Martin Kove (/ˈkoʊv/; born March 6, 1947 [2]) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as John Kreese, the main antagonist of The Karate Kid (1984). He reprised the role in The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and the television series Cobra Kai (2018–present). Kove also appeared as Nero the Hero in Death Race 2000 (1975), and afterward as Clem in White Line Fever (1975). He was a regular on the TV series Cagney and Lacey (1982–1988), portraying Police Detective Victor Isbecki. He appeared in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
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MartinKove (/ˈkoʊv/; born March 6, 1947 ) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as John Kreese, the main antagonist of The Karate Kid (1984)...
set in the late 1880s, and starring Bailey Chase, Bruce Boxleitner, MartinKove, and A. Martinez. The film was released in September 2023. After serving...
the main antagonist of The Karate Kid media franchise, portrayed by MartinKove. He is introduced in The Karate Kid (1984) and returns in its sequels...
actress portrayed a younger version of their character. Karate Kid actor MartinKove briefly appeared as John Kreese in the beginning of the film. Additionally...
Payne Vanessa Rubio as Carmen Diaz Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver MartinKove as John Kreese Alicia Hannah-Kim as Kim Da-Eun C.S. Lee as Master Kim...
cast in later seasons after recurring in earlier ones. Additionally, MartinKove returned to the franchise to portray John Kreese with a main role beginning...
American action film written and directed by Robert Boris and starring MartinKove, Sela Ward, and Bernie Casey. "When the police needed someone to stop...
Barnes William Christopher Ford as Dennis Jonathan Avildsen as Snake MartinKove as John Kreese Randee Heller as Lucille LaRusso Pat Johnson as Referee...
Gianni DeCenzo, Peyton List, Vanessa Rubio and Dallas Dupree Young, with MartinKove and Thomas Ian Griffith also reprising their roles from the films. The...
recurring and guest cast members, Jacob Bertrand, Gianni DeCenzo, and MartinKove, all of whom received promotions. Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson composed...
led by Trevanian (Paul Koslo), gets the hospital architect, Desilva (MartinKove), out of cryogenic prison and desperately asks for his help. Desilva...
as a book store owner, Perla Haney-Jardine as an LSD-selling hippie, MartinKove and James Remar as a Sheriff and "Ugly Owl Hoot", two characters on Bounty...
IMDb Sensei Ron Thomas | Kicking It With the Koves (May 26, 2022) - MartinKove, Jesse Kove, Rachel Kove (includes a discussion of Garrison's involvement...
developed the original style into. The actor most famous for portraying him, MartinKove, appears not to have been trained in Tang Soo Do. He has background in...
Payne Vanessa Rubio as Carmen Diaz Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver MartinKove as John Kreese Gianni DeCenzo as Demetri Alexopoulos Yuji Okumoto as...
Cole Ken Davitian as Armand Zarkarian Randee Heller as Lucille LaRusso MartinKove as John Kreese The first season had a positive response from critics...
cameos by several of the original Karate Kid cast members, including MartinKove and Ralph Macchio. In 2010, Zabka directed Rascal Flatts in their music...
Jones, José Ferrer, Lila Kedrova, Lydia Cornell, Mary Louise Weller, MartinKove, and Deborah Shelton. Its plot follows a young American couple visiting...
Klemperer Jack Klugman Ted Knight Yaphet Kotto MartinKove Kay E. Kuter Diane Ladd Ethan Laidlaw Jack Lambert Martin Landau Sue Ane Langdon Robert Lansing Peyton...
(1982–1988), where his character was paired with Detective Victor Isbecki (MartinKove). In 1985, he appeared as Theseus in The Gospel At Colonus, an African-American...
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