Portrait of Martin Kove

Martin Kove

Acting

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.

Born: March 6, 1946

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
Dante's Inferni

as Speaker – 8th Circle: Bertran De Born

2025
2025
2024
2024
2023
Far Haven

as Ambrose Masse

2022
Barmageddon

as Self - Contestant

2020
2020
Elvis from Outer Space

as State Trooper

2020
Day 13

as Magnus Torvald

2020
Bring Me a Dream

as Sheriff Jack Miller

2019
Bare Knuckle Brawler

as Mike Calderon

2019
VFW

as Lou Clayton

2019
D-Day

as Nikolai

2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff

2019
2019
The Savant

as John Sonsay

2018
Warning - No Trespassing

as Marty the CIA agent

2018
Paint It Red

as Scabs

2018
Cobra Kai

as John Kreese

2018
Garlic and Gunpowder

as Agent Tracey

2017
Fake News

as Vice President John Phillips

2017
Price for Freedom

as Ayatollah Khalkhali

2016
Hospital Arrest

as Boss Nigel

2016
2 Lava 2 Lantula!

as Colonel Jester

2016
The Chemist

as Frank

2016
Six Gun Savior

as The Mentor

2016
Traded

as Cavendish

2015
2015
Joker's Poltergeist

as Graham Palace

2015
The Dog Who Saved Summer

as Captain Vernon

2014
Beyond the Game

as James Star

2014
As Night Comes

as Projectionist

2014
The Extendables

as Aye Lewis

2014
Rice Girl

as Captain Ron Williams

2014
Number Runner

as Bingo Brown

2014
Tapped Out

as Principal Vanhorne

2014
Falcon Song

as Caspian

2014
Red Sky

as Navy Intel Commander

2014
Eternity: The Movie

as Barry Goldfield, Sr.

2013
Jet Set

as John

2013
2013
The Goldbergs

as Master John

2013
Friend Request

as Captain Meyers

2013
2012
2011
Assassins' Code

as Tony Brill

2011
NTSF:SD:SUV::

as Cell Leader

2011
Savage

as Jack Lund

2011
Dark Games

as Detective Dave Reinhart

2011
The Life Zone

as Randy Graves

2011
The Great Fight

as John Cooper

2010
Carmen's Kiss

as James Drayton

2010
Bare Knuckles

as Sonny Cool

2009
Ballistica

as Riley

2009
Middle Men

as US Senator

2009
War Wolves

as Malick

2009
Immortally Yours

as Steven Miles

2008
Beyond The Ring

as Uncle Patrick

2007
Fallen Angels

as Daniels

2007
ReVamped

as Detective Reeger

2007
Messages

as DCI Collins

2007
The Ultimate Fighter

as Detective Karpov

2007
Sweep the Leg

as Sensei Kreese

2007
The Dead Sleep Easy

as Bob Depugh

2006
2006
7 Mummies

as Kile

2006
The Veteran

as Father Brazinski

2006
Crooked

as Jake Lawlor

2005
Glass Trap

as Corrigan

2005
Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

2004
2004
2004
Illusion Infinity

as Taxi Driver

2003
Hard Ground

as Floyd

2003
Barbarian

as Munkar

2002
Sting of the Black Scorpion

as Jack Ames / Firearm

2002
Trance

as Robert Leoni

2002
American Gun

as Theodore Huntly

2002
Gentle Ben

as Cully

2002
Shattered Lies

as Tom Reynolds

2001
Con Games

as Redick

2001
Black Scorpion Returns

as Jack Ames / Firearm

2001
2001
Extreme Honor

as Packard

2001
Final Payback

as Captain Peter James

2001
Under Heavy Fire

as Father Brazinski

2000
Bad Guys

as The Commander

1999
1999
Joseph's Gift

as Thompsonn

1998
V.I.P.

as Mr. Scornabacho

1998
Hyacinth

as J. B. Walker

1998
Maximum Justice

as James Ricks

1998
1997
1997
1997
Judge and Jury

as Michael Silvano

1997
Sliding Home

as Samuel J. Webber

1996
Mercenary

as Phoenix

1996
Without Mercy

as Wolf Larsen

1996
Baby Face Nelson

as John Dillinger

1996
Timelock

as Admiral Teegs

1995
Final Equinox

as Torman

1994
Death Match

as Paul Landis

1994
Savage Land

as Jabal

1994
Endangered

as DeVoe

1994
Wyatt Earp

as Ed Ross

1994
Future Shock

as Dr. Langdon

1994
Burke's Law

as Joe Tanner

1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Capt. Walter Newman

1993
The Outfit

as Agent Baker

1993
To Be the Best

as Rick Kulhane

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as Fred Kimble

1993
1993
1993
Lightning in a Bottle

as Duane Furber

1993
Firehawk

as Stewart

1992
Renegade

as Mitch Raines / Goliath

1992
1991
White Light

as Sean Craig

1991
Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member

1989
President's Target

as Sam Nicholson

1989
1989
1988
Higher Ground

as Rick Loden

1987
Steele Justice

as John Steele

1986
1985
The Twilight Zone

as Joe Farrell (segment "Opening Day")

1985
Wildside

as Lyle Rainwood

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Dr. Ellison

1984
The Karate Kid

as John Kreese

1982
Blood Tide

as Neil Grice

1982
Partners

as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

1982
Cagney & Lacey

as Det. Victor Isbecki

1980
1980
Beyond Westworld

as Jack Edwards

1980
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

as Hell Hound Leader

1979
Seven

as Skip

1979
The Sky Trap

as Hoover

1979
1978
1977
The Incredible Hulk

as Henry 'Rocky' Welsh

1977
We've Got Each Other

as Ken Redford

1977
CHiPs

as Sherwood

1977
The White Buffalo

as Jack McCall

1977
Code R

as George Baker

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Joe Kirby

1976
1976
Kingston

as Dealey

1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Jimmy Lucas

1975
Switch

as Bud Ewing

1975
1975
The Four Deuces

as Smokey Ross - the 'Deuce of Diamonds'

1975
Death Race 2000

as Nero the Hero

1975
Capone

as Pete Gusenberg

1975
1974
The Rockford Files

as Harry Smick

1974
Petrocelli

as Frank Harris

1974
Rhoda

as Gary

1974
The Groove Tube

as Butz Beer

1973
Kojak

as Burl Slote

1973
Cops and Robbers

as Ambulance Attendant

1972
1972
The Rookies

as Jimmy Jay

1972
Savages

as Archie, a Bully

1971
1971
Little Murders

as Checkpoint Police Officer (uncredited)

1955
Gunsmoke

as Gutherie Cassinger

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