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Keith Cooke is a Actor and Fight Choreographer American born on 17 september 1959 at Seattle (USA)
Keith Hirabayashi Cooke (born September 17, 1959; also known as Keith H. Cooke and sometimes credited as Keith Cooke Hirabayashi) is an American martial artist, actor and an occasional stuntman.
He played a leading role in the 1995 science fiction/martial arts thriller Heatseeker, a follow-up to the 1990 Cynthia Rothrock and Richard Norton vehicle China O'Brien in which he also appeared. He also appeared in the 1997 Chris Farley comedy Beverly Hills Ninja, which starred fellow Mortal Kombat actor Robin Shou.Their previous role was referenced directly when, during their fight scene, music from Mortal Kombat begins to play. His mother is American and his late father was Japanese American, Richard Hirabayashi.
(1997)
(Fight Choreographer)
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Birth name Keith Hirabayashi Cooke
Nationality USA
Birth 17 september 1959 (64 years) at Seattle (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 17 september 1959 (64 years) at Seattle (USA)
Biography
Cooke has trained in wushu, taekwondo and karate. His awards include being named Competitor of the Year by Black Belt magazine in 1985, and five grand champion titles at the U.S. World and U.S. Open Karate tournaments. He is best known for his appearance as Reptile in the video-game movie of Mortal Kombat. He appeared as the younger Sub-Zero in the sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.He played a leading role in the 1995 science fiction/martial arts thriller Heatseeker, a follow-up to the 1990 Cynthia Rothrock and Richard Norton vehicle China O'Brien in which he also appeared. He also appeared in the 1997 Chris Farley comedy Beverly Hills Ninja, which starred fellow Mortal Kombat actor Robin Shou.Their previous role was referenced directly when, during their fight scene, music from Mortal Kombat begins to play. His mother is American and his late father was Japanese American, Richard Hirabayashi.
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National Security (2003)
, 1h28Directed by Dennis Dugan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Bill Duke, Eric Roberts, Colm Feore, Timothy Busfield
Roles Ang
Rating56%
Two LAPD policemen, Hank Rafferty (Zahn) and his partner Charlie Reed (Timothy Busfield), investigate a warehouse break-in and discover a gang of thieves, one of which shoots Charlie dead before they escape.
, 1h36Directed by Robin Shou
Genres Martial arts, Documentary, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Robin Shou, Keith Cooke, Sammo Hung, Liu Chia-liang
Roles Himself
Rating66%
This documentary from Robin Shou—who also hosts and participates in the film—takes a behind-the-scenes glance inside the stunt industry of Hong Kong, which is known for being riskier and less trick-oriented than its American counterpart. In addition to archival and interview footage featuring some of the industry's most prominent stuntmen, Red Trousers - The Life of Hong Kong Stuntmen incorporates scenes from Lost Time (2001) in an effort to illustrate how stuntmen prepare for and ultimately perform in modern martial arts films.
Big Momma's House (2000)
, 1h35Directed by Raja Gosnell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Obésité, Films about racism, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about disabilities, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Terrence Howard, Paul Giamatti, Jascha Washington, Anthony Anderson
Roles Kang Fight Club Member (uncredited)
Rating52%
The film begins in an illegal underground dog-fighting arena in Korea, where an FBI agent named John Maxwell (Paul Giamatti) has been identified. John is ordered to be killed by a Korean mob boss, but is eventually rescued by his undercover partner and master of disguise, Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence). Suddenly, a group of FBI agents storm around the arena. Meanwhile, a criminal named Lester Vesco (Terrence Howard), who was originally serving a life sentence in prison for murder and armed robbery, escapes from his cell by killing the doctor and stealing his car. The FBI assigns Malcolm and John to capture Lester by sending them to small-town Cartersville, Georgia to stake out the house of a fat, elderly African American woman named Hattie Mae Pierce (Ella Mitchell; whom her friends call "Big Momma"), the estranged Southern grandmother of Lester's ex-girlfriend, Sherry Pierce (Nia Long), who supposedly aided Lester in his original bank robbery by giving him the key to the vault. After Big Momma unexpectedly leaves town to help her ill friend within a couple of weeks, Malcolm and John sneak into her house to plant security cameras and tap the phones. Sherry later calls Big Momma's house and Malcolm disguises his voice as Big Momma in order to lure Sherry and possibly obtain a confession. The plan works, in which Malcolm and John work together on a Big Momma disguise costume before Sherry's arrival the next day.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
, 1h35Directed by John R. Leonetti
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about video games, Films based on video games
Actors Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, Brian Thompson, Sandra Hess, Irina Pantaeva, James Remar
Roles Sub-Zero
Rating36%
The evil emperor Shao Kahn, along with his generals, Motaro, Sheeva, Rain, and Ermac, opens a portal from Outworld to Earthrealm and has reclaimed his queen Sindel, who is Kitana's long-dead mother. Earthrealm is therefore in danger of being absorbed into Outworld within six days, a fate which Liu Kang and the others must fight to prevent. Kahn fights and quickly kills Johnny Cage during the confrontation by snapping his neck, and the remaining Earthrealm warriors must regroup and think of an idea to defeat Shao Kahn. An emotionally guilt-ridden Sonya Blade enlists the help of her old partner, Jax, while Kitana and Liu Kang search for a Native American shaman named Nightwolf, who seemingly knows the key to defeating Kahn. On the way, they run afoul of the cyborg Smoke. Kitana and Liu Kang dispatch him with the aid of Sub-Zero, but Scorpion suddenly appears, attacks Sub-Zero, and kidnaps Kitana.
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
, 1h28Directed by Dennis Dugan
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Chris Farley, Nicollette Sheridan, Nathaniel Parker, Soon-Tek Oh, Chris Rock, Robin Shou
Roles Nobu
Rating55%
A clan of ninjas finds an abandoned chest that has been washed onto shore, and find a white baby inside. One of their ancient legends spoke of a white foreigner male who would come among the ninja and become a master like no other would. The boy, Haru (Chris Farley), is raised amongst the ninja, with the expectation that he may be the one of whom the legend speaks. As Haru grows into adulthood, doubts are quickly cast over him for being the great white ninja. Despite not possessing any ninja traits, Haru is clumsy and fails to graduate a ninja with the rest of his class. Left alone to protect the temple while the clan are on a mission, Haru disguises himself as a ninja when an American woman whose real name is Alison Page but calls herself "Sally Jones" (Nicollette Sheridan), comes to the temple to seek assistance. Sally says she is suspicious of her boyfriend, Martin Tanley (Nathaniel Parker), and asks Haru to investigate. Haru finds out that Tanley and his bodyguard, Nobu (Keith Cooke Hirabayashi) are involved in a money counterfeiting business, but cannot find Sally to tell her. Haru leaves Tokyo and goes to Beverly Hills to search for Sally. Gobei (Robin Shou), Haru's adoptive brother, is sent by the clan's sensei (Soon-Tek Oh) to watch over and protect Haru, with Haru unaware of his presence.
Mortal Kombat (1995)
, 1h41Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about video games, Films based on video games
Actors Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Talisa Soto, Christophe Lambert
Roles Reptile
Rating58%
The film is centered on Mortal Kombat, a fight tournament between the representatives the realms of Earth and Outworld conceived by the Elder Gods amid looming invasion of the Earth by Outworld. If the realm of Outworld wins Mortal Kombat ten consecutive times, its Emperor Shao Kahn will be able to invade and conquer the Earth realm.
Heatseeker (1995)
, 1h31Directed by Albert Pyun
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Films set in the future, Martial arts films
Actors Keith Cooke, Norbert Weisser, Thom Mathews, Tim Thomerson, Chad Stahelski
Roles Chance O'Brien
Rating41%
In 2019, kickboxer Chance O'Brien is forced into the underground world of cyborg kickboxing to save his girlfriend from kidnappers. He finds out the kidnappers are from Sianon Corp., a technologic company that sponsors illegal MMA tournaments.
Born to Ride (1991)
Directed by Graham Baker
Origin USA
Genres Action
Actors John Stamos, Theresa Polo, John Stockwell, Kris Kamm, Keith Cooke, Justin Lazard
Roles Broadwater
Rating50%
Colonel James E. Devers's (Sandy McPeak) newly converted motorcycle unit has had a lot of experience riding horses, but not much riding motorcycles. Enter Grady Westfall (John Stamos), a biker that is faced with the choice of prison or teaching the military how to ride. Grady quickly proves to be a headache for Captain Jack Hassler (John Stockwell), who dislikes both Grady's unorthodox methods and his interest in his daughter Beryl Ann (Teri Polo). But when Grady discovers that his unit is ill equipped to launch a rescue mission in Spain, he decides to accompany his unit in the hopes of increasing their chance of succeeding in the dangerous mission.
China O'Brien (1990)
, 1h26Directed by Robert Clouse
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Keith Cooke, Toshirō Obata
Roles Dakota
Rating52%
Police Officer China O'Brien (Cynthia Rothrock) is a good cop who teaches martial arts class to her fellow officers. After an altercation with a gang that leads to the accidental death of a young boy, China resigns from the force, and returns to her hometown of Beaver Creek, Utah. Her father, John O'Brien (David Blackwell), is the sheriff and is very pleased to see her. China discovers that John is gradually losing control of the town to local crime boss Edwin Sommers (Steven Kerby), who controls corrupt deputy Marty Lickner (Patrick Adamson) and corrupt local judge Harry Godar (Will Hazlett). When John and honest deputy Ross Tyler (Chad Walker) are killed by car bombs that were planted by Sommers's henchmen, there is an emergency election to elect a new sheriff.
China O'Brien II (1990)
, 1h32Directed by Robert Clouse
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Keith Cooke, Billy Banks, Chris Casamassa, Toshirō Obata
Roles Dakota
Rating52%
Thanks to Sheriff China O'Brien (Cynthia Rothrock), Beaver Creek, Utah has been designated the safest community in the state. But the town once again becomes unsafe when it becomes the hideout of escaped drug kingpin Charlie Baskin (Harlow Marks).
The King of the Kickboxers (1990)
, 1h39Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Sports films, Films about television, Martial arts films
Actors Loren Avedon, Richard Jaeckel, Keith Cooke, Don Stroud, Billy Banks, Sherrie Rose
Roles Prang
Rating58%
Jake Donahue and his older brother Sean are in Thailand. Jake's brother is fighting for the kickboxing championship of Thailand and wins his bout. Jake and Sean leave the arena victorious and are soon attacked by Khan and his henchmen. Khan takes Sean on in a fight and subsequently kills him. He then attacks Jake and leaves him scarred for life.
Picasso Trigger (1988)
Directed by Andy Sidaris
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Steve Bond, Carol Ficatier, John Aprea, Keith Cooke, Nicholas Georgiade, Andy Sidaris
Roles Clayton
Rating45%
Un criminel bien sous tous rapports, surnommé le "Picasso trigger", offre à la ville un tableau d'une valeur de trois millions de dollars. A la sortie de cette grande réception, le généreux donateur est froidement abattu. Suite à cet horrible crime, les amis du "Picasso trigger" se mettent en tête d'éliminer tous les agents fédéraux liés à l'assassinat...
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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
, 1h35Directed by John R. Leonetti
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about video games, Films based on video games
Actors Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, Brian Thompson, Sandra Hess, Irina Pantaeva, James Remar
Roles Fight Choreographer
Rating36%
The evil emperor Shao Kahn, along with his generals, Motaro, Sheeva, Rain, and Ermac, opens a portal from Outworld to Earthrealm and has reclaimed his queen Sindel, who is Kitana's long-dead mother. Earthrealm is therefore in danger of being absorbed into Outworld within six days, a fate which Liu Kang and the others must fight to prevent. Kahn fights and quickly kills Johnny Cage during the confrontation by snapping his neck, and the remaining Earthrealm warriors must regroup and think of an idea to defeat Shao Kahn. An emotionally guilt-ridden Sonya Blade enlists the help of her old partner, Jax, while Kitana and Liu Kang search for a Native American shaman named Nightwolf, who seemingly knows the key to defeating Kahn. On the way, they run afoul of the cyborg Smoke. Kitana and Liu Kang dispatch him with the aid of Sub-Zero, but Scorpion suddenly appears, attacks Sub-Zero, and kidnaps Kitana.