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Martin Kove is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his role as "John Kreese," the main antagonist of The Karate Kid. Kove reprised the role in subsequent Karate Kid movies, and the television series Cobra Kai. He also appeared as "Nero the Hero" in Death Race 2000, and afterward as "Clem" in White Line Fever. Kove was a regular on the TV series Cagney & Lacey, portraying Police Detective Victor Isbecki." He appeared in Rambo: First Blood Part II and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.