Martin Kove

Personal Info

Birthday

March 6, 1946

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Marty Cove

Marty Kove

Martin Kove

Biography

Martin Kove 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.

Known For

Cobra Kai

Murder, She Wrote

The Goldbergs

Diagnosis: Murder

Charlie's Angels

Quincy, M.E.

Walker, Texas Ranger

The Twilight Zone

Filmography

2025
Dante's Inferni
as Speaker – 8th Circle: Bertran De Born
Killing Mary Sue
as Knox
Queen of the Ring
as Al Haft
2024
Dark Night of the Soul
as Dad
Fight Another Day
as Fischer
A Taste of Love
as Glenn
2021
3 Tickets to Paradise
as Felix
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
as Self
2020
A Wrestling Christmas Miracle
as Warden Jeffries
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
as Gramps Jenkins
Elvis from Outer Space
as State Trooper
Day 13
as Magnus Torvald
Bring Me a Dream
as Sheriff Jack Miller
2019
Bare Knuckle Brawler
as Mike Calderon
VFW
as Lou Clayton
D-Day
as Nikolai
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff
A Karate Christmas Miracle
as Graham Palace
The Savant
as John Sonsay
2018
Warning - No Trespassing
as Marty the CIA agent
Paint It Red
as Scabs
Garlic and Gunpowder
as Agent Tracey
Gathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swords
as Galaron
2017
Fake News
as Vice President John Phillips
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
Price for Freedom
as Ayatollah Khalkhali
2016
Hospital Arrest
as Boss Nigel
2 Lava 2 Lantula!
as Colonel Jester
The Chemist
as Frank
Six Gun Savior
as The Mentor
Traded
as Cavendish
2015
Running Forever
as Carson
Joker's Poltergeist
as Graham Palace
The Dog Who Saved Summer
as Captain Vernon
2014
Beyond the Game
as James Star
As Night Comes
as Projectionist
The Extendables
as Aye Lewis
Rice Girl
as Captain Ron Williams
Number Runner
as Bingo Brown
Tapped Out
as Principal Vanhorne
Falcon Song
as Caspian
Red Sky
as Navy Intel Commander
Eternity: The Movie
as Barry Goldfield, Sr.
2013
Jet Set
as John
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
as Terry Edgemond
Reality Terror Night
as Othello Lazarus
Friend Request
as Captain Meyers
Our Wild Hearts
as Grizz
2012
Silent but Deadly
as Hodge
2011
Assassins' Code
as Tony Brill
Savage
as Jack Lund
Dark Games
as Detective Dave Reinhart
The Life Zone
as Randy Graves
The Great Fight
as John Cooper
2010
Bare Knuckles
as Sonny Cool
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
as Marty
Carmen's Kiss
as James Drayton
2009
Ballistica
as Riley
Middle Men
as US Senator
War Wolves
as Malick
Immortally Yours
as Steven Miles
2008
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
as Sheriff Jones
Beyond The Ring
as Uncle Patrick
2007
Fallen Angels
as Daniels
ReVamped
as Detective Reeger
Messages
as DCI Collins
The Ultimate Fighter
as Detective Karpov
Sweep the Leg
as Sensei Kreese
The Dead Sleep Easy
as Bob Depugh
2006
Exit 38
as Reese
Max Havoc: Ring of Fire
as Lt. Reynolds
7 Mummies
as Kile
Crooked
as Jake Lawlor
The Veteran
as Father Brazinski
2005
Glass Trap
as Corrigan
The Way of The Karate Kid
as Self / Kreese
2004
The Hollywood Mom's Mystery
as Sandy Palumbo
Alien Lockdown
as Anslow
Illusion Infinity
as Taxi Driver
2003
Hard Ground
as Floyd
Barbarian
as Munkar
Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain
as Cully
2002
Sting of the Black Scorpion
as Jack Ames / Firearm
The Thief & the Stripper
as Crow
Curse of the Forty-Niner
as Caleb
Trance
as Robert Leoni
American Gun
as Theodore Huntly
Gentle Ben
as Cully
Crocodile 2: Death Swamp
as Roland
Shattered Lies
as Tom Reynolds
2001
Con Games
as Redick
Black Scorpion Returns
as Jack Ames / Firearm
Savage Season
as Frank
Extreme Honor
as Packard
Final Payback
as Captain Peter James
Under Heavy Fire
as Father Brazinski
2000
Bad Guys
as The Commander
A Drug Called Pornography
as Narrator
1999
Assault on Death Mountain
as Andy Powers
Joseph's Gift
as Thompsonn
1998
Hyacinth
as J. B. Walker
Nowhere Land
as Hank
Maximum Justice
as James Ricks
1997
Assault on Devil's Island
as Andy Powers
Top of the World
as Carl
Judge and Jury
as Michael Silvano
Sliding Home
as Samuel J. Webber
1996
Mercenary
as Phoenix
Without Mercy
as Wolf Larsen
Baby Face Nelson
as John Dillinger
Timelock
as Admiral Teegs
1995
Final Equinox
as Torman
1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Isbecki
Death Match
as Paul Landis
Endangered
as DeVoe
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Ed Ross
Wyatt Earp
as Ed Ross
Future Shock
as Dr. Langdon
1993
The Outfit
as Agent Baker
To Be the Best
as Rick Kulhane
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
as Mr. Lee
Lightning in a Bottle
as Duane Furber
Firehawk
as Stewart
1992
Project: Shadowchaser
as Desilva
1991
White Light
as Sean Craig
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
1989
President's Target
as Sam Nicholson
The Karate Kid Part III
as John Kreese
1988
Higher Ground
as Rick Loden
1987
Steele Justice
as John Steele
1986
The Karate Kid Part II
as John Kreese
1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II
as Ericson
1984
The Karate Kid
as John Kreese
1982
Blood Tide
as Neil Grice
Partners
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
1980
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Willie Yeager
1979
Seven
as Skip
The Sky Trap
as Hoover
Donovan's Kid
as Kelso
1977
The White Buffalo
as Jack McCall
The November Plan
as Stan
1976
Kingston
as Dealey
1975
White Line Fever
as Clem
The Four Deuces
as Smokey Ross - the 'Deuce of Diamonds'
Death Race 2000
as Nero the Hero
Capone
as Pete Gusenberg
The Wild Party
as Editor
1974
The Groove Tube
as Butz Beer
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
as Rollo
1973
Cops and Robbers
as Ambulance Attendant
1972
The Last House on the Left
as Deputy
The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival
as Self
Savages
as Archie, a Bully
1971
Women in Revolt
as Marty
Little Murders
as Checkpoint Police Officer (uncredited)