--- title: "4 Thomas Ian Griffith Quotes - Famous Film actor (Excessive Force)" description: "Thomas Ian Griffith is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, and martial artist. Browse 4 Thomas Ian Griffith quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b197/author-thomas-ian-griffith-65796.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Thomas Ian Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b197/author-thomas-ian-griffith-65796.jpg) # Thomas Ian Griffith (1962) Film Actor United States **4** quotes in **66** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Thomas Ian Griffith is a film actor from the United States, best known for *Excessive Force*. ## Quick Facts About Thomas Ian Griffith Born March 18, 1962 Nationality United States Profession Film Actor Notable works Excessive Force Spouse Mary Page Keller ## About Thomas Ian Griffith Thomas Ian Griffith is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, and martial artist. His best-known roles include Terry Silver in John G. Avildsen's 1989 martial arts film The Karate Kid Part III, which he later reprised in the fourth through sixth and final season of the Netflix television series Cobra Kai (2021–2025), as well as voicing his character in the video game Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising (2022); head vampire Jan Valek in John Carpenter's 1998 neo-Western action horror film Vampires; warrior Taligaro in Raffaella De Laurentiis' 1997 sword and sorcery picture Kull the Conqueror; recurring character Larry Sawyer in the first season of The WB's teen drama series One Tree Hill (2004); and Catlin Ewing in NBC's soap opera Another World from 1984–1987. He also portrayed screen legend Rock Hudson in ABC's 1990 television biopic Rock Hudson, and serial killer Doug Clark in CBS's 2000 television biopic A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle. ## Quotes by Thomas Ian Griffith > [Kids are always infatuated with the action in Martial Arts Films. Let me tell you, there is nothing better for kids than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-ian-griffith/kids-are-always-infatuated-with-the-action-in-martial-arts-films-let/) [Thomas Ian Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-ian-griffith/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f54/thomas-ian-griffith-65796_action_kids-are-always-infatuated-with-the-acti_1358367.jpg) > [I think audiences like to see their favorite actor handle himself physically on screen, however he does it. He can wrestle, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-ian-griffith/i-think-audiences-like-to-see-their-favorite-actor-handle-himself/) [Thomas Ian Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-ian-griffith/) [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/thomas-ian-griffith-65796_actor_i-think-audiences-like-to-see-their-favo_2149032.png) > [I enjoy doing martial arts films, but I like the straight stuff, too. I'd like to go back and do some Shakespeare,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-ian-griffith/i-enjoy-doing-martial-arts-films-but-i-like-the-straight-stuff-too-i/) [Thomas Ian Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-ian-griffith/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/thomas-ian-griffith-65796_about_i-enjoy-doing-martial-arts-films-but-i-l_2423873.png) > [I'm looked upon as a theater actor who happened to know martial arts before I got into the movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-ian-griffith/i-m-looked-upon-as-a-theater-actor-who-happened-to-know-martial-arts/) [Thomas Ian Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-ian-griffith/) [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2c/thomas-ian-griffith-65796_actor_i-m-looked-upon-as-a-theater-actor-who-h_2604494.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-ian-griffith/#itemlist", "name": "Thomas Ian Griffith Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Kids are always infatuated with the action in Martial Arts Films. 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