Cast & creator
Gene LeBell
Best known for The X-Files, Married... with Children, Married... with Children
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.
Also known as: Gene Le Bell, Gene La Bell, Gene LaBell
204
film credits
36
television credits
104
1961–2020 · acting roles
6.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (240)
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The X-Files
Bartender
1993
Married... with Children
Larry
1987Married... with Children
Referee
1987Married... with Children
Black Ben
1987Married... with Children
Brutus
1987
MacGyver
Murph
1985
Magnum, P.I.
Stunt Double
1980
Falcon Crest
Union Guy
1981
Ironside
1967
That '70s Show
Referee
1998
Strong Medicine
Referee
2000
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Knight Rider
Junior
1982
Family Matters
Referee
1989
Taxi
Referee
1978Taxi
The Referee
1978Taxi
Referee (uncredited)
1978
Reno 911!
Old Man on Scooter
2003Reno 911!
Grandpa
2003
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
T. J. Hooker
James Wallace
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Hart to Hart
Heavy #2
1979
The Wild Wild West
Felix
1965
Burke's Law
Wrestler
1963
Fantasy Island
The Referee
1978
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Munsters
Tarzan McGirk
1964
The Sarah Silverman Program
Carl
2007
Men in Black II
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
2002
Independence Day
Stunts
1996
Sledge Hammer!
Archbishop
1986
Rocky
Stunts
1976
Die Hard 2
Stunts
1990
Total Recall
Stunts
1990
Bruce Almighty
Stunts
2003
Planet of the Apes
Stunts
1968
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Utility Stunts
2005
Airplane!
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
1980Airplane!
Stunts
1980
Land of the Giants
Mezron's Brother
1968
Rush Hour
Taxi Driver
1998
Batman & Robin
Arkham Asylum Property Room Guard
1997Batman & Robin
Stunts
1997
L.A. Confidential
Stunts
1997
The Green Hornet
Barney
1966
Army of Darkness
Stunts
1992
Liar Liar
Stunts
1997
The Lost Boys
Stunts
1987
Rocky IV
Stunts
1985
Spider-Man 2
Train Passenger (uncredited)
2004
The Running Man
Stunts
1987
End of Days
Utility Stunts
1999
Dante's Peak
Stunts
1997
Jingle All the Way
Stunts
1996
Waterworld
Stunts
1995
Hook
Stunts
1991
Raging Bull
Ring Announcer (Reeves Fight)
1980
RoboCop
Stunts
1987
The Last Boy Scout
Stunts
1991
Starsky & Hutch
Stunts
2004
Smokin' Aces
Stunts
2006
As Good as It Gets
Stunts
1997
Out for Justice
Stunts
1991
The Last Castle
Stunts
2001
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Stunts
1970
U.S. Marshals
Stunts
1998
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Stunts
1994
Dude, Where's My Car?
Stunts
2000
Blood and Bone
Attendant
2009
The Master
Brawler (uncredited)
1984
Man on the Moon
Foxy Jackson Referee
1999Man on the Moon
Stunts
1999
Patriot Games
Stunts
1992
Death Warrant
Stunts
1990
King Kong
Stunts
1976
Cellular
Driving Instructor (uncredited)
2004
RoboCop 2
Stunts
1990
Tango & Cash
Stunts
1989
The Towering Inferno
Stunts
1974
Problem Child
Stunts
1990
Strange Days
Stunts
1995
Hard to Kill
Stunts
1990
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Stunts
1972
Vegas Vacation
Stunts
1997
Money Train
Stunts
1995
The Golden Child
Drunken Biker (uncredited)
1986The Golden Child
Stunts
1986
Jackass: The Movie
Self
2002
Runaway Train
Stunts
1985
Bean
Stunts
1997
Rat Race
Veteran with Gun
2001
Every Which Way but Loose
Biker
1978Every Which Way but Loose
Stunts
1978
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Stunts
1985
Marked for Death
Stunts
1990
The Big Brawl
Stroke
1980
Blown Away
Stunts
1994
Dick Tracy
Stunts
1990
Ed Wood
Ring Announcer
1994
Darkman
Stunts
1990
Bandits
Stunts
2001
Internal Affairs
Stunts
1990
Mystery Men
Stunts
1999
The Beastmaster
Stunts
1982
Beerfest
Stunts
2006
Earthquake
Stunts
1974
D.A.R.Y.L.
Stunts
1985
The Jerk
Con Man
1979
Deuces Wild
Stunts
2002
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Cannery Guard
1987
The Day of the Locust
Stunts
1975
Men at Work
Stunts
1990
Blind Date
Stunts
1987
Reno 911!: Miami
Stunts
2007
Gone Fishin'
Stunts
1997
Fletch
Stunts
1985
Bronco Billy
Stunts
1980
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Referee
1991
Walking Tall
2nd Bouncer
1973Walking Tall
Stunts
1973
Rapid Fire
Red Haired Serrano Gunman (uncredited)
1992Rapid Fire
Stunts
1992
Fletch Lives
Stunts
1989
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Red-Haired Waste Plant Worker Punching Rocky (uncredited)
19953 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Stunts
1995The Human Factor
Referee
1992
Flesh & Blood
2nd Fat Guy
1979
City Heat
Garage Soldier
1984
Dead Heat
1988Dead Heat
Stunts
1988
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Hood
1982
Mac and Me
Stunts
1988
White Dog
Stunts
1982
Blue Hawaii
(uncredited)
1961
Night and the City
Stunts
1992
The Gambler
Stunts
1974
I Am Bruce Lee
Self
2012
Johnny Dangerously
Stunts
1984
Flesh & Blood
2nd Fat Guy
1979
Dutch
Stunts
1991
Freebie and the Bean
Stunts
1974
Trancers II
Stunts
1991
For the Boys
Stunts
1991
Losin' It
Stunts
1983
The Morning After
Stunts
1986
There Was a Crooked Man...
Stunts
1970
Eye of the Tiger
Stunts
1986
Black Sunday
Stunts
1977
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Stunts
1966
Loose Cannons
Grimmer's Man
1990
Redbelt
Old Stuntman
2008
The Big Bus
Stunts
1976
4 for Texas
Stunts
1963
California Split
Stunts
1974
Almost an Angel
Stunts
1990
The One and Only
Reigning World Wrestling Champion (uncredited)
1978The One and Only
Stunt Coordinator
1978
The Brave
Stunts
1997
7 Women
Stunts
1965
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Theatre Cop: Reese
1978I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Stunts
1978
The Happiest Millionaire
Stunt Coordinator
1967
They Call Me Bruce?
Stunts
1982
Jury Duty
Security Guard (uncredited)
1995Jury Duty
Stunts
1995
No Holds Barred
Stunts
1989
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Referee
1991
Hell Up In Harlem
Stunts
1973
Eyes of an Angel
Pit Bull Handler
1991
Let's Do It Again
Stunts
1975
Running Red
Mercier's Bodyguard
1999Running Red
Stunts
1999
99 and 44/100% Dead
Stunts
1974
Blacula
Second Dracula Henchman
1972Blacula
Stunts
1972
Three on a Couch
Stunts
1966
Trial and Error
Stunts
1997
Double Tap
Wallace
1997Double Tap
Stunts
1997
Heart Like a Wheel
Stunts
1983
C.I.A. II: Target Alexa
Stunts
1993
Busting
Stunts
1974
Micki & Maude
Wrestling Referee
1984
Number One with a Bullet
Referee
1987Number One with a Bullet
Stunts
1987
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
1966
Cleopatra Jones
Mommy's Henchman (uncredited)
1973Cleopatra Jones
Stunts
1973
Bottoms Up
Milt
2006Bottoms Up
Stunts
2006
The Split
Stunts
1968
Foolin' Around
Paul
1980
Americathon
Referee
1979Americathon
Stunts
1979
A Fine Mess
Stunts
1986
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Leo (uncredited)
1973
Inside Moves
Stunts
1980
Smokey Bites the Dust
Turk
1981Smokey Bites the Dust
Stunts
1981
Nightforce
Stunts
1987
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
Burly
1992
The Hunter's Moon
Stunts
1999
M.A.N.T.I.S.
Rioter (uncredited)
1994
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
NYC bouncer
1996
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
Stunts
2000
Almost Summer
Football Coach
1978Almost Summer
Stunts
1978
Going Ape!
Faraday
1981
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
The Boss
2018
Steel Frontier
Stunts
1995
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Mean Bones' Manager
1978
On the Edge of Innocence
Security Guard
1997
The Prize Fighter
Stunts
1979
The Ronda Rousey Story: Through My Father's Eyes
Self
2019
The Challenge
Karate Instructor
1970
Black Samson
Nappa's Gang
1974Black Samson
Stunts
1974
The Fifth Floor
Stunts
1978
From Mexico With Love
Referee
2009
City Limits
Stunts
1985
Don't Just Stand There
Stunt Coordinator
1968
Welcome to 18
Motorcycle Cop
1986
Goldie and the Boxer
Vinnie
1979
Heartbeeps
Forklift Driver Robot
1981
Ring of Steel
MiB Bodyguard
1994
Hard Time
Eddie
1998
Conflict of Interest
Stunts
1993
Hammer
Referee
1972
Judge and Jury
Stunts
1997
Code Name: Zebra
Stunts
1987
Marciano
Ring Announcer
1979
The Fantastic Seven
Stunts
1979
Ballistic
Stunts
1995
Bad Guys
Terrible Turk Mc Gurk
1986
Melinda
Hood
1972
Write to Kill
Stunts
1991