Martin Kove

Martin Kove (1946 - )
==Film Deaths==
*Death Race 2000 (1975) [Nero the Hero]: Killed in an explosion, along with Leslie McRay, when they try to run over a "baby" that was actually a bomb.
*Capone (1975) [Pete Gusenberg]: Killed by Ben Gazzara's thugs in the St. Valentine's Day massacre.
*Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993) [Mr. Lee]: Bested in a climactic shoot-fight against Bolo Yeung. 
*Without Mercy (1995) [Wolf Larsen]: Falls to his death after holding onto Frank Zagarino, following a fight between the two of them.
*Final Payback (2001) [Captain Peter James]: Killed by convict in the jail (off-screen). We only see someone approaching him from the back. 
*American Gun (2002) [Theodore Huntley]: Shot repeatedly in the chest by Paula O'Hara Coburn after he opens the trunk of the car in which he'd locked her.
*Crocodile 2: Death Swamp (2002) [Roland]: Killed in a helicopter crash/explosion after the crocodile latches onto the helicopter and causes it to go into the swamp.
*Traded (2016) [Cavendish]: Shot in the neck by Michael Pare, when Martin fights with him. His body is shown a few times afterwards.
*VFW (2020) [Lou Clayton]: Shot to death by Travis Hammer after killing several of Travis' men in a struggle, as Stephen Lang watches on from a distance.
==Television Deaths==
*The Edge of Night (Jan 26, 1982) [Romeo Slade]: Gunned down by Larkin Malloy just as he is about to shoot Sharon Gabet.
*Higher Ground (1988) [Rick Loden]: Executed, off-camera, by drug-smugglers; John Denver finds Martin's body, and proceeds to investigate the murder.
*Black Scorpion: Armed and Dangerous (2001) [Jack Aimes/Firearm]: Killed in an explosion when Michelle Lintel shoots him with an M7 Law rocket launcher.
*Alien Lockdown (2004) [Colonel Anslow]: Devoured by the alien bugs after being locked inside a facility by Michelle Goh.
*The Hollywood Mom's Mystery (2004) [Sandy Palumbo]: Commits suicide by shooting himself in the mouth, while Justine Bateman looks on in shock.
*Cobra Kai: Head of the Snake (2022) [John Kreese]: Stabbed repeatedly in the chest by Owen Harn while Martin is attempting to break up a prison fight. However, at the end of the episode, it is revealed that this was a faked murder, with Martin using red Yello for blood, as he proceeds to escape from the prison.
==Gallery==
Lesliemcrae2.jpg|Martin Kove's and Leslie McRay's deaths in Death Race 2000
Martinkove2.jpg|Martin Kove's death in American Gun
==Connections==
*Mr. Vivienne Kove
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