Martin Cove is an American film and television actor, a performer of roles related to martial arts

Martin Cove, an American film and television actor, has gained wide popularity thanks to the character of John Crisis, the negative character in the movie "Kid Karate." The painting had a continuation, in all, three films were shot. The character fell in love with the audience, despite the fact that he was dishonest in dealing with his subordinates and not sufficiently correct with his students. Sometimes it came down to fisticuffs in the school.

Martin Cove: Biography

The actor was born on March 6, 1947 in Brooklyn, the most populous area of New York. In the big movie, Martin Cove made his debut in 1971, having played an episodic role in the film "Little Murder." Then followed a few low-budget films with the participation of a novice actor, who went to theaters undetected.

In 1981, Matrine Cove took part in the creation of a police series called "Cagney and Lacy," where he played the role of Detective Viktor Isbeki. The character turned out to be reliable and convincing. The series has sustained seven seasons, while confidently held the first position in the ranking of public views.

Failure

In 1987, Martin Cove starred in the movie "Justice of Steel", playing the John Steele himself. Then the actor was invited to a fantastic TV series "Sosed to the planet Earth", where he played an alien named Jesse. On the screen came only thirteen episodes, the rating of the film was depressingly low, and the project was closed. Martin Cove, whose films were mostly successful, was hard to fail. Before the depression it did not come, but the creative decline was evident. Come to the old form of the actor helped shooting the film "Guy-karate-3", which just started in that difficult period.

Martin Cove: Filmography

In total, during his career in film, the actor has played in more than a hundred paintings. Below is a selective list of films with his participation:

• "Small Murders" (1971), episodic role;
• "Babi Riot" (1971), Marty;
• "The Last Home" (1972), the role of assistant sheriff;
• "Capone" (1975), the character of Pete Gusennberg;
• "The Death Race" (1975), Nero;
• "Fever" (1975), the character of Clem;
• "Four deuces" (1976), the role of Smoky Ross;
• "White Buffalo" (1977), the role of Jack McCall;
• "Cagney and Lacey" (1981-1988), the character of the detective Viktor Isbeki;
• "Bloody tide" (1982), the role of Neil Grice;
• "Kid Karate" (1984), the character of John Crisis (sensei Cobra Kai);
• "First Blood, Rambo" (1985), the role of Erickson;
• "Kid Karate-2" (1986), the character of John Crisis;
• "Justice of Steel" (1987), the role of John Steele;
• "Kid-karate-3" (1994), John Crisis;
• "White Light" (1991), the role of Sina Craig;
• "The Strongest Strike" (1992), Mr. Lee's character;
• "Collision in the future" (1994), the role of Dr. Langdon;
• "Wyatt Earp" (1994), the role of Ed Ross;
• "Return to Tombstone" (1994), Ed Ross;
• "The Death Match" (1994), the character of Paul Landis;
• "List of victims" (2002), the role of Roland;
• "Hollywood Mom and Its Mystery" (2004), Sandy Palumbo;
• "The Glass Anthill" (2005), the role of Corrigan;
• "Seven Mummies" (2006), a character from Kyle;
• "The Melee" (2007), the role of agent Karpov;
• "Messages" (2007), the character of Detective Collins.

"The boy-karate"

One of the most notable roles played by Martin Cove is the character of John Crisis, the head of the martial arts school. To him comes the training, Daniel, a young ambitious man. Having met with the pretty Eli Mills, he comes into conflict with her ex-boyfriend Johnny, who does karate and also attends the John Crisis school.

Johnny, with the support of his friends, brutally beaten Daniel, and he seeks protection from a nearby martial arts master, the Japanese Miyagi. The guy counts that Sensei will teach him the techniques of karate and other martial arts. However, the Japanese, instead of training, loads Daniel in the house, forcing him to paint the fence, wash the car, sweep the yard. The astonished student does not even think that hard work is part of training. Later, the lessons of the Japanese will be useful to Daniel.

Having gained experience, the pupil of Miyagi deals with his enemies and in fact questions the quality of martial arts training in the Kriz school. Rumors about fictitious occupations instantly scatter around the district. Enraged, John Crisis vowed revenge on rival factions. He meets up with his old friend named Terry, and they make plans about how to punish Daniel and Miyagi.

"Cagney and Lacy"

Another notable role in the career of Martin Cove became the character of the police detective Viktor Isbeki. The series "Cagney and Lacy" gave the actor an opportunity to show his abilities to the fullest.

A multi-part film shot in the genre of a dramatic police procedure narrates about two women working in the department for the disclosure of particularly serious crimes, Victor's colleagues. Both differ in their independent character, none of them want to listen to anyone and always remains with their opinions. This does not benefit the working process, and agents in the skirt often receive comments from their management.

Viktor Isbeki, meanwhile, conscientiously performs his work, and sometimes takes a part of the duties of his careless colleagues. Thus, he helps the department to stay at the proper level.