The Karate Kid' franchise has spanned film and TV, but when viewed as a whole, it's an IP that thrives on nostalgia rather ...

The success of Cobra Kai has brought The Karate Kid franchise back into the spotlight, introducing it to a whole new ...

Actor Geoffrey Owens (“The Cosby Show”) is 64. Actor Thomas Ian Griffith (“Cobra Kai,” “The Karate Kid Part 3″) is 63. TV personality Mike Rowe (”Dirty Jobs”) is 63. Keyboardist ...

in 1837 -- Musician Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1844 -- Engineer Rudolf Diesel in 1858 -- Actor Edward Everett Horton in 1886 -- Poet Wilfred Owen in 1893 -- Winemaker Ernest Gallo in 1909 -- Actor ...

but in the case of Thomas Ian Griffith it is an appropriate one. With his shoulder-length tresses, sparkling blue eyes and lean, 6'5" muscular physique, the actor cuts an imposing figure.

In an exclusive conversation with People at the season 2 premiere of 1923 in Los Angeles, the 77-year-old actor ... a showdown with Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) on a yacht.

While the actor initially moved on from the films ... and character in 'Cobra Kai' and certainly in the Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) character. the Jessica (Robin Lively) character, and ...

There's one Karate Kid legacy actor who doesn't show up in the final ... "When we entered into Cobra Kai, we weren't guaranteed that Thomas Ian Griffith was gonna return to acting or anything.

Pat Morita was the only actor from the original films who had died. It gave the creators an opportunity to slowly roll out many of them over time, including Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith), Ali ...

And so I believed him for pretty much that whole season. I thought that was really farfetched, but Thomas Ian Griffith is] so believable when he commits to a bit - he’s so genuine." Cobra Kai ...

Soap Opera Digest checked in with the veteran actor about saying good-bye to Ian once again ... 2016 and had never worked before with Josh Griffith, Y&R’s executive producer and head writer.