Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

Birthday: 1932-10-09

Deathday: 2022-08-09

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as: Gene Le Bell, Gene La Bell

imdb_id: nm0494061

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

Raging Bull

Score: 7.9

I Am Bruce Lee

Score: 7.7

Ed Wood

Score: 7.5

Airplane!

Score: 7.3

Spider-Man 2

Score: 7.3

Man on the Moon

Score: 7.2

Rush Hour

Score: 7.1

Bad Guys

Score: 7.0

Eyes of an Angel

Score: 6.9

The Jerk

Score: 6.9

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Score: 6.6

Walking Tall

Score: 6.6

Redbelt

Score: 6.5

Rapid Fire

Score: 6.4

Cellular

Score: 6.4

Men in Black II

Score: 6.4

Jackass: The Movie

Score: 6.3

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Score: 6.3

Rat Race

Score: 6.3

Dead Heat

Score: 6.2

Every Which Way but Loose

Score: 6.1

Foolin' Around

Score: 6.0

The Challenge

Score: 6.0

The Golden Child

Score: 5.9

The Big Brawl

Score: 5.9

Blue Hawaii

Score: 5.9

The One and Only

Score: 5.8

Cleopatra Jones

Score: 5.7

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Score: 5.7

The Ronda Rousey Story: Through My Father's Eyes

Score: 5.7

Micki & Maude

Score: 5.6

Flesh & Blood

Score: 5.5

Blacula

Score: 5.5

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

Score: 5.5

Hammer

Score: 5.4

Hard Time

Score: 5.3

Double Tap

Score: 5.3

Running Red

Score: 5.3

From Mexico With Love

Score: 5.2

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Score: 5.1

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

Score: 5.0

Black Samson

Score: 5.0

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

Score: 5.0

Ring of Steel

Score: 5.0

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

Score: 5.0

Loose Cannons

Score: 4.9

Alligator 2: The Mutation

Score: 4.8

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

Score: 4.8

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

Score: 4.7

Number One with a Bullet

Score: 4.6

M.A.N.T.I.S.

Score: 4.5

Goldie and the Boxer

Score: 4.5

Almost Summer

Score: 4.4

Jury Duty

Score: 4.4

Batman & Robin

Score: 4.4

Going Ape!

Score: 4.3

Melinda

Score: 4.0

Heartbeeps

Score: 4.0

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece

Score: 3.9

Americathon

Score: 3.6

No Way Back

Score: 3.3

Bottoms Up

Score: 3.1

Welcome to 18

Score: 2.5

Smokey Bites the Dust

Score: 2.2

The Search for Count Dante

Score: 0.0

Marciano

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The X-Files

Score: 8.4

That '70s Show

Score: 7.9

The Munsters

Score: 7.9

Sledge Hammer!

Score: 7.9

MacGyver

Score: 7.7

Married... with Children

Score: 7.7

Married... with Children

Score: 7.7

Married... with Children

Score: 7.7

Knight Rider

Score: 7.5

The Wild Wild West

Score: 7.5

Quincy, M.E.

Score: 7.5

Taxi

Score: 7.3

Taxi

Score: 7.3

The Incredible Hulk

Score: 7.2

The Green Hornet

Score: 7.2

Reno 911!

Score: 7.2

Reno 911!

Score: 7.2

Strong Medicine

Score: 7.1

The Beverly Hillbillies

Score: 6.9

Ironside

Score: 6.8

Hart to Hart

Score: 6.8

Land of the Giants

Score: 6.7

Simon & Simon

Score: 6.7

Dinah!

Score: 6.7

Baretta

Score: 6.4

The Sarah Silverman Program.

Score: 6.4

T. J. Hooker

Score: 6.4

The Human Factor

Score: 6.0

Burke's Law

Score: 6.0

Falcon Crest

Score: 5.5