From dojo to dance floor. Dancing With the Stars season 30 will be the first introduction to Martin Kove for some viewers — and there are a few things to know about the contestant.Kove, 75, is the oldest participant on the ABC competition series this year, but he has decades of experience on screen. (He doesn’t beat late Cloris Leachman, who was the oldest-ever contestant at age 82 in 2008.)The Brooklyn-born actor started his career in the 1970s with roles on classics such as Gunsmoke, The Rockford Files and The Incredible Hulk.
After some guest spots on Starsky and Hutch as well as CHiPs, Kove scored gigs as a series regular in the 1980s.He appeared on 125 episodes of Cagney & Lacey from 1982 to 1985 as Detective Victor Isbecki.
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