- Despite having a successful career outside of The Karate Kid franchise, actor Ralph Macchio is destined to forever be remembered as Daniel-san. With the series having become a staple of many a. Critics Pick the Best Modern Shows Set in the ’80s, From ‘Stranger Things’ to ‘The Americans’ 07 November 2017.
- The gameplay is where Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues kind of starts showing its development life. I am sure Flux tried with the development, and it does show, but there is a lot of.
- Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid) is currently 4 years older than Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi) was when that film was released. #WTF — Will Childs (@Egotript) May 4, 2017.
The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen.It is the first installment in The Karate Kid franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, and Elisabeth Shue.
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1989 sequel The Karate Kid Part III directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Robyn Lively and Thomas Ian Griffith. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the film composed by Academy Award winner Bill Conti (Rocky, The Right Stuff, Masters of the Universe, For Your Eyes Only,The Thomas Crown Affair), including previously unreleased music and alternate cues. Visit the label’s Facebook page for the full details of the CD, which is limited to 3,000 copies, and which will be available to order on the label’s website next Tuesday, December 1. Varese Sarabande has previously released the first score release for the movie as part of box set in 2007 and as a separate album in 2011.
La-La Land’s other new releases include two new albums featuring Jerry Goldsmith’s scores for Von Ryan’s Express & The Blue Max and The Detective & The Flim-Flam Man, as well as the CD version of Bear McCreary’s score for Blumhouse’s Freaky.
Kove at the Louisville Supercon in 2018 | |
| Born | c. 1945/1946 (age 74–75) |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Children | 2 |
Martin Kove (born c. 1945/1946)[1] is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for The Karate Kid (1984) in which he played John Kreese, the head teacher of the Cobra Kai karate school. He reprised the role in two sequels, The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid Part III (1989) as well as the 2018 television sequel series Cobra Kai. He was first seen as Nero the Hero in the low-budget Death Race 2000 (1975), and afterward as Clem in White Line Fever (1975). He appeared in the TV series Cagney and Lacey (1981) portraying genuine Police Detective Victor Isbecki, and afterward appeared in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985).
Early life[edit]
Kove was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to a Jewish family.[2]
Career[edit]
Kove appeared as Cully in Gentle Ben (also known as Terror on the Mountain), Animal Planet, 2002 and Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain (also known as Black Gold), Animal Planet, 2003. He was cast as George Baker in the short-lived CBS series Code R (1977) about the emergency services (fire, police, and ocean rescue) in the California Channel Islands. His co-stars were James Houghton, Tom Simcox, and Joan Freeman.
He also starred in the short-lived science fiction series Hard Time on Planet Earth and made guest appearances on several television programs including Gunsmoke, Three for the Road, Kojak, Quincy, M. E., The Incredible Hulk, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, The Rockford Files,The Streets of San Francisco, and Black Scorpion.
Kove was a cast member on the 1982–1988 CBStelevision seriesCagney & Lacey as Detective Victor Isbecki.
Kove appeared in the 1984 hit film The Karate Kid as Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese. After playing a traitorous helicopter pilot in the 1985 film Rambo: First Blood Part II, he appeared again as Kreese in the 1986 sequel The Karate Kid Part II (using footage cut from the first film) and the 1989 sequel The Karate Kid Part III. He studied Okinawa-te Karate under prominent black belt Gordon Doversola Shihan.[3][4][5]
Kove appeared in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as the Shadow Assassin in Episode 3, Season 1, 'Shadow Assassin', which aired on 3 February 1993, and in Episode 23, Season 2, which aired on January 26, 1994.
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He appeared in the 2007 music video for the song 'Sweep the Leg' by No More Kings as a caricature of himself and John Kreese from The Karate Kid.[6][7] He appeared on Tosh.0 as his character from The Karate Kid, John Kreese, where he spoofed the final fight on the 'Board Breaker Web Redemption'. At the end of the skit, Daniel Tosh, dressed as Mr. Miyagi, honks Kove's nose, a reference to Mr. Miyagi's action in the scene at the beginning of The Karate Kid, Part II.
In 2017, Kove parodied his Karate Kid character in the Season 4, Episode 17 episode of The Goldbergs.
In 2018, Kove returned to the character of John Kreese for the YouTube Premium web series, Cobra Kai, a sequel series of the Karate Kid franchise set 34 years after the 1984 film. The series debuted on May 2, 2018, and was met with critical success. The show was renewed for a second season, which was published on April 24, 2019. In June 2020, the series was purchased by Netflix which would produce a third season. Several months later in October 2020 a fourth season was renewed in advance.[8]
In 2019, Kove again parodied his Karate Kid character in an ad for QuickBooks, in which a kinder, gentler Kreese runs a 'Koala Kai' dojo of preteen students who are encouraged to 'support the leg' and to show 'more mercy'.[9]
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Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Little Murders | Uncredited | |
| 1971 | Women in Revolt | Marty | |
| 1972 | Savages | Archie | |
| 1972 | The Last House on the Left | Deputy | |
| 1973 | Cops and Robbers | Ambulance Attendant | |
| 1975 | The Wild Party | Editor | |
| 1975 | Capone | Pete Gusenberg | |
| 1975 | Death Race 2000 | Nero the Hero | |
| 1975 | White Line Fever | Clem | |
| 1976 | The Four Deuces | Smokey Ross | |
| 1977 | The White Buffalo | Jack McCall | |
| 1979 | Seven | Skip | |
| 1982 | Blood Tide | Neil Grice | |
| 1984 | The Karate Kid | Sensei John Kreese | |
| 1985 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | Michael Reed Ericson | |
| 1986 | The Karate Kid Part II | Sensei John Kreese | |
| 1987 | Steele Justice | John Steele | |
| 1989 | The Karate Kid Part III | Sensei John Kreese | |
| 1991 | White Light | Sean Craig | |
| 1992 | Project Shadowchaser | Desilva | Direct-to-video |
| 1992 | Shootfighter: Fight to the Death | Mr. Lee | |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Ed Ross | |
| 1994 | Frank and Jesse | Uncredited | |
| 1994 | Future Shock | Dr. Langdon | |
| 1996 | Timelock | Admiral Danny Teegs | |
| 1996 | Mercenary | Phoenix | |
| 1998 | Joseph's Gift | Thompsonn | |
| 2000 | Nowhere Land | Hank | |
| 2002 | Crocodile 2: Death Swamp | Roland | |
| 2002 | Curse of the Forty-Niner | Caleb | |
| 2004 | Illusion Infinity | Taxi Driver | |
| 2005 | Glass Trap | Corrigan | |
| 2005 | Miracle at Sage Street | Jess | |
| 2006 | Max Havoc: Ring of Fire | Lt. Reynolds | |
| 2007 | The Dead Sleep Easy | Bob Depugh | |
| 2008 | Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves | Sheriff Jones | |
| 2009 | Middle Men | US Senator | |
| 2011 | Savage | Jack Lund | |
| 2014 | Falcon Song | Caspian | |
| 2014 | Eternity: The Movie | Barry Goldfield, Sr. | |
| 2014 | Tapped Out | Principal Vanhorne | |
| 2014 | The Extendables | Aye Lewis | [10] |
| 2015 | The Dog Who Saved Summer | Vernon | |
| 2016 | Traded | Cavendish | |
| 2016 | Jokers Wild | Graham Palace | |
| 2017 | Bring Me A Dream | Sheriff Jack Miller | |
| 2018 | Paint It Red | Scabs | |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Sheriff on Bounty Law | |
| 2019 | VFW | Lou Clayton |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Gunsmoke | Guthrie | 'In Performance of Duty' |
| 1975 | Three for the Road | 'The Rip-off' | |
| 1976 | Kojak | Burl Stole | 'Law Dance' |
| 1976 | The Streets of San Francisco | Willis Hines | 'The Drop' |
| 1977 | The Rockford Files | Harry Smick | 'Dirty Money, Black Light' |
| 1977 | Code R | George Baker | 12 episodes |
| 1977 | The San Pedro Beach Bums | Denny Evans | 'The Shortest Yard' |
| 1977–1978 | We've Got Each Other | Ken Redford | 5 episodes |
| 1978 | The Incredible Hulk | Henry 'Rocky' Welsh | 'Final Round' |
| 1978–1979 | Barnaby Jones | Greg Saunders, Stan Benson | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | Quincy, M.E. | ||
| 1978 | Starsky and Hutch | Jimmy | “Birds of a Feather”; |
| 1979 | CHiPs | Joe Kirby | 'The Death Challenge'; 'Hot Wheels' |
| 1982 | Cry for the Strangers | Jeff | Television film |
| 1982–1988 | Cagney & Lacey | Victor Isbecki | 113 episodes |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Ellison | 'Armed Response' |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Joe | 'Opening Day' |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | Jess | 13 episodes |
| 1993 | Renegade | Mitch Raines / Goliath | 2 episodes |
| 1993–1994 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Chi'Ru Master | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Cagney & Lacey: The Return | Victor Isbecki | Television film |
| 1995 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Fred Kimble | 'Flashback' |
| 1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Demetrius | 'The Mother of All Monsters' |
| 1998–1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | Captain Walter Newman | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Under Heavy Fire | Father Brazinski | Television film |
| 2001 | Black Scorpion | James Ames/Firearm | 'Armed and Dangerous' |
| 2003 | Hard Ground | Floyd | Television film |
| 2003 | Barbarian | Munkar | Television film |
| 2009 | War Wolves | Malick | Television film |
| 2011 | Tosh.0 | John Kreese | 'Broad Breaker' |
| 2015 | Criminal Minds | John Folkmore | 'Scream' |
| 2017 | The Goldbergs | Master John | 'The Kara-Te Kid' |
| 2018–present | Cobra Kai | John Kreese | Guest season 1, main season 2 |
See also[edit]
- Biography portal
References[edit]
- ^Rahman, Abid (August 28, 2020). ''Cobra Kai' Star Martin Kove On Returning to Play Iconic Character'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
...the 74-year-old [as of August 2020]
- ^Tucker, Ernest (May 15, 1987). ''Kosher cowboy' bucks heavy image'. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 71. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^Curran, Brad (June 11, 2014). 'Interview with Martin Kove'. Kung-fu Kingdom. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^'Star of Karate Kid talks with Ballinger Publishing'. Ballinger Publishing. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^Angelus, Jerold (27 June 2011). Martin Kove. Duct Publishing. p. 128. ISBN9786136779522. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^Frye, Cory (March 10, 2018). 'Of Being and Johnny Lawrence (Sweep the Leg)'. Albany Democrat-Herald. Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^Strauss, Chris (October 9, 2014). ''Karate Kid' villain Billy Zabka is still best friends with the Cobra Kais'. USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^''Cobra Kai' Gets Early Season 4 Renewal at Netflix | Hollywood Reporter'. www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2fo1jnbk8
- ^THE EXTENDABLES Trailer on YouTube
Further reading[edit]
The Karate Kid 1984
- Voisin, Scott, Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting. BearManor Media, 2009. ISBN978-1-59393-342-5.
External links[edit]
- Martin Kove on IMDb