Martin Kove
Martin Kove is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his role as John Kreese, the main antagonist of The Karate Kid (1984). Kove reprised the role in The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and the television series Cobra Kai (2018–2025). He was a regular on the television series Cagney & Lacey (1982–1988), portraying Police Detective Victor Isbecki. Kove also appeared in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
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🎬 Movies
Bad Guys
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2000
Assault on Death Mountain
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1999
Nowhere Land
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1998
Assault on Devil's Island
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1997
Judge and Jury
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1997
Mercenary
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1996
Without Mercy
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1996
Timelock
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1996
Final Equinox
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1995
Death Match
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1994
Endangered
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1994
Future Shock
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1994
To Be the Best
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1993
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
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1993
Firehawk
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1993
Project: Shadowchaser
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1992
White Light
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1991
The Karate Kid Part III
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1989
Steele Justice
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1987
The Karate Kid Part II
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1986
Rambo: First Blood Part II
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1985
The Karate Kid
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1984
Seven
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1979
The White Buffalo
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1977
The Four Deuces
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1975
Death Race 2000
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1975
Capone
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1975
The Groove Tube
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1974
Cops and Robbers
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1973
The Last House on the Left
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1972
Women in Revolt
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1971
Little Murders
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1971
Boot Lake
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