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Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

Acting
1932(USA)-2022
Ivan Gene LeBell (October 9, 1932 – August 9, 2022) 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
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes
  • 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
  • Bottoms Up
  • Starsky & Hutch
  • Bruce Almighty
  • Bandits
  • Deuces Wild
  • 4 for Texas
  • 7 Women
  • Three on a Couch
  • What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
  • The Happiest Millionaire
  • Don't Just Stand There
  • The Split
  • There Was a Crooked Man...
  • Blacula
  • Walking Tall
  • Hell Up In Harlem
  • Busting
  • Black Samson
  • The Gambler
  • Freebie and the Bean
  • The Day of the Locust
  • Let's Do It Again
  • King Kong
  • Dude, Where's My Car?
  • The Big Bus
  • Rocky
  • Black Sunday
  • The One and Only
  • Almost Summer
  • I Wanna Hold Your Hand
  • The Fifth Floor
  • Americathon
  • Bronco Billy
  • Airplane!
  • Inside Moves
  • Smokey Bites the Dust
  • White Dog
  • The Beastmaster
  • Losin' It
  • They Call Me Bruce?
  • Heart Like a Wheel
  • City Limits
  • Johnny Dangerously
  • Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
  • D.A.R.Y.L.
  • Runaway Train
  • A Fine Mess
  • Eye of the Tiger
  • The Golden Child
  • The Morning After
  • Number One with a Bullet
  • Nightforce
  • Blind Date
  • RoboCop
  • The Running Man
  • Mac and Me
  • Fletch Lives
  • No Holds Barred
  • Tango & Cash
  • Internal Affairs
  • Hard to Kill
  • Total Recall
  • Dick Tracy
  • Problem Child
  • Darkman
  • Men at Work
  • Death Warrant
  • Marked for Death
  • Almost an Angel
  • Out for Justice
  • Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
  • Write to Kill
  • Dutch
  • Hook
  • The Last Boy Scout
  • Rapid Fire
  • Night and the City
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
  • Blown Away
  • Ballistic
  • Waterworld
  • Jury Duty
  • Strange Days
  • Money Train
  • Independence Day
  • Judge and Jury
  • Jingle All the Way
  • Vegas Vacation
  • Liar Liar
  • The Brave
  • Gone Fishin'
  • Trial and Error
  • Batman & Robin
  • Bean
  • Double Tap
  • As Good as It Gets
  • U.S. Marshals
  • Running Red
  • The Hunter's Moon
  • Mystery Men
  • End of Days
  • Reno 911!: Miami
  • Smokin' Aces
  • Man on the Moon
  • 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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