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