Martin Kove

Acting

Martin Kove

Born March 6, 1946Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA211 credits

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 Dink

The Dink

Movie

2026

Dante's Inferni

Dante's Inferni

Movie

2025

A Gunfighter's Deal
6.0

A Gunfighter's Deal

Movie

2025

Killing Mary Sue
6.0

Killing Mary Sue

Movie

2025

Queen of the Ring
6.7

Queen of the Ring

Movie

2025

The Cobra Kai Movie
9.0

The Cobra Kai Movie

Movie

2024

Filmography

The Dink
2026The DinkMovie
Dante's Inferni
2025Dante's Infernias Speaker – 8th Circle: Bertran De BornMovie
A Gunfighter's Deal
2025A Gunfighter's Dealas PreacherMovie
Killing Mary Sue
2025Killing Mary Sueas KnoxMovie
Queen of the Ring
2025Queen of the Ringas Al HaftMovie
The Cobra Kai Movie
2024The Cobra Kai Movieas Martin KoveMovie
Dark Night of the Soul
2024Dark Night of the Soulas DadMovie
Fight Another Day
2024Fight Another Dayas FischerMovie
Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo
2024Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojoas SelfTV
A Taste of Love
2024A Taste of Loveas GlennMovie
Far Haven
2023Far Havenas Ambrose MasseMovie
Barmageddon
2022Barmageddonas Self - ContestantTV
B
2022Beyond the BonsaiMovie
3 Tickets to Paradise
20213 Tickets to Paradiseas FelixMovie
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Storyas SelfMovie
A Wrestling Christmas Miracle
2020A Wrestling Christmas Miracleas Warden JeffriesMovie
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
2020Max Reload and the Nether Blastersas Gramps JenkinsMovie
Elvis from Outer Space
2020Elvis from Outer Spaceas State TrooperMovie
Day 13
2020Day 13as Magnus TorvaldMovie
Bring Me a Dream
2020Bring Me a Dreamas Sheriff Jack MillerMovie
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019All Elite Wrestling: Dynamiteas Martin KoveTV
Bare Knuckle Brawler
2019Bare Knuckle Brawleras Mike CalderonMovie
VFW
2019VFWas Lou ClaytonMovie
D-Day
2019D-Dayas NikolaiMovie
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019Once Upon a Time... in Hollywoodas 'Bounty Law' - SheriffMovie
A Karate Christmas Miracle
2019A Karate Christmas Miracleas Graham PalaceMovie
The Savant
2019The Savantas John SonsayMovie
Warning - No Trespassing
2018Warning - No Trespassingas Marty the CIA agentMovie
Paint It Red
2018Paint It Redas ScabsMovie
Cobra Kai
2018Cobra Kaias John KreeseTV
Garlic and Gunpowder
2018Garlic and Gunpowderas Agent TraceyMovie
Gathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swords
2018Gathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swordsas GalaronMovie
Fake News
2017Fake Newsas Vice President John PhillipsMovie
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogsas SelfMovie
Price for Freedom
2017Price for Freedomas Ayatollah KhalkhaliMovie
Hospital Arrest
2016Hospital Arrestas Boss NigelMovie
2 Lava 2 Lantula!
20162 Lava 2 Lantula!as Colonel JesterMovie
The Chemist
2016The Chemistas FrankMovie
Six Gun Savior
2016Six Gun Savioras The MentorMovie
Traded
2016Tradedas CavendishMovie
Running Forever
2015Running Foreveras CarsonMovie
Joker's Poltergeist
2015Joker's Poltergeistas Graham PalaceMovie
The Dog Who Saved Summer
2015The Dog Who Saved Summeras Captain VernonMovie
I Hate Christian Laettner
2015I Hate Christian Laettneras John Kreese (archive footage)Movie
Beyond the Game
2014Beyond the Gameas James StarMovie
As Night Comes
2014As Night Comesas ProjectionistMovie
The Extendables
2014The Extendablesas Aye LewisMovie
Rice Girl
2014Rice Girlas Captain Ron WilliamsMovie
Number Runner
2014Number Runneras Bingo BrownMovie
Tapped Out
2014Tapped Outas Principal VanhorneMovie
Falcon Song
2014Falcon Songas CaspianMovie
Red Sky
2014Red Skyas Navy Intel CommanderMovie
Eternity: The Movie
2014Eternity: The Movieas Barry Goldfield, Sr.Movie
Jet Set
2013Jet Setas JohnMovie
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
2013I'm in Love with a Church Girlas Terry EdgemondMovie
The Goldbergs
2013The Goldbergsas Master JohnTV
R
2013Reality Terror Nightas Othello LazarusMovie
Friend Request
2013Friend Requestas Captain MeyersMovie
Our Wild Hearts
2013Our Wild Heartsas GrizzMovie
Silent but Deadly
2012Silent but Deadlyas HodgeMovie
Assassins' Code
2011Assassins' Codeas Tony BrillMovie
NTSF:SD:SUV::
2011NTSF:SD:SUV::as Cell LeaderTV
Savage
2011Savageas Jack LundMovie
Dark Games
2011Dark Gamesas Detective Dave ReinhartMovie
The Life Zone
2011The Life Zoneas Randy GravesMovie
The Great Fight
2011The Great Fightas John CooperMovie
Carmen's Kiss
2010Carmen's Kissas James DraytonMovie
Bare Knuckles
2010Bare Knucklesas Sonny CoolMovie
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksenas MartyMovie
Ballistica
2009Ballisticaas RileyMovie
Middle Men
2009Middle Menas US SenatorMovie
War Wolves
2009War Wolvesas MalickMovie
Immortally Yours
2009Immortally Yoursas Steven MilesMovie
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chanceas Sheriff JonesMovie
Beyond The Ring
2008Beyond The Ringas Uncle PatrickMovie
Fallen Angels
2007Fallen Angelsas DanielsMovie
ReVamped
2007ReVampedas Detective ReegerMovie
Messages
2007Messagesas DCI CollinsMovie
The Ultimate Fighter
2007The Ultimate Fighteras Detective KarpovMovie
Sweep the Leg
2007Sweep the Legas Sensei KreeseMovie
The Dead Sleep Easy
2007The Dead Sleep Easyas Bob DepughMovie
Exit 38
2006Exit 38as ReeseMovie
Max Havoc: Ring of Fire
2006Max Havoc: Ring of Fireas Lt. ReynoldsMovie
7 Mummies
20067 Mummiesas KileMovie
The Veteran
2006The Veteranas Father BrazinskiMovie
Crooked
2006Crookedas Jake LawlorMovie
Glass Trap
2005Glass Trapas CorriganMovie
Dancing with the Stars
2005Dancing with the Starsas Self - ContestantTV
T
2005The Way of The Karate Kidas Self / KreeseMovie
The Hollywood Mom's Mystery
2004The Hollywood Mom's Mysteryas Sandy PalumboMovie
Alien Lockdown
2004Alien Lockdownas AnslowMovie
Illusion Infinity
2004Illusion Infinityas Taxi DriverMovie
Hard Ground
2003Hard Groundas FloydMovie
Barbarian
2003Barbarianas MunkarMovie
Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain
2003Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountainas CullyMovie
Sting of the Black Scorpion
2002Sting of the Black Scorpionas Jack Ames / FirearmMovie
The Thief & the Stripper
2002The Thief & the Stripperas CrowMovie
Curse of the Forty-Niner
2002Curse of the Forty-Nineras CalebMovie
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
2002It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'as SelfMovie
Trance
2002Tranceas Robert LeoniMovie
American Gun
2002American Gunas Theodore HuntlyMovie
Gentle Ben
2002Gentle Benas CullyMovie
Crocodile 2: Death Roll
2002Crocodile 2: Death Rollas RolandMovie
Shattered Lies
2002Shattered Liesas Tom ReynoldsMovie
Con Games
2001Con Gamesas RedickMovie
Black Scorpion Returns
2001Black Scorpion Returnsas Jack Ames / FirearmMovie
Savage Season
2001Savage Seasonas FrankMovie
Extreme Honor
2001Extreme Honoras PackardMovie
Final Payback
2001Final Paybackas Captain Peter JamesMovie
Black Scorpion
2001Black ScorpionTV
Under Heavy Fire
2001Under Heavy Fireas Father BrazinskiMovie
Bad Guys
2000Bad Guysas The CommanderMovie
A Drug Called Pornography
2000A Drug Called Pornographyas NarratorMovie
Assault on Death Mountain
1999Assault on Death Mountainas Andy PowersMovie
Joseph's Gift
1999Joseph's Giftas ThompsonnMovie
V.I.P.
1998V.I.P.as Mr. ScornabachoTV
Hyacinth
1998Hyacinthas J. B. WalkerMovie
Nowhere Land
1998Nowhere Landas HankMovie
Maximum Justice
1998Maximum Justiceas James RicksMovie
Assault on Devil's Island
1997Assault on Devil's Islandas Andy PowersMovie
Top of the World
1997Top of the Worldas CarlMovie
Judge and Jury
1997Judge and Juryas Michael SilvanoMovie
Sliding Home
1997Sliding Homeas Samuel J. WebberMovie
Mercenary
1996Mercenaryas PhoenixMovie
Without Mercy
1996Without Mercyas Wolf LarsenMovie
Baby Face Nelson
1996Baby Face Nelsonas John DillingerMovie
Timelock
1996Timelockas Admiral TeegsMovie
Final Equinox
1995Final Equinoxas TormanMovie
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995Hercules: The Legendary Journeysas DemetriusTV
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994Cagney & Lacey: The Returnas IsbeckiMovie
Death Match
1994Death Matchas Paul LandisMovie
Savage Land
1994Savage Landas JabalMovie
Endangered
1994Endangeredas DeVoeMovie
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstoneas Ed RossMovie
Wyatt Earp
1994Wyatt Earpas Ed RossMovie
Future Shock
1994Future Shockas Dr. LangdonMovie
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas Joe TannerTV
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murderas Capt. Walter NewmanTV
The Outfit
1993The Outfitas Agent BakerMovie
To Be the Best
1993To Be the Bestas Rick KulhaneMovie
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
1993Shootfighter: Fight to the Deathas Mr. LeeMovie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras Fred KimbleTV
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993Kung Fu: The Legend Continuesas Chi'Ru MasterTV
Lightning in a Bottle
1993Lightning in a Bottleas Duane FurberMovie
Firehawk
1993Firehawkas StewartMovie
Renegade
1992Renegadeas Mitch Raines / GoliathTV
Project: Shadowchaser
1992Project: Shadowchaseras DesilvaMovie
Silk Stalkings
1991Silk StalkingsDirectorTV
White Light
1991White Lightas Sean CraigMovie
Voices That Care
1991Voices That Careas Self - Choir MemberMovie
President's Target
1989President's Targetas Sam NicholsonMovie
The Karate Kid Part III
1989The Karate Kid Part IIIas John KreeseMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas DetectiveTV
Hard Time on Planet Earth
1989Hard Time on Planet Earthas JesseTV
Higher Ground
1988Higher Groundas Rick LodenMovie
Steele Justice
1987Steele Justiceas John SteeleMovie
The Karate Kid Part II
1986The Karate Kid Part IIas John KreeseMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas Joe Farrell (segment "Opening Day")TV
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985Rambo: First Blood Part IIas EricsonMovie
Wildside
1985Wildsideas Lyle RainwoodTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Dr. EllisonTV
The Karate Kid
1984The Karate Kidas John KreeseMovie
Blood Tide
1982Blood Tideas Neil GriceMovie
Partners
1982Partnersas Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)Movie
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & Laceyas Det. Victor IsbeckiTV
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980Trouble in High Timber Countryas Willie YeagerMovie
Laboratory
1980LaboratoryMovie
Beyond Westworld
1980Beyond Westworldas Jack EdwardsTV
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980Tenspeed and Brown Shoeas Hell Hound LeaderTV
Seven
1979Sevenas SkipMovie
The Sky Trap
1979The Sky Trapas HooverMovie
Donovan's Kid
1979Donovan's Kidas KelsoMovie
The Runaways
1978The Runawaysas MikeTV
The Incredible Hulk
1977The Incredible Hulkas Henry 'Rocky' WelshTV
We've Got Each Other
1977We've Got Each Otheras Ken RedfordTV
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977The San Pedro Beach Bumsas AceTV
CHiPs
1977CHiPsas SherwoodTV
The White Buffalo
1977The White Buffaloas Jack McCallMovie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteriesas Pete MillerTV
Code R
1977Code Ras George BakerTV
The November Plan
1977The November Planas StanMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.as Joe KirbyTV
Charlie's Angels
1976Charlie's Angelsas GeorgieTV
Kingston
1976Kingstonas DealeyMovie
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & Hutchas Jimmy LucasTV
Switch
1975Switchas Bud EwingTV
Three for the Road
1975Three for the RoadTV
White Line Fever
1975White Line Feveras ClemMovie
The Four Deuces
1975The Four Deucesas Smokey Ross - the 'Deuce of Diamonds'Movie
Death Race 2000
1975Death Race 2000as Nero the HeroMovie
Capone
1975Caponeas Pete GusenbergMovie
The Wild Party
1975The Wild Partyas EditorMovie
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Filesas Harry SmickTV
Petrocelli
1974Petrocellias Frank HarrisTV
Rhoda
1974Rhodaas GaryTV
The Groove Tube
1974The Groove Tubeas Butz BeerMovie
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974The Spy Who Returned from the Deadas RolloMovie
Kojak
1973Kojakas Burl SloteTV
Cops and Robbers
1973Cops and Robbersas Ambulance AttendantMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San Franciscoas Willis HinesTV
The Rookies
1972The Rookiesas Jimmy JayTV
The Last House on the Left
1972The Last House on the Leftas DeputyMovie
The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival
1972The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festivalas SelfMovie
Savages
1972Savagesas Archie, a BullyMovie
Women in Revolt
1971Women in Revoltas MartyMovie
Little Murders
1971Little Murdersas Checkpoint Police Officer (uncredited)Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Gutherie CassingerTV
The Roommates
—The Roommatesas JerryMovie
Boris Is Dead
—Boris Is Deadas BobbyMovie
U
—UnarmedMovie