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Gene LeBell
Personal Info
- Name:
Gene LeBell
- Birthday:
1932-10-09
- Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Gender:
Male
- Know For:
Acting
- Popularity: 3.742
- Also Known As
Gene Le Bell
Gene LeBell
Biography
Ivan Gene LeBell (born October 9, 1932) is an American martial artist, stunt performer, actor, and former professional wrestler. Nicknamed "the Godfather of Grappling", LeBell is widely credited with popularizing grappling in professional fighting circles, serving as a precursor to modern mixed martial arts. LeBell has also worked on over 1,000 films and TV shows and has authored 12 books.
In 2000, the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) promoted him to 9th Dan in jujitsu and taihojutsu. On August 7, 2004, the World Martial Arts Masters Association promoted LeBell to 10th Degree and in February 2005, he was promoted to 9th Dan in Traditional Judo by the USJJF.
LeBell served as an inspiration for the character of Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Top Movie Cast
Jackass: The Movietrue- Self
2002-10-25
6.3
Loose Cannonstrue- Grimmer's Man
1990-02-09
4.9
Smokey Bites the Dusttrue- Turk
1981-10-01
2.5
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshaltrue- NYC bouncer
1996-06-20
0.0
The Bad News Bears Go to Japantrue- Mean Bones' Manager
1978-06-30
4.9
Eyes of an Angeltrue- Pit Bull Handler
1991-07-26
7.0
From Mexico With Lovetrue- Referee
2009-03-15
5.2
Running Redtrue- Mercier's Bodyguard
1999-03-30
5.8
Cleopatra Jonestrue- Mommy's Henchman (uncredited)
1973-07-13
5.8
Hard Timetrue- Eddie
1998-12-12
5.8
Ring of Steeltrue- MiB Bodyguard
1994-03-30
5.6
Walking Talltrue- 2nd Bouncer
1973-02-22
6.6
Heartbeepstrue- Forklift Driver Robot
1981-12-18
4.1
No Way Backtrue
1976-05-01
3.0
Dead Heattrue
1988-05-06
6.1
Airplane!true- Religious Zealot (uncredited)
1980-07-02
7.3
Death Wish 4: The Crackdowntrue- Cannery Guard
1987-06-11
5.7
Paradise, Hawaiian Styletrue
1966-04-23
5.1
Batman & Robintrue- Arkham Asylum Property Room Guard
1997-06-20
4.4
3 Ninjas Knuckle Uptrue- Red-Haired Waste Plant Worker Punching Rocky (uncredited)
1995-04-07
5.1
Micki + Maudetrue- Wrestling Referee
1984-12-21
5.6
Man on the Moontrue- Foxy Jackson Referee
1999-12-22
7.2
Flesh & Bloodtrue- 2nd Fat Guy
1979-10-14
5.0
Goldie and the Boxertrue- Vinnie
1979-12-30
4.5
Marcianotrue- Ring Announcer
1979-10-21
0.0
Ed Woodtrue- Ring Announcer (uncredited)
1994-09-28
7.5
Bad Guystrue- Terrible Turk Mc Gurk
1986-03-14
10.0
Raging Bulltrue- Ring Announcer (Reeves Fight)
1980-11-14
7.9
Spider-Man 2true- Train Passenger (uncredited)
2004-06-25
7.3
Bloodfist IV: Die Tryingtrue- Burly
1992-11-18
5.3
Jury Dutytrue- Security Guard (uncredited)
1995-04-12
4.4
The Ronda Rousey Story: Through My Father's Eyestrue
2019-12-16
5.7
Rush Hourtrue- Taxi Driver
1998-09-18
7.1
Number One with a Bullettrue- Referee
1987-02-27
4.2
Rapid Firetrue- Red Haired Serrano Gunman (uncredited)
1992-08-21
6.4
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleecetrue- The Boss
2018-05-25
5.2
I Am Bruce Leetrue- Self
2012-02-09
7.7
Every Which Way but Loosetrue- Biker
1978-12-16
6.1
Men in Black IItrue- Subway Passenger (uncredited)
2002-07-03
6.4
Rat Racetrue- Veteran with Gun
2001-08-17
6.3
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaidtrue- Hood
1982-05-21
6.6
Melindatrue- Hood
1972-08-06
2.0
The Jerktrue- Con Man
1979-12-14
6.9
Blue Hawaiitrue- (uncredited)
1961-11-22
5.9
The Golden Childtrue- Drunken Biker (uncredited)
1986-12-12
5.9
Hammertrue- Referee
1972-07-04
5.5
Going Ape!true- Faraday
1981-04-10
4.5
I Wanna Hold Your Handtrue- Theatre Cop: Reese
1978-04-01
6.3
Slaughter's Big Rip Offtrue- Leo (uncredited)
1973-08-31
4.8
The One and Onlytrue- Reigning World Wrestling Champion (uncredited)
1978-02-03
5.8
The Big Brawltrue- Stroke (as Gene La Bell)
1980-08-18
5.9
Almost Summertrue- Football Coach
1978-04-21
4.4
Double Taptrue- Wallace
1997-09-05
5.2
Kickboxer 2: The Road Backtrue- Referee
1991-01-30
5.5
Black Samsontrue- Nappa's Gang (as Gene LaBell)
1974-08-14
5.0
The Challengetrue- Karate Instructor
1970-02-10
6.0
Cellulartrue- Driving Instructor (uncredited)
2004-09-06
6.4
Alligator 2: The Mutationtrue- Referee
1991-07-05
4.8
Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Pipertrue- Self
2021-04-25
7.7
Top Movie Crew
Rocky IVtrue
Crew
1985-11-21
7.1
RoboCop 2true
Crew
1990-06-22
6.0
The Prize Fightertrue
Crew
1979-11-02
4.8
L.A. Confidentialtrue
Crew
1997-09-19
7.8
Mr. & Mrs. Smithtrue
Crew
2005-06-07
6.7
The Last Castletrue
Crew
2001-10-19
7.2
3 Ninjas Knuckle Uptrue
Crew
1995-04-07
5.1
99 and 44/100% Deadtrue
Crew
1974-08-29
4.6
Beerfesttrue
Crew
2006-08-25
5.9
Die Hard 2true
Crew
1990-07-03
7.0
Patriot Gamestrue
Crew
1992-06-04
6.7
Beneath the Planet of the Apestrue
Crew
1970-04-23
6.2
Planet of the Apestrue
Crew
1968-02-07
7.6
The Towering Infernotrue
Crew
1974-12-14
7.0
Fletchtrue
Crew
1985-05-31
6.7
CIA II: Target Alexatrue
Crew
1993-12-06
4.5
Cleopatra Jonestrue
Crew
1973-07-13
5.8
Earthquaketrue
Crew
1974-11-15
6.1
Steel Frontiertrue
Crew
1995-03-28
5.0
Conquest of the Planet of the Apestrue
Crew
1972-06-29
6.2
The Fantastic Seventrue
Crew
1979-05-30
0.0
Every Which Way but Loosetrue
Crew
1978-12-16
6.1
Deuces Wildtrue
Crew
2002-05-03
5.7
There Was a Crooked Man...true
Crew
1970-09-18
6.8
The Gamblertrue
Crew
1974-10-02
6.7
Three on a Couchtrue
Crew
1966-03-01
5.4
4 for Texastrue
Crew
1963-12-21
5.1
Freebie and the Beantrue
Crew
1974-12-25
6.1
I Wanna Hold Your Handtrue
Crew
1978-04-01
6.3
Eye of the Tigertrue
Crew
1986-07-07
6.0
Tango & Cashtrue
Crew
1989-12-22
6.5
Total Recalltrue
Crew
1990-06-01
7.3
Dick Tracytrue
Crew
1990-04-05
6.1
Men at Worktrue
Crew
1990-08-24
5.7
They Call Me Bruce?true
Crew
1982-11-10
5.1
The Morning Aftertrue
Crew
1986-12-25
5.9
Number One with a Bullettrue
Crew
1987-02-27
4.2
Dutchtrue
Crew
1991-07-19
6.4
Conflict of Interesttrue
Crew
1993-05-19
4.3
The Day of the Locusttrue
Crew
1975-05-07
6.3
Airplane!true
Crew
1980-07-02
7.3
The Splittrue
Crew
1968-11-04
6.7
Black Samsontrue
Crew
1974-08-14
5.0
The Big Bustrue
Crew
1976-06-23
5.2
Americathontrue
Crew
1979-08-10
3.6
No Holds Barredtrue
Crew
1989-06-02
4.7
Marked for Deathtrue
Crew
1990-10-05
6.1
Don't Just Stand Theretrue
Crew
1968-09-03
5.5
Runaway Traintrue
Crew
1985-11-15
6.9
A Fine Messtrue
Crew
1986-08-08
4.7
Mac and Metrue
Crew
1988-08-12
4.4
The Last Boy Scouttrue
Crew
1991-12-13
6.8
Starsky & Hutchtrue
Crew
2004-03-05
5.8
Blaculatrue
Crew
1972-08-25
5.4
The Fifth Floortrue
Crew
1978-11-15
4.5
Inside Movestrue
Crew
1980-12-19
6.4
Smokey Bites the Dusttrue
Crew
1981-10-01
2.5
Darkmantrue
Crew
1990-08-24
6.4
Night and the Citytrue
Crew
1992-10-16
5.7
The Happiest Millionairetrue
Crew
1967-11-30
6.8
Let's Do It Againtrue
Crew
1975-10-11
6.7
King Kongtrue
Crew
1976-09-08
6.2
Dude, Where's My Car?true
Crew
2000-12-15
5.5
Almost Summertrue
Crew
1978-04-21
4.4
The Beastmastertrue
Crew
1982-08-16
6.3
D.A.R.Y.L.true
Crew
1985-06-14
6.4
Problem Childtrue
Crew
1990-07-27
6.1
Ballistictrue
Crew
1995-02-28
3.3
Man on the Moontrue
Crew
1999-12-22
7.2
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?true
Crew
1966-08-31
6.0
Walking Talltrue
Crew
1973-02-22
6.6
Hell Up In Harlemtrue
Crew
1973-12-01
5.6
Rockytrue
Crew
1976-11-20
7.8
Black Sundaytrue
Crew
1977-04-01
6.7
Bronco Billytrue
Crew
1980-06-11
6.4
The Golden Childtrue
Crew
1986-12-12
5.9
Bottoms Uptrue
Crew
2006-09-12
3.1
Bustingtrue
Crew
1974-02-27
6.2
Banditstrue
Crew
2001-10-12
6.3
White Dogtrue
Crew
1982-07-07
6.7
Bruce Almightytrue
Crew
2003-05-23
6.7
The One and Onlytrue
Crew
1978-02-03
5.8
City Limitstrue
Crew
1985-09-01
2.7
Nightforcetrue
Crew
1987-05-01
3.8
Hard to Killtrue
Crew
1990-02-09
6.0
Liar Liartrue
Crew
1997-03-21
6.7
7 Womentrue
Crew
1965-12-11
6.5
RoboCoptrue
Crew
1987-07-17
7.3
Vegas Vacationtrue
Crew
1997-02-13
6.1
Internal Affairstrue
Crew
1990-01-12
6.3
Rapid Firetrue
Crew
1992-08-21
6.4
Beantrue
Crew
1997-07-03
6.5
U.S. Marshalstrue
Crew
1998-03-06
6.5
Running Redtrue
Crew
1999-03-30
5.8
Mystery Mentrue
Crew
1999-08-06
5.8
End of Daystrue
Crew
1999-11-24
6.1
Johnny Dangerouslytrue
Crew
1984-12-21
6.2
As Good as It Getstrue
Crew
1997-12-19
7.4
Write to Killtrue
Crew
1991-11-20
4.8
Judge and Jurytrue
Crew
1997-03-11
4.3
Double Taptrue
Crew
1997-09-05
5.2
Heart Like a Wheeltrue
Crew
1983-04-01
5.6
Fletch Livestrue
Crew
1989-03-17
6.0
Out for Justicetrue
Crew
1991-04-12
6.1
Trancers II: The Return of Jack Dethtrue
Crew
1991-08-22
5.7
Gone Fishin'true
Crew
1997-05-30
4.8
Batman & Robintrue
Crew
1997-06-20
4.4
Friday the 13th: A New Beginningtrue
Crew
1985-03-22
5.3
Almost an Angeltrue
Crew
1990-12-21
5.7
Waterworldtrue
Crew
1995-07-28
6.2
Jingle All the Waytrue
Crew
1996-11-21
6.0
Trial and Errortrue
Crew
1997-05-30
5.4
Strange Daystrue
Crew
1995-10-13
7.0
Jury Dutytrue
Crew
1995-04-12
4.4
Money Traintrue
Crew
1995-11-21
5.8
Reno 911!: Miamitrue
Crew
2007-02-23
5.8
Blind Datetrue
Crew
1987-03-27
6.0
Smokin' Acestrue
Crew
2006-12-09
6.5
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insulttrue
Crew
1994-03-18
6.5
The Bravetrue
Crew
1997-07-30
6.0
Losin' Ittrue
Crew
1983-04-08
5.0
The Running Mantrue
Crew
1987-11-13
6.5
Death Warranttrue
Crew
1990-09-14
6.2
Hooktrue
Crew
1991-04-10
6.8
Blown Awaytrue
Crew
1994-07-01
6.2
Independence Daytrue
Crew
1996-06-25
6.9
The Hunter's Moontrue
Crew
1999-10-10
5.7
The Lost Boystrue
Crew
1987-07-31
7.1
Code Name: Zebratrue
Crew
1987-11-16
3.0
The Extreme Adventures of Super Davetrue
Crew
2000-01-11
4.3
California Splittrue
Crew
1974-08-07
6.6
Dante's Peaktrue
Crew
1997-02-07
6.2
Dead Heattrue
Crew
1988-05-06
6.1
Army of Darknesstrue
Crew
1992-10-31
7.3
