Keith Cooke

Keith Cooke

Born: September 17, 1959
in Seattle, Washington, USA
Keith Cooke is a man of many qualities, accomplished in the arts of Wushu, Tae Kwon Do and Karate.

He started his WuShu training in 1973, under Roger Tung. In 1980 he went to China and he trained for 5 hours a day and entered the competition circuit in 1983. He immediately gained a second place in both Weapons and Forms Divisions (lost to George Chung). But next year he was number 1, and in 1985 people knew him as the Martial Artist of the year.

Movies for Keith Cooke...

Title: The Art of Action
Character: Self
Released: June 28, 2020
Type: TV
International action star Scott Adkins talks with some of the world's most renowned names in the action and martial arts film industry to discover what it takes to make good action movies and how to film fights.
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Champions of the Deep
Title: Champions of the Deep
Character: Master of the Dojo
Released: August 10, 2012
Type: Movie
CHAMPIONS OF THE DEEP is a fantastic adventure movie for the whole family! A brother and sister help a mythical guardian of the ocean find the Sword of the Sea, and bring balance back to the waters of the earth. While fighting the dark forces of the water, the kids learn to use their martial arts skills to protect the ocean that they love.
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Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen
Title: Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen
Character: Himself
Released: April 4, 2003
Type: Movie
A short action film interwoven into a documentary tells the story of the legendary unsung heroes of Hong Kong film, the stuntmen and women. This film features the world's most illustrious stuntmen, and many current working stuntmen, profiled through interviews and clips that showcase their work. It explores their death-defying feats and foolhardy working methods and traces their origin back to the original Hong Kong stuntmen known as "red trousers" - a term used to describe acrobats in Peking Opera. By incorporating the martial arts, fantasy, adventure short action film, "Lost Time," the viewer is given an actual account of how stunts are created and executed on film.
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National Security
Title: National Security
Character: Ang
Released: January 17, 2003
Type: Movie
Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
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Big Momma's House
Title: Big Momma's House
Character: Kang Fight Club Member (uncredited)
Released: May 31, 2000
Type: Movie
When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain incognito.
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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Title: Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Character: Sub-Zero
Released: November 11, 1997
Type: Movie
A group of heroic warriors has only six days to save the planet in "Mortal Kombat Annihilation." To succeed they must survive the most spectacular series of challenges any human, or god, has ever encountered as they battle an evil warlord bent on taking control of Earth.
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Beverly Hills Ninja
Title: Beverly Hills Ninja
Character: Nobu
Released: January 17, 1997
Type: Movie
Haru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows strong and big - very big. With the grace of all Three Stooges rolled into one body, Haru is an embarrassment to his clan. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for his help, Haru is given one dangerous, disastrously funny chance to prove himself.
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Mortal Kombat
Title: Mortal Kombat
Character: Reptile
Released: August 18, 1995
Type: Movie
For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, their own inner demons, and superhuman foes in this action/adventure movie based on one of the most popular video games of all time.
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Heatseeker
Title: Heatseeker
Character: Chance O'Brien
Released: June 27, 1995
Type: Movie
A kickboxing champion is forced to fight cyborgs in a tournament when the company kidnaps his fiancee.
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Born to Ride
Title: Born to Ride
Character: Broadwater
Released: May 3, 1991
Type: Movie
The US Army has decided to modernize its cavalry, so Colonel James E. Devers is ordered by a general to convert a horse unit to motorcycles, but his men are easily outclassed as riders by a pack of rowdies, especially Grady Westfall; when he is arrested risking a long jail term, he's given one way out: enlisting as Corporal, assigned as driving instructor. Unit commander Captain Jack Hassler reviles his unorthodox boyish methods as undermining discipline and tradition, not to mention flirting with the Colonels daughter Beryl Ann, but he's needed, especially when his unit is deployed on a secret mission in Spain.
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The King of the Kickboxers
Title: The King of the Kickboxers
Character: Prang
Released: November 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Jake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies in Thailand.
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China O'Brien II
Title: China O'Brien II
Character: Dakota
Released: June 1, 1990
Type: Movie
This time China O'Brien has trouble with a dealer who puts a prize on her head because she had spoiled an important drug deal of his. But all the world's criminals will not be enough to catch up with China O'Brian, one of the masters of the martial arts.
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China O'Brien
Title: China O'Brien
Character: Dakota
Released: February 1, 1990
Type: Movie
China O'Brien; big city police woman; martial arts trainer, is forced to hand in her badge and head home to her father and the small town where she grew up. The peaceful town she knew is now struggling against the clutches of organized crime. When her father, the town sheriff, is killed China decides to run for his position and clean up the town. The poll results spark a series of confrontations that finally decide who runs the town . . .
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The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Title: The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The most explosive barehanded combat sequences ever filmed. An electrifying video of martial arts mastery and mayhem. This program takes a behind-the-scenes look at the weapons, the mystical eastern philosophy, and the incredible skills that have made martial arts films one of the most popular genres in the world today.
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Picasso Trigger
Title: Picasso Trigger
Character: Clayton
Released: February 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Double agent Picasso Trigger is assassinated in Paris by double-crossing bad guy Miguel Ortiz. Then Ortiz begins eliminating agents of The Agency who were involved in his brother's death. The Agency (belatedly) springs into action to stop Ortiz' heinous activities. The usual gunplay, romance, and nifty toys with bombs ensue.
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Black Creek
Title: Black Creek
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A dark, gritty, dystopian, western action martial arts film featuring a strong 'no-holds-barred' female protagonist portrayed by action film star Cynthia Rothrock. The plot centers around a sheriff’s sister who seeks revenge against the terrifying leader of a group of outlaws after discovering he brutally murdered her brother, his wife, and other family members in a gritty southwestern town.