Martin Kove

PersonBorn Mar 6, 1946 (age 80)Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

American actor (born 1945/46)

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Martin Kove

Martin Kove is an American actor born in 1946 in New York City. He gained recognition for his portrayal of John Kreese, the main antagonist in The Karate Kid (1984). Kove reprised the role in The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and the TV series Cobra Kai (2018–present). He also appeared in Death Race 2000 (1975) as Nero the Hero and White Line Fever (1975) as Clem. Kove was a regular on the TV series Cagney and Lacey (1982–1988) as Police Detective Victor Isbecki. He has also appeared in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) directed by Quentin Tarantino.

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Martin Kove ranks #8,569 most popular person with a Buzz Score of 0.7. Martin Kove peaked at #1,560 of all time (Aug 29 - Sep 27, 2020). Martin Kove ranks #6,116 over the past 365 days.

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Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

Self - Contestant · 2 ep · 2005 – Present

Cobra Kai

John Kreese · 56 ep · 2018 – 2025

The Goldbergs

Master John · 1 ep · 2013 – 2023

Barmageddon

Self - Contestant · 1 ep · 2022 – Present

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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

'Bounty Law' - Sheriff · 2019

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Ericson · 1985

The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part II

John Kreese · 1986

Queen of the Ring

Queen of the Ring

Al Haft · 2025

The Dink

The Karate Kid Part III

The Karate Kid Part III

John Kreese · 1989

Wyatt Earp

Ed Ross · 1994

Partners

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited) · 1982

Death Race 2000

Death Race 2000

Nero the Hero · 1975

Middle Men

US Senator · 2009

The White Buffalo

The White Buffalo

Jack McCall · 1977

Little Murders

Checkpoint Police Officer (uncredited) · 1971

The Wild Party

I'm in Love with a Church Girl

I'm in Love with a Church Girl

Terry Edgemond · 2013

The Four Deuces

The Four Deuces

Smokey Ross - the 'Deuce of Diamonds' · 1975

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Martin Kove

Martin Kove is an American actor born in 1946 in New York City. He gained recognition for his portrayal of John Kreese, the main antagonist in The Karate Kid (1984). Kove reprised the role in The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and the TV series Cobra Kai (2018–present). He also appeared in Death Race 2000 (1975) as Nero the Hero and White Line Fever (1975) as Clem. Kove was a regular on the TV series Cagney and Lacey (1982–1988) as Police Detective Victor Isbecki. He has also appeared in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) directed by Quentin Tarantino.

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