William Zabka

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-10-20 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

William Zabka

Biography

William Michael "Billy" Zabka (born October 20, 1965) is an American actor, martial artist, screenwriter, and film producer. Zabka is best known for his role of Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and decades later reprises the role of Johnny in the Netflix series Cobra Kai (2018-), along with Ralph Macchio as Daniel. During the 1980s, Zabka appeared in the comedy movies Just One of the Guys (1985) and Back to School (1986). Zabka also co-starred on the CBS television series The Equalizer as the son of the title character (1986–89). He also played Jack, Audrey's jock boyfriend, in National Lampoon's Europ...

Acting

2002

Dark Descent

as Marty

1984

The Karate Kid

as Johnny Lawrence

2001

Epoch

as Rover Driver Joe

2004

Wild Roomies

as Slick Salesman

1986

The Karate Kid Part II

as Johnny Lawrence

2007

Smiley Face

as Prison Guard

2002

Antibody

as Otto Emmerick

2002

Python 2

as Greg Larson

1986

1996

2011

Cross

as Saw

2002

Hyper Sonic

as The Executive

2002

Gale Force

as Rance

1997

High Voltage

as Bulldog

1999

2000

Python

as Greg Larsen

2014

Where Hope Grows

as Milton Malcolm

1995

The Power Within

as Raymond Vonn

2002

Ablaze

as Curt Peters

1988

1989

Protect and Surf

as Russell Cooper

1994

2001

Falcon Down

as John - Security Guard

2005

1996

2007

Sweep the Leg

as Johnny Lawrence/Hilmself

2002

Landspeed

as Bob Bailey

2015

The Dog Who Saved Summer

as Officer Johnny/Apollo

2025

Karate Kid: Legends

as Johnny Lawrence

Production

2003

Most

as Writer

2007

Sweep the Leg

as Director

2020

Jud's Decision

as Craft Service

2003

Most

as Producer

2007

Sweep the Leg

as Writer

2007

Sweep the Leg

as Music Score Producer

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