Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Born March 6, 1946
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.
MovieThe Dink
2026
MovieBoris Is Dead
2026
as Bobby
MovieDante's Inferni
2025
as Speaker – 8th Circle: Bertran De Born
MovieA Gunfighter's Deal
2025
as Preacher
MovieKilling Mary Sue
2025
as Knox
MovieQueen of the Ring
2025
as Al Haft
MovieThe Cobra Kai Movie
2024
as Martin Kove
MovieDark Night of the Soul
2024
as Dad
MovieFight Another Day
2024
as Fischer
TVCobra Kai: Inside the Dojo
2024
as Self
MovieA Taste of Love
2024
as Glenn
MovieFar Haven
2023
as Ambrose Masse
TVBarmageddon
2022
as Self - Contestant
Beyond the Bonsai
2022
Movie3 Tickets to Paradise
2021
as Felix
MovieMore Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021
as Self
MovieA Wrestling Christmas Miracle
2020
as Warden Jeffries
MovieMax Reload and the Nether Blasters
2020
as Gramps Jenkins
MovieElvis from Outer Space
2020
as State Trooper
MovieDay 13
2020
as Magnus Torvald
MovieBring Me a Dream
2020
as Sheriff Jack Miller
TVAll Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
as Martin Kove
MovieBare Knuckle Brawler
2019
as Mike Calderon
MovieVFW
2019
as Lou Clayton
MovieD-Day
2019
as Nikolai
MovieOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff
MovieA Karate Christmas Miracle
2019
as Graham Palace
MovieThe Savant
2019
as John Sonsay
MovieWarning - No Trespassing
2018
as Marty the CIA agent
MoviePaint It Red
2018
as Scabs
TVCobra Kai
2018
as John Kreese
MovieGarlic and Gunpowder
2018
as Agent Tracey
MovieShow No Mercy
2018
as Frank
MovieGathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swords
2018
as Galaron
MovieFake News
2017
as Vice President John Phillips
MovieJohn G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self
MoviePrice for Freedom
2017
as Ayatollah Khalkhali
MovieJoker's Poltergeist
2017
as Graham Palace
MovieHospital Arrest
2016
as Boss Nigel
Movie2 Lava 2 Lantula!
2016
as Colonel Jester
MovieThe Chemist
2016
as Frank
MovieSix Gun Savior
2016
as The Mentor
MovieTraded
2016
as Cavendish
MovieRunning Forever
2015
as Carson
MovieThe Dog Who Saved Summer
2015
as Captain Vernon
MovieI Hate Christian Laettner
2015
as John Kreese (archive footage)
MovieBeyond the Game
2014
as James Star
MovieAs Night Comes
2014
as Projectionist
MovieThe Extendables
2014
as Aye Lewis
MovieRice Girl
2014
as Captain Ron Williams
MovieNumber Runner
2014
as Bingo Brown
MovieTapped Out
2014
as Principal Vanhorne
MovieFalcon Song
2014
as Caspian
MovieRed Sky
2014
as Navy Intel Commander
MovieEternity: The Movie
2014
as Barry Goldfield, Sr.
MovieJet Set
2013
as John
MovieI'm in Love with a Church Girl
2013
as Terry Edgemond
TVThe Goldbergs
2013
as Master John
Reality Terror Night
2013
as Othello Lazarus
MovieFriend Request
2013
as Captain Meyers
MovieOur Wild Hearts
2013
as Grizz
MovieSilent but Deadly
2012
as Hodge
MovieAssassins' Code
2011
as Tony Brill
TVNTSF:SD:SUV::
2011
as Cell Leader
MovieSavage
2011
as Jack Lund
MovieDark Games
2011
as Detective Dave Reinhart
MovieThe Life Zone
2011
as Randy Graves
MovieThe Great Fight
2011
as John Cooper
MovieCarmen's Kiss
2010
as James Drayton
MovieBare Knuckles
2010
as Sonny Cool
MovieBring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010
as Marty
MovieBallistica
2009
as Riley
MovieMiddle Men
2009
as US Senator
MovieWar Wolves
2009
as Malick
MovieImmortally Yours
2009
as Steven Miles
MovieRailroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008
as Sheriff Jones
MovieBeyond The Ring
2008
as Uncle Patrick
MovieFallen Angels
2007
as Daniels
MovieReVamped
2007
as Detective Reeger
MovieMessages
2007
as DCI Collins
MovieThe Ultimate Fighter
2007
as Detective Karpov
MovieSweep the Leg
2007
as Sensei Kreese
MovieThe Dead Sleep Easy
2007
as Bob Depugh
MovieExit 38
2006
as Reese
MovieMax Havoc: Ring of Fire
2006
as Lt. Reynolds
Movie7 Mummies
2006
as Kile
MovieThe Veteran
2006
as Father Brazinski
MovieCrooked
2006
as Jake Lawlor
MovieGlass Trap
2005
as Corrigan
TVDancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
The Way of The Karate Kid
2005
as Self / Kreese
MovieThe Hollywood Mom's Mystery
2004
as Sandy Palumbo
MovieAlien Lockdown
2004
as Anslow
MovieIllusion Infinity
2004
as Taxi Driver
MovieHard Ground
2003
as Floyd
MovieBarbarian
2003
as Munkar
MovieGentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain
2003
as Cully
MovieSting of the Black Scorpion
2002
as Jack Ames / Firearm
MovieThe Thief & the Stripper
2002
as Crow
MovieCurse of the Forty-Niner
2002
as Caleb
MovieIt's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
2002
as Self
MovieTrance
2002
as Robert Leoni
MovieAmerican Gun
2002
as Theodore Huntly
MovieGentle Ben
2002
as Cully
MovieCrocodile 2: Death Roll
2002
as Roland
MovieShattered Lies
2002
as Tom Reynolds
MovieCon Games
2001
as Redick
MovieBlack Scorpion Returns
2001
as Jack Ames / Firearm
MovieSavage Season
2001
as Frank
MovieExtreme Honor
2001
as Packard
MovieFinal Payback
2001
as Captain Peter James
TVBlack Scorpion
2001
MovieUnder Heavy Fire
2001
as Father Brazinski
MovieBad Guys
2000
as The Commander
MovieA Drug Called Pornography
2000
as Narrator
MovieAssault on Death Mountain
1999
as Andy Powers
MovieJoseph's Gift
1999
as Thompsonn
TVV.I.P.
1998
as Mr. Scornabacho
MovieHyacinth
1998
as J. B. Walker
MovieNowhere Land
1998
as Hank
MovieMaximum Justice
1998
as James Ricks
MovieAssault on Devil's Island
1997
as Andy Powers
MovieTop of the World
1997
as Carl
MovieJudge and Jury
1997
as Michael Silvano
MovieSliding Home
1997
as Samuel J. Webber
MovieMercenary
1996
as Phoenix
MovieWithout Mercy
1996
as Wolf Larsen
MovieBaby Face Nelson
1996
as John Dillinger
MovieTimelock
1996
as Admiral Teegs
MovieFinal Equinox
1995
as Torman
TVHercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
as Demetrius
MovieCagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as Isbecki
MovieDeath Match
1994
as Paul Landis
MovieSavage Land
1994
as Jabal
MovieEndangered
1994
as DeVoe
MovieWyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
as Ed Ross
MovieWyatt Earp
1994
as Ed Ross
MovieFuture Shock
1994
as Dr. Langdon
TVBurke's Law
1994
as Joe Tanner
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Capt. Walter Newman
MovieThe Outfit
1993
as Agent Baker
MovieTo Be the Best
1993
as Rick Kulhane
MovieShootfighter: Fight to the Death
1993
as Mr. Lee
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Fred Kimble
TVKung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Chi'Ru Master
MovieLightning in a Bottle
1993
as Duane Furber
MovieFirehawk
1993
as Stewart
TVRenegade
1992
as Mitch Raines / Goliath
MovieProject: Shadowchaser
1992
as Desilva
MovieWhite Light
1991
as Sean Craig
MovieVoices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
MoviePresident's Target
1989
as Sam Nicholson
MovieThe Karate Kid Part III
1989
as Kreese
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Detective
TVHard Time on Planet Earth
1989
as Jesse
MovieHigher Ground
1988
as Rick Loden
MovieSteele Justice
1987
as John Steele
MovieThe Karate Kid Part II
1986
as Kreese
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as Joe Farrell (segment "Opening Day")
MovieRambo: First Blood Part II
1985
as Ericson
TVWildside
1985
as Lyle Rainwood
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Dr. Ellison
MovieThe Karate Kid
1984
as Kreese
MovieBlood Tide
1982
as Neil Grice
MoviePartners
1982
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
as Det. Victor Isbecki
MovieTrouble in High Timber Country
1980
as Willie Yeager
MovieLaboratory
1980
TVBeyond Westworld
1980
as Jack Edwards
TVTenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980
as Hell Hound Leader
MovieSeven
1979
as Skip
MovieThe Sky Trap
1979
as Hoover
MovieDonovan's Kid
1979
as Kelso
TVThe Runaways
1978
as Mike
TVThe Incredible Hulk
1977
as Henry 'Rocky' Welsh
TVWe've Got Each Other
1977
as Ken Redford
TVThe San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
as Ace
TVCHiPs
1977
as Sherwood
MovieThe White Buffalo
1977
as Jack McCall
TVThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Pete Miller
TVCode R
1977
as George Baker
MovieThe November Plan
1977
as Stan
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Joe Kirby
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Georgie
MovieKingston
1976
as Dealey
TVStarsky & Hutch
1975
as Jimmy Lucas
TVSwitch
1975
as Bud Ewing
TVThree for the Road
1975
MovieWhite Line Fever
1975
as Clem
MovieThe Four Deuces
1975
as Smokey Ross - the 'Deuce of Diamonds'
MovieDeath Race 2000
1975
as Nero the Hero
MovieCapone
1975
as Pete Gusenberg
MovieThe Wild Party
1975
as Editor
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Harry Smick
TVPetrocelli
1974
as Frank Harris
TVRhoda
1974
as Gary
MovieThe Groove Tube
1974
as Butz Beer
MovieThe Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974
as Rollo
TVKojak
1973
as Burl Slote
MovieCops and Robbers
1973
as Ambulance Attendant
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Willis Hines
TVThe Rookies
1972
as Jimmy Jay
MovieThe Last House on the Left
1972
as Deputy
MovieThe Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival
1972
as Self
MovieSavages
1972
as Archie, a Bully
MovieWomen in Revolt
1971
as Marty
MovieLittle Murders
1971
as Checkpoint Police Officer (uncredited)
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Gutherie Cassinger
MovieThe Roommates
as Jerry
Unarmed
Boot Lake
