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Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

Acting
1932(USA)-2022
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.

Participates in

  • Rocky IV
  • RoboCop 2
  • The Prize Fighter
  • L.A. Confidential
  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith
  • The Last Castle
  • 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
  • 99 and 44/100% Dead
  • Beerfest
  • Die Hard 2
  • Patriot Games
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes
  • The Towering Inferno
  • Fletch
  • C.I.A. II: Target Alexa
  • Cleopatra Jones
  • Earthquake
  • Steel Frontier
  • Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
  • The Fantastic Seven
  • Every Which Way but Loose
  • Busting
  • Blind Date
  • The Happiest Millionaire
  • The Beastmaster
  • Internal Affairs
  • Blacula
  • King Kong
  • Inside Moves
  • Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
  • D.A.R.Y.L.
  • Dick Tracy
  • Write to Kill
  • Night and the City
  • Problem Child
  • Jingle All the Way
  • Liar Liar
  • There Was a Crooked Man...
  • The Gambler
  • The Golden Child
  • Waterworld
  • End of Days
  • City Limits
  • Eye of the Tiger
  • Bruce Almighty
  • Almost Summer
  • Runaway Train
  • Nightforce
  • Hard to Kill
  • Three on a Couch
  • Don't Just Stand There
  • Dude, Where's My Car?
  • Out for Justice
  • Starsky & Hutch
  • Black Samson
  • Let's Do It Again
  • Darkman
  • Marked for Death
  • Ballistic
  • Jury Duty
  • Bottoms Up
  • What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
  • The Day of the Locust
  • Rocky
  • 7 Women
  • Hell Up In Harlem
  • The One and Only
  • Airplane!
  • RoboCop
  • Fletch Lives
  • No Holds Barred
  • The Last Boy Scout
  • Deuces Wild
  • Walking Tall
  • They Call Me Bruce?
  • The Morning After
  • Death Warrant
  • Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
  • 4 for Texas
  • The Big Bus
  • Black Sunday
  • Americathon
  • Bandits
  • The Split
  • White Dog
  • Almost an Angel
  • Freebie and the Bean
  • I Wanna Hold Your Hand
  • The Fifth Floor
  • Bronco Billy
  • Smokey Bites the Dust
  • Men at Work
  • As Good as It Gets
  • Mystery Men
  • U.S. Marshals
  • Running Red
  • Heart Like a Wheel
  • The Running Man
  • Hook
  • Trial and Error
  • Number One with a Bullet
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
  • A Fine Mess
  • Mac and Me
  • Rapid Fire
  • Blown Away
  • Bean
  • The Hunter's Moon
  • Independence Day
  • Vegas Vacation
  • Batman & Robin
  • Losin' It
  • Johnny Dangerously
  • Tango & Cash
  • Total Recall
  • Dutch
  • Money Train
  • Double Tap
  • The Brave
  • Gone Fishin'
  • Strange Days
  • Judge and Jury
  • Smokin' Aces
  • Man on the Moon
  • Reno 911!: Miami
  • The Lost Boys
  • Code Name: Zebra
  • The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
  • California Split
  • Dante's Peak
  • Dead Heat
  • Army of Darkness
  • For the Boys

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