Martin Kove
Biography
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Dancing with the Stars
2005
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
The Goldbergs
2013
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Charlie's Angels
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Rockford Files
1974
Cobra Kai
2018
V.I.P.
1998
Renegade
1992
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant · 2005
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Martin Kove · 2019
Diagnosis: Murder
as Capt. Walter Newman · 1993
The Goldbergs
as Master John · 2013
Murder, She Wrote
as Dr. Ellison · 1984
Charlie's Angels
as Georgie · 1976
Quincy, M.E.
as Joe Kirby · 1976
The Rockford Files
as Harry Smick · 1974
Cobra Kai
as John Kreese · 2018
V.I.P.
as Mr. Scornabacho · 1998
Renegade
as Mitch Raines / Goliath · 1992
The Twilight Zone
as Joe Farrell (segment "Opening Day") · 1985
The Incredible Hulk
as Henry 'Rocky' Welsh · 1977
Starsky & Hutch
as Jimmy Lucas · 1975
Cagney & Lacey
as Det. Victor Isbecki · 1982
Cagney & Lacey
as Victor Isbecki · 1982
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Fred Kimble · 1993
Tales from the Crypt
as Detective · 1989
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff · 2019
The Rookies
as Jimmy Jay · 1972
Rhoda
as Gary · 1974
Gunsmoke
as Gutherie Cassinger · 1955
The Streets of San Francisco
as Willis Hines · 1972
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Chi'Ru Master · 1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Shadow Assassin · 1993
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Demetrius · 1995
Kojak
as Burl Slote · 1973
Switch
as Bud Ewing · 1975
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Pete Miller · 1977
Rambo: First Blood Part II
as Ericson · 1985
NTSF:SD:SUV::
as Cell Leader · 2011
The Karate Kid
as Kreese · 1984
CHiPs
as Sherwood · 1977
Burke's Law
as Joe Tanner · 1994
Petrocelli
as Frank Harris · 1974
The Dink
as Mitch · 2026
The Karate Kid Part II
as Kreese · 1986
The Karate Kid Part III
as Kreese · 1989
Black Scorpion
· 2001
Code R
as George Baker · 1977
Wyatt Earp
as Ed Ross · 1994
Beyond Westworld
as Jack Edwards · 1980
Death Race 2000
as Nero the Hero · 1975
Hard Time on Planet Earth
as Jesse · 1989
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
as Hell Hound Leader · 1980
Barmageddon
as Self - Contestant · 2022
The Last House on the Left
as Deputy · 1972
Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo
as Self · 2024
The San Pedro Beach Bums
as Ace · 1977
Wildside
as Lyle Rainwood · 1985
Three for the Road
· 1975
Queen of the Ring
as Al Haft · 2025
The Runaways
as Mike · 1978
We've Got Each Other
as Ken Redford · 1977
Middle Men
as US Senator · 2009
The White Buffalo
as Jack McCall · 1977
Capone
as Pete Gusenberg · 1975
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
as Mr. Lee · 1993
VFW
as Lou Clayton · 2019
Crocodile 2: Death Roll
as Roland · 2002
2 Lava 2 Lantula!
as Colonel Jester · 2016
The Dog Who Saved Summer
as Captain Vernon · 2015
Red Sky
as Navy Intel Commander · 2014
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
as Terry Edgemond · 2013
Top of the World
as Carl · 1997
Fight Another Day
as Fischer · 2024
The Chemist
as Frank · 2016
Traded
as Cavendish · 2016
Beyond the Game
as James Star · 2014
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
as Gramps Jenkins · 2020
Bring Me a Dream
as Sheriff Jack Miller · 2020
Dante's Inferni
as Speaker – 8th Circle: Bertran De Born · 2025
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
as Sheriff Jones · 2008
The Cobra Kai Movie
as Martin Kove · 2024
Assault on Devil's Island
as Andy Powers · 1997
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
as Self · 2021
White Line Fever
as Clem · 1975
A Gunfighter's Deal
as Preacher · 2025
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self · 2017
War Wolves
as Malick · 2009
Boot Lake
Little Murders
as Checkpoint Police Officer (uncredited) · 1971
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Ed Ross · 1994
Tapped Out
as Principal Vanhorne · 2014
Baby Face Nelson
as John Dillinger · 1996
Final Payback
as Captain Peter James · 2001
Curse of the Forty-Niner
as Caleb · 2002
Mercenary
as Phoenix · 1996
Dinosaurs of the Wild West
· 2027
Messages
as DCI Collins · 2007
Assault on Death Mountain
as Andy Powers · 1999
The Veteran
as Father Brazinski · 2006
A Taste of Love
as Glenn · 2024
Sting of the Black Scorpion
as Jack Ames / Firearm · 2002
Project: Shadowchaser
as Desilva · 1992
I Hate Christian Laettner
as John Kreese (archive footage) · 2015
Max Havoc: Ring of Fire
as Lt. Reynolds · 2006
Our Wild Hearts
as Grizz · 2013
Extreme Honor
as Packard · 2001
Timelock
as Admiral Teegs · 1996
Hard Ground
as Floyd · 2003
The Extendables
as Aye Lewis · 2014
The Roommates
as Jerry
Ballistica
as Riley · 2009
The Hollywood Mom's Mystery
as Sandy Palumbo · 2004
Killing Mary Sue
as Knox · 2025
Savage Season
as Frank · 2001
Death Match
as Paul Landis · 1994
Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain
as Cully · 2003
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
as Marty · 2010
Bad Guys
as The Commander · 2000
The Wild Party
as Editor · 1975
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Isbecki · 1994
Cops and Robbers
as Ambulance Attendant · 1973
Seven
as Skip · 1979
3 Tickets to Paradise
as Felix · 2021
Far Haven
as Ambrose Masse · 2023
To Be the Best
as Rick Kulhane · 1993
Elvis from Outer Space
as State Trooper · 2020
The Life Zone
as Randy Graves · 2011
Friend Request
as Captain Meyers · 2013
The Four Deuces
as Smokey Ross - the 'Deuce of Diamonds' · 1975
A Karate Christmas Miracle
as Graham Palace · 2019
Con Games
as Redick · 2001
Joker's Poltergeist
as Graham Palace · 2017
Carmen's Kiss
as James Drayton · 2010
Partners
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited) · 1982
Glass Trap
as Corrigan · 2005
Under Heavy Fire
as Father Brazinski · 2001
D-Day
as Nikolai · 2019
Alien Lockdown
as Anslow · 2004
Gentle Ben
as Cully · 2002
The Groove Tube
as Butz Beer · 1974
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
as Rollo · 1974
Future Shock
as Dr. Langdon · 1994
A Wrestling Christmas Miracle
as Warden Jeffries · 2020
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Willie Yeager · 1980
Blood Tide
as Neil Grice · 1982
Steele Justice
as John Steele · 1987
Crooked
as Jake Lawlor · 2006
Bare Knuckles
as Sonny Cool · 2010
Dark Night of the Soul
as Dad · 2024
The Thief & the Stripper
as Crow · 2002
White Light
as Sean Craig · 1991
Day 13
as Magnus Torvald · 2020
The November Plan
as Stan · 1977
Nowhere Land
as Hank · 1998
Lightning in a Bottle
as Duane Furber · 1993
Dark Games
as Detective Dave Reinhart · 2011
Paint It Red
as Scabs · 2018
Six Gun Savior
as The Mentor · 2016
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member · 1991
Boris Is Dead
as Bobby · 2026
Joseph's Gift
as Thompsonn · 1999
7 Mummies
as Kile · 2006
American Gun
as Theodore Huntly · 2002
Without Mercy
as Wolf Larsen · 1996
Hyacinth
as J. B. Walker · 1998
Gathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swords
as Galaron · 2018
Garlic and Gunpowder
as Agent Tracey · 2018
Barbarian
as Munkar · 2003
The Outfit
as Agent Baker · 1993
The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival
as Self · 1972
The Dead Sleep Easy
as Bob Depugh · 2007
Price for Freedom
as Ayatollah Khalkhali · 2017
Savages
as Archie, a Bully · 1972
The Way of The Karate Kid
as Self / Kreese · 2005
A Drug Called Pornography
as Narrator · 2000
Savage Land
as Jabal · 1994
Black Scorpion Returns
as Jack Ames / Firearm · 2001
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
as Self · 2002
Assassins' Code
as Tony Brill · 2011
ReVamped
as Detective Reeger · 2007
Judge and Jury
as Michael Silvano · 1997
Rice Girl
as Captain Ron Williams · 2014
President's Target
as Sam Nicholson · 1989
Eternity: The Movie
as Barry Goldfield, Sr. · 2014
Bare Knuckle Brawler
as Mike Calderon · 2019
The Great Fight
as John Cooper · 2011
Donovan's Kid
as Kelso · 1979
Immortally Yours
as Steven Miles · 2009
Hospital Arrest
as Boss Nigel · 2016
The Sky Trap
as Hoover · 1979
Final Equinox
as Torman · 1995
Silent but Deadly
as Hodge · 2012
Kingston
as Dealey · 1976
The Savant
as John Sonsay · 2019
Shattered Lies
as Tom Reynolds · 2002
The Ultimate Fighter
as Detective Karpov · 2007
Beyond the Bonsai
· 2022
As Night Comes
as Projectionist · 2014
Jet Set
as John · 2013
Fallen Angels
as Daniels · 2007
Higher Ground
as Rick Loden · 1988
Illusion Infinity
as Taxi Driver · 2004
Savage
as Jack Lund · 2011
Maximum Justice
as James Ricks · 1998
Fake News
as Vice President John Phillips · 2017
Trance
as Robert Leoni · 2002
Women in Revolt
as Marty · 1971
Firehawk
as Stewart · 1993
Beyond The Ring
as Uncle Patrick · 2008
Exit 38
as Reese · 2006
Outlaw
as Bill Henderson (as Marty Kove) · 2001
Number Runner
as Bingo Brown · 2014
Laboratory
· 1980
Running Forever
as Carson · 2015
Unarmed
Falcon Song
as Caspian · 2014
Sliding Home
as Samuel J. Webber · 1997
Endangered
as DeVoe · 1994
Reality Terror Night
as Othello Lazarus · 2013
Warning - No Trespassing
as Marty the CIA agent · 2018
Show No Mercy
as Frank · 2018