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