Tony O'Dell

Tony O'Dell (born Anthony Dell'Aquila; January 30, 1960) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Cobra Kai member Jimmy in the 1984 film The Karate Kid, and the second season of its spinoff Cobra Kai, and as preppy Alan Pinkard on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class (1986–91).

Early life and career O'Dell was born Anthony Dell'Aquila in Pasadena, California and raised in Altadena. He graduated from St. Francis High School. His first television appearance was the 1978 Halloween episode of the NBC television series CHiPs, titled "Trick or Trick." He later appeared in the short lived 1985 CBS science fiction series Otherworld, as Trace Sterling. One of his longest roles was of high school student Alan Pinkard on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class (1986–91). He later appeared in Suddenly Susan, The George Lopez Show, and K.C. Undercover.

In 1984, he portrayed Cobra Kai member Jimmy, in the first two Karate Kid films, and appeared in the 2007 music video for the song Sweep the Leg by No More Kings as a caricature of himself and Jimmy from The Karate Kid. O'Dell reprised the role of Jimmy during the 2019 Season 2 YouTube web series Cobra Kai.

Selected filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes 1979 Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff Student 1980 Falling in Love Again Donny Lewis (Present day) 1981 Rivals Student 1983 Hadley's Rebellion Dorm Boy 1984 The Karate Kid Jimmy 1985 Evils of the Night Billy 1986 Chopping Mall Ferdy Meisel The Karate Kid Part II Jimmy

Television

YearTitleRole Notes 1978 CHiPs Teenager 1 Episode, "Trick or Treat" 1979 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Additional Voices 1980 Fridays Boy (Uncredited) 1 Episode, "#1.2" Eight Is Enough Scott 1 Episode, "Finally Grad Night" Family Howard 1 Episode, "Letting Go" 1981 Dynasty Christopher 4 Episodes ABC Weekend Specials Tommy 1 Episode, "The Puppy Saves the Circus"1982 The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour Tommy McClain's Law Quinn 1 Episode, "From the Mouths of Babes" 1983 The Puppy's Further Adventures Tommy 1984 Lottery! 1 Episode, "Miami: Sharing" 1985 Otherworld Trace Sterling 8 Episodes Simon & Simon Jerry Carton 1 Episode, "Facets" 1986 Airwolf Terry Haines 1 Episode, "Break-In at Santa Paula" 1986-1991 Head of the Class Alan Pinkard 114 Episodes 1988 Murder, She Wrote Larry McIver 1 Episode, "Snow White, Blood Red" 1996 In the House Jonathan 1 Episode, "Home Again" 2000 Suddenly Susan Bird (Uncredited) 1 Episode, "The Bird in the Wall" 2002-2003 George Lopez Patrick / Delivery Guy 2 Episodes 2011 Shake It Up Kelly 1 Episode, "Vatalihootsit It Up" 2015 K.C. Undercover Mr. Hancock 1 Episode, "The Neighborhood Watchdogs" 2019 Cobra Kai Jimmy 1 Episode2021Sydney to the MaxDavid 1 Episode, "Pie Hard"