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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
New York born, strong featured, narrow eyed actor who has portrayed a... more
Trivia:
During the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s, Kove was a well-known T... more
Awards:
1 win
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(19 articles)
25 Most Disturbing Movies #3: Last House on the Left
(From GreenCine. 10 November 2009, 9:30 AM, PST)
Bigfoot gets Savage; exclusive pics, comments
(From Fangoria. 1 October 2009, 5:13 PM, PDT)
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Bigfoot gets Savage; exclusive pics, comments
(From Fangoria. 1 October 2009, 5:13 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Marty Kove
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
In Development: 
- Cleburne (details only on IMDbPro)
- Return to Devil's Peak: The Ascent II (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- Prism (2009) (in production) .... Lieutenant Jacobs
- Death Keeps Coming (2009) (pre-production) .... Death
- Serpent Rising (2010) (filming) .... Tony Brill
- The Highwayman (2010) (filming) .... Roan Blackthorn
- Kerosene Cowboys (2010) (post-production) .... Navy Intel Commander
- The Ascent (2009) (post-production) .... Lewis
- Gathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swords (2009) (post-production) .... Galaron
- Carmen's Kiss (2009) (completed) .... Drayton
- Dark Games (2009) (completed) .... Dave Reinhart
- Ballistica (2009) (completed) .... Riley
- Savage (2009/I) (completed) .... Jack Lund
- Memphis Rising: Elvis Returns (2009) (completed) .... Highway Patrolman
- Middle Men (2009) .... U.S. Senator
- Bare Knuckles (2009) .... Sonny Cool
- Immortally Yours (2009) .... Steven Miles
... aka Kiss of the Vampire (USA: DVD title) - War Wolves (2009) (TV) .... Malick
- Chinaman's Chance (2008) .... Sheriff Jones
... aka I Am Somebody (USA: new title) - Beyond the Ring (2008) .... Uncle Patrick
- Lost Warrior: Left Behind (2008) (V) .... CIA
- The Dead Sleep Easy (2007) (V) .... Bob Depugh
- Revamped (2007) (V) .... Detective Reeger
- Messages (2007) .... DCI Collins
- Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter (2007)
- Fallen Angels (2006) .... Daniels
- Exit 38 (2006) (V) .... Reese
- Soft Target (2006) .... Jake Lawlor
... aka Crooked (USA: new title) - Max Havoc: Ring of Fire (2006) .... Lt. Reynolds
- Seven Mummies (2006) .... Kile
- Miracle at Sage Creek (2005) (scenes deleted) .... Jess
... aka Christmas Miracle at Sage Creek (USA: longer version) - Glass Trap (2005) .... Corrigan
- The Hollywood Mom's Mystery (2004) (TV) .... Sandy Palumbo
- Alien Lockdown (2004) (TV) .... Anslow
... aka PredatorMan (International: English title) - Big Chuck, Little Chuck (2004) .... The Clown/Martin Kove
... aka Hollywood, It's a Dog's Life (USA: new title) - Paradise (2004) .... Taxi Driver
... aka Illusion Infinity (USA) - Rice Girl (2003) .... Captain Ron Williams
- Hard Ground (2003) (TV) .... Floyd
- Barbarian (2003) (V) .... Munkar
... aka Barbarian: The Last Great Warrior King (Australia) - Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain (2003) (TV) .... Cully
... aka Black Gold (UK) - Devil's Knight (2003) .... Zeff
- Sting of the Black Scorpion (2002) (V) .... Jack Ames/Firearm
- Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002) .... Caleb
... aka Curse of the 49er (USA: MIFED title)
... aka Miner's Massacre (USA: video title) - Crocodile 2: Death Swamp (2002) .... Roland
... aka Crocodile II: Death Roll (UK: DVD title) - Trance (2002) .... Robert Leoni
- American Gun (2002) .... Theodore Huntley
- Gentle Ben (2002) (TV) .... Cully
... aka Terror on the Mountain (UK) - Shattered Lies (2002) .... Tom Reynolds
- Con Games (2001) (V) .... Redick
- Extreme Honor (2001) .... Packard
... aka Last Line of Defence 2 (Europe: English title: video title) - Going Back (2001) (TV) .... Father Brazinski
... aka Frères de guerre (Canada: French title)
... aka Under Heavy Fire (USA: video title) - Black Scorpion Returns (2001) (V)
- Final Payback (2001) .... Captain Peter James
- "Black Scorpion" .... Firearm (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Roger Corman Presents Black Scorpion (Canada: English title)
- Armed and Dangerous (2001) TV episode .... Firearm - Savage Season (2001) .... Frank
- "Hollywood Off-Ramp" (1 episode, 2000)
- Cell Phone (2000) TV episode - Bad Guys (2000) .... The Commander
- Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant (1999) (TV) .... Andy Powers
... aka Assault on Death Mountain (USA) - "Diagnosis Murder" .... Capt. Walter Newman / ... (3 episodes, 1998-1999)
- Voices Carry (1999) TV episode .... Captain Walter Newman
- Trapped in Paradise (1999) TV episode .... Captain Newman
- The Last Resort (1998) TV episode .... Capt. Walter Newman - "V.I.P." .... Mr. Scornabacho (1 episode, 1998)
... aka V.I.P. - Die Bodyguards (Germany)
- Bloody Val-entine (1998) TV episode .... Mr. Scornabacho - Nowhere Land (1998) .... Hank
- The Waterfront (1998) .... James Ricks
... aka Maximum Justice (USA: MIFED title) - The Thief & the Stripper (1998) .... Crow
... aka Final Reckoning (USA: video title)
... aka Strip 'n Run (USA: DVD title) - Hyacinth (1998) .... J. B. Walker
- Joseph's Gift (1998) .... Thompsonn
- Grizzly Mountain (1997) .... Marshal Jackson
- Assault on Devil's Island (1997) (TV) .... Andy Powers
... aka Shadow Warriors (video title) - Mercenary (1997) (TV) .... Phoenix
- The Marksmen (1997) .... Samuel J. Weber
... aka Sliding Home (USA: new title) - Top of the World (1997/I) .... Carl
... aka Cold Cash
... aka Showdown - Judge and Jury (1996) .... Michael Silvano
... aka From Beyond the Grave (UK: DVD title) - Timelock (1996) .... Admiral Danny Teegs
- Final Equinox (1995) .... Torman
... aka Alien Weapon I - "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" .... Demetrius (1 episode, 1995)
- The Mother of All Monsters (1995) TV episode .... Demetrius - "Walker, Texas Ranger" .... Fred Kimble (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Walker (Australia)
- Flashback (1995) TV episode .... Fred Kimble - Without Mercy (1995) .... Wolf Larsen
... aka Outraged Fugitive
... aka Pemburu Teroris (Indonesia: Indonesian title) - Baby Face Nelson (1995) .... John Dillinger
- Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994) (TV) .... Isbecki
- Death Match (1994) .... Paul Landis
- Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994) (TV) .... Black Jack
- Savage Land (1994) .... Jabal
- Endangered (1994) .... DeVoe
... aka The Hunted (USA: video title)
... aka The Most Dangerous Predator Is Man - Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994) .... Ed Ross
- Wyatt Earp (1994) .... Ed Ross
- "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" .... Chi'Ru Master (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
- Return of the Shadow Assassin (1994) TV episode .... Chi'Ru Master
- Shadow Assassin (1993) TV episode .... Chi'Ru Master - "Burke's Law" .... Joe Tanner (1 episode, 1994)
- Who Killed Nick Hazard? (1994) TV episode .... Joe Tanner - Future Shock (1994) .... Dr. Langdon
- "Tales from the Crypt" .... Dectective (1 episode, 1993)
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- Half-Way Horrible (1993) TV episode .... Dectective - To Be the Best (1993) (V) .... Rick Kulhane
- The Outfit (1993) .... Agent Baker
- "Renegade" .... Mitch Raines (2 episodes, 1993)
- Fighting Cage: Part 2 (1993) TV episode .... Mitch Raines
- Fighting Cage: Part 1 (1993) TV episode .... Mitch Raines - Without a Kiss Goodbye (1993) (TV)
... aka Falsely Accused
... aka The Laurie Samuels Story (USA: alternative title) - Firehawk (1993) (V) .... Stewart
- Lightning in a Bottle (1993) .... Duane Furber
- Shadowchaser (1992) (V) .... Desilva
... aka Project: Shadowchaser - Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1992) .... Mr. Lee
... aka Shootfighter - White Light (1991) .... Sean Craig
- The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) .... John Kreese
- "Hard Time on Planet Earth" .... Jesse (13 episodes, 1989)
- Wally's Gang (1989) TV episode .... Jesse
- The All American (1989) TV episode .... Jesse
- Not in Out Stars (1989) TV episode .... Jesse
- Rodeo Show (1989) TV episode .... Jesse
- Jesse's Fifteen Minutes (1989) TV episode .... Jesse
(8 more) - President's Target (1989) .... Sam Nicholson
... aka The Man from Nowhere (International: English title)
... aka The Stalker (Europe: English title) - Higher Ground (1988) (TV) .... Rick Loden
- "Cagney & Lacey" .... Det. Victor Isbecki / ... (104 episodes, 1982-1988)
- Yup (1988) TV episode .... Det. Victor Isbecki
- Friendly Fire (1988) TV episode .... Det. Victor Isbecki
- Button, Button (1988) TV episode .... Det. Victor Isbecki
- Shadow of a Doubt (1988) TV episode .... Det. Victor Isbecki
- Trading Places (1988) TV episode .... Det. Victor Isbecki
(99 more) - Steele Justice (1987) .... John Steele
- The Karate Kid, Part II (1986) .... John Kreese
... aka The Karate Kid Part II (Australia) - "The Twilight Zone" .... Joe Farrell (segment "Opening Day") (1 episode, 1985)
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- The Shadow Man/The Uncle Devil Show/Opening Day (1985) TV episode .... Joe Farrell (segment "Opening Day") - Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) .... Ericson
... aka First Blood Part II (Australia: TV title) - "Wildside" .... Lyle Rainwood (1 episode, 1985)
- Don't Keep the Home Fires Burning (1985) TV episode .... Lyle Rainwood - "Murder, She Wrote" .... Dr. Ellison (1 episode, 1985)
- Armed Response (1985) TV episode .... Dr. Ellison - The Karate Kid (1984) .... John Kreese
- "The Optimist" .... The Rival (1 episode, 1983)
- The Good, the Bad and the Nasty (1983) TV episode .... The Rival - Blood Tide (1982) .... Neil Grice
... aka Bloodtide (USA)
... aka Demon Island (USA: TV title)
... aka The Red Tide
... aka To kyma tou aimatos (Greece) - Cry for the Strangers (1982) (TV) .... Jeff
- "The Edge of Night" (1956) TV series .... Romeo Slade (unknown episodes, 1981)
... aka Edge of Night (USA: last season title) - Trouble in High Timber Country (1980) (TV) .... Willie Yeager
... aka The Yeagers - Laboratory (1980)
- "Beyond Westworld" .... Jack Edwards (1 episode, 1980)
- Take-Over (1980) TV episode .... Jack Edwards - "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" (1 episode, 1980)
- Savage Says: What Are Friends For? (1980) TV episode - "CHiPs" .... Sherwood (1 episode, 1979)
... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
- Hot Wheels (1979) TV episode .... Sherwood - "Barnaby Jones" .... Greg Saunders / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1979)
- Girl on the Road (1979) TV episode .... Stan Benson
- Nest of Scorpions (1978) TV episode .... Greg Saunders - Seven (1979) .... Skip
... aka Sevano's Seven (USA: alternative title) - "The Runaways" .... Mike (1 episode, 1979)
... aka Operation Runaway
- Dreams of My Father (1979) TV episode .... Mike - The Sky Trap (1979) (TV)
- "Disneyland" (1 episode, 1979)
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- Sky Trap (1979) TV episode - "Quincy M.E." .... Joe Kirby (1 episode, 1979)
... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
- The Death Challenge (1979) TV episode .... Joe Kirby - "Starsky and Hutch" .... Jimmy Lucas (1 episode, 1979)
- Birds of a Feather (1979) TV episode .... Jimmy Lucas - "The Incredible Hulk" .... Henry 'Rocky' Welsh (1 episode, 1978)
- The Final Round (1978) TV episode .... Henry 'Rocky' Welsh - "We've Got Each Other" .... Ken Redford (5 episodes, 1977-1978)
- Pumping Iron (1978) TV episode .... Ken Redford
- The Long Vacation (1977) TV episode .... Ken Redford
- My Brother's Keeper (1977) TV episode .... Ken Redford
- Incomplete Pass (1977) TV episode .... Ken Redford
- The Collector (1977) TV episode .... Ken Redford - "Charlie's Angels" .... Georgie (1 episode, 1977)
- The Sammy Davis Jr. Kidnap Caper (1977) TV episode .... Georgie - "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" .... Pete Miller (1 episode, 1977)
... aka The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA: short title)
- Mystery of the Solid Gold Kicker (1977) TV episode .... Pete Miller - The White Buffalo (1977) .... Jack McCall
... aka Hunt to Kill (USA: TV title) - "The Rockford Files" .... Harry Smick (1 episode, 1977)
... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
- Dirty Money, Black Light (1977) TV episode .... Harry Smick - Mr. Billion (1977) (uncredited) .... Texas Gambler
... aka The Windfall - "Code R" (1977) TV series .... George Baker (unknown episodes)
- "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Willis Hines (1 episode, 1976)
- The Drop (1976) TV episode .... Willis Hines - "Kojak" .... Burl Slote (1 episode, 1976)
- Law Dance (1976) TV episode .... Burl Slote - "Captains and the Kings" (1976) TV mini-series
- Kingston (1976) (TV) .... Dealey
... aka Kingston: The Power Play
... aka The Newspaper Game - "Petrocelli" .... Frank Harris (1 episode, 1976)
- Six Strings of Guilt (1976) TV episode .... Frank Harris - The Four Deuces (1976) .... Smokey Ross, the 'Deuce of Diamonds'
- The November Plan (1976) (TV) .... Stan
- "The Rookies" .... Jimmy Jay (1 episode, 1975)
- Measure of Mercy (1975) TV episode .... Jimmy Jay - "Three for the Road" (1 episode, 1975)
- The Rip-off (1975) TV episode - "Switch" .... Bud Ewing (1 episode, 1975)
- The Deadly Missiles Caper (1975) TV episode .... Bud Ewing - White Line Fever (1975) .... Clem
- Death Race 2000 (1975) .... Nero the Hero
- Capone (1975) .... Pete Gusenberg
- The Wild Party (1975) .... Editor
- "Rhoda" .... Gary (1 episode, 1974)
- Anything Wrong? (1974) TV episode .... Gary - "Gunsmoke" .... Guthrie / ... (2 episodes, 1974)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- In Performance of Duty (1974) TV episode .... Guthrie
- The Wiving (1974) TV episode .... Ike Hockett - "McMillan & Wife" .... Hired thug (1 episode, 1974)
... aka McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
- Downshift to Danger (1974) TV episode .... Hired thug - "McCloud" .... Punk (1 episode, 1974)
- This Must Be the Alamo (1974) TV episode (uncredited) .... Punk - Road Movie (1974) .... Weigh Station Cop
- "Wide World Mystery" .... Rollo (1 episode, 1974)
- The Spy Who Returned from the Dead (1974) TV episode .... Rollo - Cops and Robbers (1973) .... Ambulance Attendant
- The Last House on the Left (1972) .... Deputy
... aka Grim Company (USA: 16mm release title)
... aka Krug and Company (Australia: video title)
... aka Last House on the Left (USA: alternative title) - Savages (1972) .... Archie, a Bully
- Women in Revolt (1971) (as Marty Kove) .... Marty
... aka Andy Warhol's Women in Revolt (USA: alternative title) - Little Murders (1971) (uncredited)
Producer:
- Ballistica (2009) (completed) (associate producer)
- Bare Knuckles (2009) (co-producer)
- Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002) (associate producer)
... aka Curse of the 49er (USA: MIFED title)
... aka Miner's Massacre (USA: video title)
Director:
- "Silk Stalkings" (1 episode, 1994)
- T.K.O. (1994) TV episode
Thanks:
- The Way of the Karate Kid (2004) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- Man of a Thousand Faces (2008) .... J. Carrol Naish
- Playing the Game: Looking Back at 'Death Race 2000' - Death Race 2000 Special Edition DVD (2005) (V) .... Himself
- "Living in TV Land" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Dick Van Patten (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Super Secret Movie Rules: Sports Underdogs (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- The Way of the Karate Kid (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Celluloid Crime of the Century (2003) (V) .... Himself
- It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Dobe and a Company of Heroes (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Voices that Care (1991) (TV) .... Himself - Choir Member
- "The New Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1988)
- Episode dated 15 February 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - "Just Men!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
- Episode #1.3 (1983) TV episode .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Following the original The Karate Kid (1984), he performed in a memorable TV spot for King Cobra Beer. ("Don't let the smooth taste fool you!") Fred Williamson did a very similar KC commercial around the same time.
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