl
Terry Edgemond
 2013 Reality Terror Night
Othello Lazarus
 2013 Sketchy (TV Series)
- It Doesn't Get Better (2013)
 2013 Our Wild Hearts (TV Movie)
Grizz
 2012 Silent But Deadly
Hodge
 2012 Smokewood (TV Movie)
Rex Burnett
 2011 Assassins' Code
Tony Brill
 2011 NTSF:SD:SUV (TV Series)
Cell Leader
- The Risky Business of Being Alone in Your Home (2011) ... Cell Leader
 2011 Dark Games
Detective Dave Reinhart
 2011 Savage
Jack Lund
 2011 The Life Zone
Randy Graves
 2011 The Great Fight
John Cooper
 2011 Tosh.0 (TV Series)
John Kreese
- Board Breaker (2011) ... John Kreese
 2011 Memphis Rising: Elvis Returns
Highway Patrol
 2010 Bare Knuckles
Sonny Cool
 2010 Carmen's Kiss
Drayton
 2010 The Ascent
Lewis
 2010 The Grove (Short)
Shuffle - Mike
 2010 Dante's Inferno: Abandon All Hope (Documentary short)
Speaker: 8th Circle - The Sowers of Discord
 2009 Ballistica
Riley
 2009 Middle Men
US Senator
 2009 War Wolves (TV Movie)
Malick
 2009 Immortally Yours
Steven Miles
 2008 Man of a Thousand Faces (Documentary)
J. Carrol Naish
 2008 Beyond the Ring
Uncle Patrick
 2007 Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter
Detective Karpov
 2007 The Dead Sleep Easy
Bob Depugh
 2007 Revamped (Video)
Detective Reeger
 2007 Messages
DCI Collins
 2007 No More Kings: Sweep the Leg (Short)
Sensei Kreese
 2006 Fallen Angels
Daniels
 2006 Exit 38 (Video)
Reese
 2006 Max Havoc: Ring of Fire
Lt. Reynolds
 2006 Crooked
Jake Lawlor
 2006 A-List
Red Carpet Star
 2006 Seven Mummies
Kile
 2005 Miracle at Sage Creek
Jess (scenes deleted)
 2005 Glass Trap
Corrigan
 2004 Hollywood, It's a Dog's Life
The Clown / Martin Kove
 2004 Illusion Infinity
Taxi Driver
 2004 The Hollywood Mom's Mystery (TV Movie)
Sandy Palumbo
 2004 Alien Lockdown (TV Movie)
Anslow
 2003 Devil's Knight
Zeff
 2003 Hard Ground (TV Movie)
Floyd
 2003 Barbarian (Video)
Munkar
 2003 Gentle Ben 2: Black Gold (TV Movie)
Cully
 2002 Sting of the Black Scorpion (Video)
Jack Ames / Firearm
 2002 Trance
Robert Leoni
 2002 American Gun
Theodore Huntley
 2002 Gentle Ben (TV Movie)
Cully
 2002 Crocodile 2: Death Swamp
Roland
 2002 Shattered Lies
Tom Reynolds
 2001 Savage Season
Frank
 2001 Con Games (Video)
Timothy Redick
 2001 Extreme Honor
Packard
 2001/II Under Heavy Fire
Father Brazinski
 2001 Black Scorpion Returns (Video)
 2001 Final Payback
Captain Peter James
 2001 Black Scorpion (TV Series)
Jack Ames / Firearm
- Armed and Dangerous (2001) ... Jack Ames / Firearm
 2000 A Drug Called Pornography (Documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 2000 Bad Guys
The Commander
 2000 Hollywood Off-Ramp (TV Series)
- Cell Phone (2000)
 1999 Joseph's Gift
Thompsonn
 1999 Assault on Death Mountain (TV Movie)
Andy Powers
 1998-1999 Diagnosis Murder (TV Series)
Captain Walter Newman / Captain Newman / Capt. Walter Newman
- Voices Carry (1999) ... Captain Walter Newman
- Trapped in Paradise (1999) ... Captain Newman
- The Last Resort (1998) ... Capt. Walter Newman
 1998 Hyacinth
J. B. Walker
 1998 Nowhere Land
Hank
 1998 The Waterfront
James Ricks
 1998 V.I.P. (TV Series)
Mr. Scornabacho
- Bloody Val-entine (1998) ... Mr. Scornabacho
 1997 Sliding Home
Samuel J. Weber
 1997 Assault on Devil's Island (TV Movie)
Andy Powers
 1997/II Top of the World
Carl
 1996 Timelock
Admiral Teegs
 1996 Judge and Jury
Michael Silvano
 1996 Mercenary (Video)
Phoenix
 1996 Baby Face Nelson
John Dillinger
 1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV Series)
Demetrius
- The Mother of All Monsters (1995) ... Demetrius
 1995 Without Mercy
Wolf Larsen
 1995 Final Equinox
Torman
 1995 Grizzly Mountain
Marshal Jackson
 1995 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series)
Fred Kimble
- Flashback (1995) ... Fred Kimble
 1994 Cagney & Lacey: The Return (TV Movie)
Isbecki
 1994 Death Match
Paul Landis
 1994 Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (TV Movie)
Black Jack
 1994 Savage Land
Jabal
 1994 Endangered
DeVoe
 1994 Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (TV Movie)
Ed Ross
 1994 Wyatt Earp
Ed Ross
 1993-1994 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV Series)
Shadow Assassin / Chi'Ru Master
- Return of the Shadow Assassin (1994) ... Shadow Assassin
- Shadow Assassin (1993) ... Chi'Ru Master
 1994 Burke's Law (TV Series)
Joe Tanner
- Who Killed Nick Hazard? (1994) ... Joe Tanner
 1994 Future Shock
Dr. Langdon
 1993 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)
Detective
- Half-Way Horrible (1993) ... Detective
 1993 To Be the Best (Video)
Rick Kulhane
 1993 The Outfit
Agent Baker
 1993 Renegade (TV Series)
Mitch Raines / Goliath
- Fighting Cage: Part 2 (1993) ... Mitch Raines / Goliath
- Fighting Cage: Part 1 (1993) ... Mitch Raines / Goliath
 1993 Lightning in a Bottle
Duane Furber
 1993 Without a Kiss Goodbye (TV Movie)
Sheriff Harding
 1993 Firehawk (Video)
Stewart
 1992 Shadowchaser (Video)
Desilva
 1991 White Light
Sean Craig
 1989 President's Target
Sam Nicholson
 1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth (TV Series)
Jesse
- Wally's Gang (1989) ... Jesse
- The All American (1989) ... Jesse
- Not in Our Stars (1989) ... Jesse
- Rodeo Show (1989) ... Jesse
- Jesse's Fifteen Minutes (1989) ... Jesse
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 1989 The Karate Kid Part III
Kreese
 1988 Higher Ground (TV Movie)
Rick Loden
 1982-1988 Cagney & Lacey (TV Series)
Victor Isbecki / Isbecki
- A Fair Shake: Part 2 (1988) ... Victor Isbecki (credit only)
- A Fair Shake: Part 1 (1988) ... Victor Isbecki (credit only)
- Yup (1988) ... Victor Isbecki (credit only)
- Friendly Fire (1988) ... Victor Isbecki
- Amends (1988) ... Victor Isbecki
Show all 125 episodes
 1987 Steele Justice
John Steele
 1986 The Karate Kid Part II
John Kreese
 1985 The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Joe Farrell (segment "Opening Day")
- The Shadow Man/The Uncle Devil Show/Opening Day (1985) ... Joe Farrell (segment "Opening Day")
 1985 Wildside (TV Series)
Lyle Rainwood
- Don't Keep the Home Fires Burning (1985) ... Lyle Rainwood
 1985 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)
Dr. Ellison
- Armed Response (1985) ... Dr. Ellison
 1984 The Karate Kid
Kreese
 1983 Laboratory
Gerard, Subject 32D
 1983 The Optimist (TV Series)
The Rival
- The Good, the Bad and the Nasty (1983) ... The Rival
 1982 Cry for the Strangers (TV Movie)
Jeff
 1982 Bloodtide
Neil Grice
 1982 Partners
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
 1981-1982 The Edge of Night (TV Series)
Romeo Slade
- Episode #1.6676 (1982) ... Romeo Slade
- Episode #1.6556 (1981) ... Romeo Slade (credit only)
- Episode #1.6555 (1981) ... Romeo Slade
- Episode #1.6554 (1981) ... Romeo Slade
- Episode #1.6553 (1981) ... Romeo Slade
Show all 16 episodes
 1980 Beyond Westworld (TV Series)
Jack Edwards
- Take-Over (1980) ... Jack Edwards
 1980 Trouble in High Timber Country (TV Movie)
Willie Yeager
 1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV Series)
Hell Hound Leader
- Savage Says: What Are Friends For? (1980) ... Hell Hound Leader (as Marty Kove)
 1979 A Man Called Sloane (TV Series)
- Lady Bug (1979)
 1979 CHiPs (TV Series)
Sherwood
- Hot Wheels (1979) ... Sherwood
 1978-1979 Barnaby Jones (TV Series)
Stan Benson / Greg Saunders
- Girl on the Road (1979) ... Stan Benson
- Nest of Scorpions (1978) ... Greg Saunders
 1979 Seven
Skip
 1979 The Runaways (TV Series)
Mike
- Dreams of My Father (1979) ... Mike
 1979 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
Hoover
- The Sky Trap / Trampa en el cielo (1979) ... Hoover
 1979 Quincy M.E. (TV Series)
Joe Kirby
- The Death Challenge (1979) ... Joe Kirby
 1979 Starsky and Hutch (TV Series)
Jimmy Lucas
- Birds of a Feather (1979) ... Jimmy Lucas
 1979 Donovan's Kid (TV Movie)
Keslo
 1978 The Incredible Hulk (TV Series)
Henry 'Rocky' Welsh
- Final Round (1978) ... Henry 'Rocky' Welsh
 1977-1978 We've Got Each Other (TV Series)
Ken Redford / Ken
- Pumping Iron (1978) ... Ken Redford
- The Long Vacation (1977) ... Ken Redford
- My Brother's Keeper (1977) ... Ken Redford
- Incomplete Pass (1977) ... Ken Redford
- The Collector (1977) ... Ken Redford
Show all 6 episodes
 1977 Charlie's Angels (TV Series)
Georgie
- Sammy Davis, Jr. Kidnap Caper (1977) ... Georgie
 1977 Code R (TV Series)
George Baker
- Decisions (1977) ... George Baker
- The Aliens (1977) ... George Baker
- Black Out (1977) ... George Baker
- Beauty and the Beach (1977) ... George Baker
- Grounded (1977)
Show all 12 episodes
 1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series)
Pete Miller
- Mystery of the Solid Gold Kicker (1977) ... Pete Miller
 1977 The November Plan (TV Movie)
Stan
 1977 The Rockford Files (TV Series)
Harry Smick
- Dirty Money, Black Light (1977) ... Harry Smick
 1977 The White Buffalo
Jack McCall
 1977 Mr. Billion
Texas Gambler (uncredited)
 1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series)
Willis Hines
- The Drop (1976) ... Willis Hines
 1976 Kojak (TV Series)
Burl Slote
- Law Dance (1976) ... Burl Slote
 1976 Captains and the Kings (TV Mini Series)
 1976 Kingston: Confidential (TV Series)
Dealey
- Kingston (1976) ... Dealey
 1976 Petrocelli (TV Series)
Frank Harris
- Six Strings of Guilt (1976) ... Frank Harris
 1975 The Rookies (TV Series)
Jimmy Jay
- Measure of Mercy (1975) ... Jimmy Jay
 1975 Three for the Road (TV Series)
- The Rip-off (1975)
 1975 Switch (TV Series)
Bud Ewing
- The Deadly Missiles Caper (1975) ... Bud Ewing
 1975 White Line Fever
Clem
 1975 The Four Deuces
Smokey Ross - the 'Deuce of Diamonds'
 1975 Death Race 2000
Nero the Hero
 1975 Capone
Pete Gusenberg
 1975 The Wild Party
Editor
 1974 Rhoda (TV Series)
Gary
- Anything Wrong? (1974) ... Gary
 1974 Gunsmoke (TV Series)
Gutherie Cassinger
- In Performance of Duty (1974) ... Gutherie Cassinger
 1974 McMillan & Wife (TV Series)
Joe Smith
- Downshift to Danger (1974) ... Joe Smith
 1974 The Groove Tube
Butz Beer (as Marty Cove)
 1974 McCloud (TV Series)
Punk
- This Must Be the Alamo (1974) ... Punk (uncredited)
 1974 Police Story (TV Series)
Officer #2
- Chief (1974) ... Officer #2
 1974 The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series)
Rollo
- The Spy Who Returned from the Dead (1974) ... Rollo
 1973 Road Movie
Weigh Station Cop
 1973 Cops and Robbers
Ambulance Attendant
 1972 Savages
Archie, a Bully
 1971 Women in Revolt
Marty (as Marty Kove)
 1971 Little Murders
Checkpoint Police Officer (uncredited)
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Alternate Names:

Marty Cove | Marty Kove

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse:

Vivienne Kove  (divorced)  (2 children)

Children:

Kove, Jesse Morgan | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on one of his most famous roles, in The Karate Kid (1984)] Over the years, kids have come up to me in places like supermarkets, and hit me and said things like, "You hurt Ralph (Ralph Macchio)!". It makes me feel like the Darth Vader of the contemporary cinematic world. As Sensei John Kreese, I'm truly hated and I love it. I had no idea how much anxiety people would be releasing by hating this ... See more »

Trivia:

Played a racer in competition with a non-famous Sylvester Stallone in Death Race 2000 and later played antagonist to an extremely famous Sly in Rambo (First Blood II). See more »

Trademark:

Square Jaw and Cleft Chin

Nickname:

Marty

Star Sign:

Pisces
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