Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

Born October 9, 1932 · Died August 9, 2022

Los Angeles, California, USA

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...

Filmography

The Ronda Rousey Story: Through My Father's EyesFury of the Fist and the Golden FleeceI Am Bruce LeeFrom Mexico With LoveBlood and BoneRedbeltReno 911!: MiamiSmokin' AcesBottoms UpBeerfestMr. & Mrs. SmithCellularSpider-Man 2Starsky & HutchBruce AlmightyJackass: The MovieMen in Black IIDeuces WildThe Last CastleBanditsRat RaceDude, Where's My Car?The Extreme Adventures of Super DaveMan on the MoonEnd of DaysThe Hunter's MoonMystery MenRunning RedHard TimeRush HourU.S. MarshalsAs Good as It GetsL.A. ConfidentialDouble TapThe BraveBeanBatman & RobinGone Fishin'Trial and ErrorOn the Edge of InnocenceLiar LiarJudge and JuryVegas VacationDante's PeakJingle All the WayIndependence DayShaughnessy: The Iron MarshalMoney TrainStrange DaysWaterworldJury Duty3 Ninjas Knuckle UpSteel FrontierBallisticEd WoodBlown AwayRing of SteelNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultM.A.N.T.I.S.C.I.A. II: Target AlexaConflict of InterestBloodfist IV: Die TryingArmy of DarknessNight and the CityRapid FirePatriot GamesThe Last Boy ScoutFor the BoysWrite to KillTrancers IIEyes of an AngelDutchAlligator 2: The MutationOut for JusticeHookKickboxer 2: The Road BackAlmost an AngelMarked for DeathDeath WarrantMen at WorkDarkmanProblem ChildDie Hard 2RoboCop 2Dick TracyTotal RecallHard to KillLoose CannonsInternal AffairsTango & CashNo Holds BarredFletch LivesMac and MeDead HeatCode Name: ZebraThe Running ManThe Lost BoysRoboCopDeath Wish 4: The CrackdownNightforceBlind DateNumber One with a BulletThe Morning AfterThe Golden ChildA Fine MessEye of the TigerWelcome to 18Bad GuysRocky IVRunaway TrainCity LimitsD.A.R.Y.L.FletchFriday the 13th: A New BeginningJohnny DangerouslyMicki & MaudeLosin' ItHeart Like a WheelThey Call Me Bruce?The BeastmasterWhite DogDead Men Don't Wear PlaidHeartbeepsSmokey Bites the DustGoing Ape!Inside MovesRaging BullFoolin' AroundThe Big BrawlAirplane!Bronco BillyGoldie and the BoxerThe JerkThe Prize FighterMarcianoFlesh & BloodAmericathonThe Fantastic SevenEvery Which Way but LooseThe Fifth FloorThe Bad News Bears Go to JapanAlmost SummerI Wanna Hold Your HandThe One and OnlyBlack SundayRockyKing KongThe Big BusNo Way BackLet's Do It AgainThe Day of the LocustFreebie and the BeanThe Towering InfernoEarthquakeThe GamblerBlack SamsonCalifornia SplitBustingHell Up In HarlemSlaughter's Big Rip-OffCleopatra JonesWalking TallBlaculaMelindaHammerConquest of the Planet of the ApesThere Was a Crooked Man...Beneath the Planet of the ApesThe ChallengeThe SplitDon't Just Stand TherePlanet of the ApesThe Happiest MillionaireWhat Did You Do in the War, Daddy?Paradise, Hawaiian StyleThree on a Couch7 Women4 for TexasBlue Hawaii
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