John Kreese is a fictional character and the main antagonist of The Karate Kid media franchise, portrayed by Martin Kove. He is introduced in The Karate...

American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his role as John Kreese, the main antagonist of The Karate Kid (1984). Kove reprised the role...

Johnson and music composed by Bill Conti. In the film, the returning John Kreese, with the help of his former army friend Terry Silver, attempts to gain...

John Kreese and the duo became best friends. Silver was given the nickname "Twig" by fellow squadmate Ponytail, because of his skinny stature. Kreese...

accompany him to Cobra Kai to resolve the conflict. They meet the sensei, John Kreese, an ex-Special Forces Vietnam veteran who callously dismisses the peace...

Miyagi) in this film.Karate Kid actor Martin Kove briefly appeared as John Kreese in the beginning of the film. Additionally, Karate Kid actors Rob Garrison...

by his furious sensei, John Kreese, in the parking lot. Mr. Miyagi intervenes, rescuing Johnny and passively humiliating Kreese in the process. Six months...

dojo and spent the next five years learning Tang Soo Do under sensei John Kreese. Johnny entered the All-Valley Under-18 Karate Tournament for the first...

merciless John Kreese – a former Special Forces veteran running the Cobra Kai dojo and the bullies' sensei – proves largely futile. Kreese finally consents...

Tournament, a furious John Kreese attacks his student, Johnny Lawrence, in the parking lot. Miyagi intervenes and passively incapacitates Kreese, then threatens...

Salesman, directed by Mike Nichols. He is seen rehearsing the role of John Kreese in behind-the-scenes pre-production footage from The Karate Kid, indicating...

Daniel known as Miyagi-Do, as well as the return of Cobra Kai founder John Kreese. The season had nine starring roles, six of which returned from the first...

Mike Barnes, becoming a two-time champion, and ending Terry Silver and John Kreese's vision of opening up multiple Cobra Kai dojos all across the valley...

complicated with the unexpected return of the original Cobra Kai co-founders John Kreese and later Terry Silver. Joe Seo as Kyler Park (seasons 1, 3–5; guest...

ones. Additionally, Martin Kove returned to the franchise to portray John Kreese with a main role beginning in the second season after a guest role at...

1985, Terry Silver, who is looking to assist his friend and comrade John Kreese in restoring the Cobra Kai dojo, hires Barnes as part of his plan. He...

Dupree Young as Kenny Payne Vanessa Rubio as Carmen Diaz Martin Kove as John Kreese Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi Sean Kanan as Mike Barnes Oona O'Brien...

as Armand Zarkarian Randee Heller as Lucille LaRusso Martin Kove as John Kreese The first season had a positive response from critics. At the review...

Rubio as Carmen Diaz Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver Martin Kove as John Kreese Gianni DeCenzo as Demetri Alexopoulos Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi...

losing dojo being forced to disband. In order to combat the new threat, Kreese invites his old friend Terry Silver in order to take down Johnny and Daniel...

as Master Li (李师傅 Lǐ-shīfu). Main antagonist in this film. Based on John Kreese. Luke Carberry as Harry (哈里; Hālǐ), a boy who befriends Dre. Based on...

which has left Miguel paralyzed, Robby a wanted criminal, Cobra Kai under Kreese's thumb and Miyagi-Do shut down. As the students of Cobra Kai grow increasingly...

(season 4) Martin Kove as Master John, a kind sensei who is the opposite of his role as Cobra Kai dojo sensei John Kreese (season 4) Ilan Mitchell-Smith...

Emperor Palpatine. 1980s films had villains like Khan in Star Trek, John Kreese in The Karate Kid and its sequels, Skynet in the Terminator films, Biff...

called Cobra Kai, practiced by the villainous Cobra Kai Dojo, founded by John Kreese. In particular Johnny Lawrence, a central antagonist of the 1984 film...

loosely based on the character Chris Bradford from the 2012 series and John Kreese from The Karate Kid. Komodo Dojo Students (four of them voiced by Jill...

contributors were: Irving "Irv" Blitzer; Cool Runnings (played by John Candy) John Kreese; The Karate Kid (played by Martin Kove) The veteran was: Frank...

Martin Kove (born 1946) – actor, known for The Karate Kid (franchise) as John Kreese in Cobra Kai Joey Kramer (born 1950) – drummer, Aerosmith Lenny Kravitz...

by nearly the entire original cast. Martin Kove reprises his role as John Kreese, and actors who played the Cobra Kai members in the 1984 film, Ron Thomas...

John William DiMaggio (/dɪˈmæʒioʊ/ dim-AZH-ee-oh; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on Futurama, Jake...