Jonathan Avildsen

Jonathan Avildsen is an American actor and graffiti artist who has played a handful of minor roles mostly in feature films, with a few appearances both in television and in documentaries dealing with the graffiti subculture.

Acting career

His most notable parts were in "The Karate Kid, Part III" playing Cobra Kai villain Snake and then in "Rocky V" as a drug addict. His father, John G. Avildsen directed both films.

Jonathan's brother Anthony Avildsen is also an actor; he appeared in the prologue of their dad's film "Lean On Me". Anthony is relatively easy to spot; Morgan Freeman (as a young Joe Clark) calls him by name.

In "The Karate Kid, Part III", he played the cackling flunkie to villain Mike Barnes. He was known for the leather jackets and Chia Pet hairstyle of the character, and the catch phrase, "You know it!", also came from this role.Fact|date=February 2007

Filmography

* "The Karate Kid, Part III" (1989) as Snake
* "Video Graf" (1989)
* "Gone Fishin'" (1997) as Parking Lot Valet
* "Rocky V" (1990) as Druggy
* "Titanic" (1998) as JA
* "Coyote Moon" (1999) (V) as Petey Hogan
* "Jane Bond" (2001) as Operator
* "White Boy" (2002) as Cole
* "The Dark Knight" (2008) as Bank Robber

Television appearances

* "ER" playing Mr. Bartlet March 23, 2000
* "The District" playing Boyd Lovett April 6, 2002

References

External links

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* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=394019148 Jonathan Avildsen on Myspace]