1946 - Today
Martin Kove (born c. 1945/1946) is an American actor and martial artist best known for The Karate Kid (1984), in which he played John Kreese, the head teacher of the Cobra Kai karate dojo. 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Kove has received more than 2,694,697 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Martin Kove is the 2,951st most popular actor (down from 2,221st in 2019), the 4,755th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,732nd in 2019) and the 1,445th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Martin Kove ranks 2,951 out of 10,030. Before him are Luke Wilson, Richard Belzer, Eugenio Derbez, Brian Thompson, Yolande Moreau, and Vivi Bach. After him are Johanne Luise Heiberg, Jacques Dufilho, Brie Larson, Burak Özçivit, Kim Raver, and Julie Adams.
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 2,945
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,946
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,947
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,948
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,949
1939 - 2013
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,950
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 2,951
1812 - 1890
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 2,952
1914 - 2005
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 2,953
1989 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 2,954
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 2,955
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 2,956
1926 - 2019
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 2,957
Among people born in 1946, Martin Kove ranks 310. Before him are Robert Gadocha, Hanan Ashrawi, Leszek Miller, Anatoliy Byshovets, Stuart Wilson, and Zülfü Livaneli. After him are Valentina Tolkunova, Henry Paulson, Steve Kanaly, Salif Keïta, Dragutin Šurbek, and Sonthi Boonyaratglin.
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 304
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 305
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 306
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 307
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 308
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 309
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 310
1946 - 2010
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 311
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 312
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 313
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 314
1946 - 2018
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 315
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 316
Among people born in United States, Martin Kove ranks 4,755 out of 15,968. Before him are Richard Belzer (1944), Odetta (1930), Brian Thompson (1959), Genie (1957), Chief Joseph (1840), and Vincent J. McMahon (1914). After him are Alexander H. Stephens (1812), Brie Larson (1989), Henry Paulson (1946), Ben Bradlee (1921), Robert M. Parker Jr. (1947), and Brian Kobilka (1955).
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 4,749
1930 - 2008
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 4,750
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 4,751
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 4,752
1840 - 1904
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 4,753
1914 - 1984
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 4,754
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 4,755
1812 - 1883
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 4,756
1989 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 4,757
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 4,758
1921 - 2014
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 4,759
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 4,760
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 4,761
Among actors born in United States, Martin Kove ranks 1,445. Before him are Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984), Van Johnson (1916), Adrienne Barbeau (1945), Luke Wilson (1971), Richard Belzer (1944), and Brian Thompson (1959). After him are Brie Larson (1989), Kim Raver (1969), Julie Adams (1926), Donna Murphy (1959), Carrie Snodgress (1945), and Michael Cudlitz (1964).
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 1,439
1916 - 2008
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 1,440
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 1,441
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 1,442
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 1,443
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 1,444
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 1,445
1989 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 1,446
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 1,447
1926 - 2019
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 1,448
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 1,449
1945 - 2004
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 1,450
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 1,451