Gene LeBell
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.
Jackass: The Movie
(Self)
Loose Cannons
(Grimmer's Man)
Smokey Bites the Dust
(Turk)
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
(NYC bouncer)
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
(Mean Bones' Manager)
Eyes of an Angel
(Pit Bull Handler)
From Mexico With Love
(Referee)
Running Red
(Mercier's Bodyguard)
Cleopatra Jones
(Mommy's Henchman (uncredited))
Hard Time
(Eddie)
Ring of Steel
(MiB Bodyguard)
Walking Tall
(2nd Bouncer)
Heartbeeps
(Forklift Driver Robot)
No Way Back
Dead Heat
Airplane!
(Religious Zealot (uncredited))
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
(Cannery Guard)
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Batman & Robin
(Arkham Asylum Property Room Guard)
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
(Red-Haired Waste Plant Worker Punching Rocky (uncredited))
Micki & Maude
(Wrestling Referee)
Man on the Moon
(Foxy Jackson Referee)
Flesh & Blood
(2nd Fat Guy)
Goldie and the Boxer
(Vinnie)
Marciano
(Ring Announcer)
Ed Wood
(Ring Announcer)
Bad Guys
(Terrible Turk Mc Gurk)
Raging Bull
(Ring Announcer (Reeves Fight))
Spider-Man 2
(Train Passenger (uncredited))
The Search for Count Dante
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
(Burly)
Jury Duty
(Security Guard (uncredited))
The Ronda Rousey Story: Through My Father's Eyes
Rush Hour
(Taxi Driver)
Number One with a Bullet
(Referee)
Rapid Fire
(Red Haired Serrano Gunman (uncredited))
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
(The Boss)
I Am Bruce Lee
(Self)
Every Which Way but Loose
(Biker)
Men in Black II
(Subway Passenger (uncredited))
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(Hood)
Hammer
(Referee)
Blue Hawaii
((uncredited))
Melinda
(Hood)
The Jerk
(Con Man)
The Golden Child
(Drunken Biker (uncredited))
Going Ape!
(Faraday)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
(Leo (uncredited))
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
(Theatre Cop: Reese)
The One and Only
(Reigning World Wrestling Champion (uncredited))
The Big Brawl
(Stroke)
Black Samson
(Nappa's Gang (as Gene LaBell))
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
(Referee)
Double Tap
(Wallace)
Almost Summer
(Football Coach)
The Challenge
(Karate Instructor)
Cellular
(Driving Instructor (uncredited))
Alligator 2: The Mutation
(Referee)
Redbelt
(Old Stuntman)
M.A.N.T.I.S.
(Rioter (uncredited))
Americathon
(Referee)
Foolin' Around
(Paul)
Blacula
(Second Dracula Henchman)
Bottoms Up
(Milt)
Welcome to 18
(Motorcycle Cop)
Rat Race
(Veteran with Gun)
On the Edge of Innocence
(Security Guard)
That '70s Show
(Referee)
Falcon Crest
(Union Guy)
Burke's Law
(Wrestler)
The Incredible Hulk
T. J. Hooker
(James Wallace)
The Munsters
(Tarzan McGirk)
Simon & Simon
Knight Rider
(Junior)
The Beverly Hillbillies
Quincy, M.E.
Reno 911!
(Old Man on Scooter)
Baretta
Land of the Giants
(Mezron's Brother)
Hart to Hart
The X-Files
(Bartender)
Ironside
Sledge Hammer!
(Archbishop)
Taxi
(Referee)
Married... with Children
(Larry)
Married... with Children
(Referee)
Married... with Children
(Black Ben)
Taxi
(The Referee)
The Human Factor
(Referee)
Dinah!
(Self)
The Green Hornet
(Barney)
MacGyver
(Murph)
Strong Medicine
(Referee)
The Sarah Silverman Program.
(Carl)
The Wild Wild West
(Felix)
Reno 911!
(Grandpa)
The Master
(Brawler (uncredited))
Family Matters
(Referee)
Married... with Children
(Brutus)
Rocky IV
(Stunts)
RoboCop 2
(Stunts)
The Prize Fighter
(Stunts)
L.A. Confidential
(Stunts)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
(Utility Stunts)
The Last Castle
(Stunts)
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
(Stunts)
99 and 44/100% Dead
(Stunts)
Beerfest
(Stunts)
Die Hard 2
(Stunts)
Patriot Games
(Stunts)
Planet of the Apes
(Stunts)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
(Stunts)
The Towering Inferno
(Stunts)
Fletch
(Stunts)
C.I.A. II: Target Alexa
(Stunts)
Cleopatra Jones
(Stunts)
Earthquake
(Stunts)
Steel Frontier
(Stunts)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
(Stunts)
The Fantastic Seven
(Stunts)
Every Which Way but Loose
(Stunts)
Busting
(Stunts)
Blind Date
(Stunts)
The Happiest Millionaire
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Beastmaster
(Stunts)
Internal Affairs
(Stunts)
Blacula
(Stunts)
King Kong
(Stunts)
Inside Moves
(Stunts)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
(Stunts)
D.A.R.Y.L.
(Stunts)
Dick Tracy
(Stunts)
Write to Kill
(Stunts)
Night and the City
(Stunts)
Problem Child
(Stunts)
Jingle All the Way
(Stunts)
Liar Liar
(Stunts)
There Was a Crooked Man...
(Stunts)
The Gambler
(Stunts)
The Golden Child
(Stunts)
Waterworld
(Stunts)
End of Days
(Utility Stunts)
City Limits
(Stunts)
Eye of the Tiger
(Stunts)
Bruce Almighty
(Stunts)
Almost Summer
(Stunts)
Runaway Train
(Stunts)
Nightforce
(Stunts)
Hard to Kill
(Stunts)
Three on a Couch
(Stunts)
Don't Just Stand There
(Stunt Coordinator)
Dude, Where's My Car?
(Stunts)
Out for Justice
(Stunts)
Starsky & Hutch
(Stunts)
Black Samson
(Stunts)
Let's Do It Again
(Stunts)
Darkman
(Stunts)
Marked for Death
(Stunts)
Ballistic
(Stunts)
Jury Duty
(Stunts)
Bottoms Up
(Stunts)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
(Stunts)
The Day of the Locust
(Stunts)
Rocky
(Stunts)
7 Women
(Stunts)
Hell Up In Harlem
(Stunts)
The One and Only
(Stunt Coordinator)
Airplane!
(Stunts)
RoboCop
(Stunts)
Fletch Lives
(Stunts)
No Holds Barred
(Stunts)
The Last Boy Scout
(Stunts)
Deuces Wild
(Stunts)
Walking Tall
(Stunts)
They Call Me Bruce?
(Stunts)
The Morning After
(Stunts)
Death Warrant
(Stunts)
Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
(Stunts)
4 for Texas
(Stunts)
The Big Bus
(Stunts)
Black Sunday
(Stunts)
Americathon
(Stunts)
Bandits
(Stunts)
The Split
(Stunts)
White Dog
(Stunts)
Almost an Angel
(Stunts)
Freebie and the Bean
(Stunts)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
(Stunts)
The Fifth Floor
(Stunts)
Bronco Billy
(Stunts)
Smokey Bites the Dust
(Stunts)
Men at Work
(Stunts)
As Good as It Gets
(Stunts)
Mystery Men
(Stunts)
U.S. Marshals
(Stunts)
Running Red
(Stunts)
Heart Like a Wheel
(Stunts)
The Running Man
(Stunts)
Hook
(Stunts)
Trial and Error
(Stunts)
Number One with a Bullet
(Stunts)
Conflict of Interest
(Stunts)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
(Stunts)
A Fine Mess
(Stunts)
Mac and Me
(Stunts)
Rapid Fire
(Stunts)
Blown Away
(Stunts)
Bean
(Stunts)
The Hunter's Moon
(Stunts)
Independence Day
(Stunts)
Vegas Vacation
(Stunts)
Batman & Robin
(Stunts)
Losin' It
(Stunts)
Johnny Dangerously
(Stunts)
Tango & Cash
(Stunts)
Total Recall
(Stunts)
Dutch
(Stunts)
Money Train
(Stunts)
Double Tap
(Stunts)
The Brave
(Stunts)
Gone Fishin'
(Stunts)
Strange Days
(Stunts)
Judge and Jury
(Stunts)
Smokin' Aces
(Stunts)
Man on the Moon
(Stunts)
Reno 911!: Miami
(Stunts)
The Lost Boys
(Stunts)
Code Name: Zebra
(Stunts)
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
(Stunts)
California Split
(Stunts)
Dante's Peak
(Stunts)
Dead Heat
(Stunts)
Army of Darkness
(Stunts)
For the Boys
(Stunts)
Magnum, P.I.
(Stunt Double)