Gene LeBell
Birthday: 1932-10-09
Place of Birth: 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 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.
Movies
Jackass: The Movie
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Loose Cannons
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Smokey Bites the Dust
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Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Irish immigrant Tommy Shaughnessy leaves 19th-century New York City for Kansas and becomes a small-t...
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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
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Eyes of an Angel
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From Mexico With Love
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Running Red
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Cleopatra Jones
After federal agent Cleopatra Jones orders the burning of a Turkish poppy field, the notorious drug ...
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Hard Time
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Ring of Steel
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Walking Tall
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No Way Back
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Dead Heat
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Airplane!
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Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
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Paradise, Hawaiian Style
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Batman & Robin
Batman and his sidekick Robin attempt to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new vill...
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3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
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Micki & Maude
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Man on the Moon
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman....
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Flesh & Blood
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Goldie and the Boxer
Lighthearted tale of a 10-year-old girl who, when her boxer father dies, strikes up a relationship w...
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Marciano
A highly romanticized dramatization of the life of Rocky Marciano, the only heavyweight champion to ...
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Ed Wood
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his stran...
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Bad Guys
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Raging Bull
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Spider-Man 2
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The Search for Count Dante
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Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
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Jury Duty
When jobless Tommy Collins discovers that sequestered jurors earn free room and board as well as $5-...
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The Ronda Rousey Story: Through My Father's Eyes
This documentary chronicles former Olympian and UFC champion Ronda Rousey's ascent to iconic status ...
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Rush Hour
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Number One with a Bullet
A pair of detectives are assigned to investigate a murder, and discover a trail of corruption and cr...
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Rapid Fire
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Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
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I Am Bruce Lee
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Every Which Way but Loose
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Men in Black II
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Blue Hawaii
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Melinda
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Hammer
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The Jerk
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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The Golden Child
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Going Ape!
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I Wanna Hold Your Hand
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The One and Only
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The Big Brawl
A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight compe...
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Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
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Black Samson
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Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po ...
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Double Tap
A drug-lord targets an undercover FBI agent and the hit man she falls in love with while tracking....
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The Challenge
All-out war between the United States and an Asian country is averted when the two sides agree to se...
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Cellular
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Alligator 2: The Mutation
A giant mutated alligator runs riot in a small town after the sewer system washes it into a lake....
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Redbelt
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M.A.N.T.I.S.
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Americathon
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Foolin' Around
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Blacula
An 18th century African prince is turned into a vampire while visiting Transylvania. Two centuries l...
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Bottoms Up
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Welcome to 18
Three young women looking for adventure get jobs on a dude ranch. The film follows the adventures o...
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Rat Race
In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon...
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On the Edge of Innocence
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