Martin Kove
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Martin Kove (b. March 6, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor who has appeared in both feature films and television series. His most well known role was on the 1980's hit TV series Cagney & Lacey as Det. Victor Isbecki and his well known movie role was in the 1984 hit film The Karate Kid as Cobra Kai Sensei, John Kreese. He reprised his role as John Kreese in the 1986 hit sequel The Karate Kid, Part II and the 1989 sequel The Karate Kid, Part III. In 1985, Kove played a mercenary helicopter pilot in Rambo: First Blood Part II.
Martin Kove has starred in the short-lived television series Code R and Hard Time on Planet Earth and has made guest appearances on several television programs including Gunsmoke, Kojak, The Incredible Hulk, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and Black Scorpion.
Kove has been married to Vivienne Kove since 1981. In 1990, they welcomed twins, a boy named Jesse and girl named Rachel.
[edit] Partial filmography
- Little Murders (1971)
- Women in Revolt (1972)
- Savages (1972)
- Cops and Robbers (1973)
- The Wild Party (1975)
- White Line Fever (1975)
- Death Race 2000 (1975)
- The White Buffalo (1977)
- Steele Justice (1978)
- The Karate Kid (1984)
- Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
- The Karate Kid, Part II (1986)
- The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)
- Wyatt Earp (1994)
- Black Sheep (1996)
- Time Lock (1996)
- Nowhere Land (1998)
- Crocodile 2: Death Swamp {2002)
- Hard Ground (2003) (TV)
- Curse of the Forty-Niner (2003)
- Glass Trap (2004)
- Miracle at Sage Street (2005)
