# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gene-lebell
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:05:24.423Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gene-lebell"
name: "Gene LeBell"
slug: "gene-lebell"
description: "Ivan Gene LeBell was an American actor, judoka, stuntman and professional wrestler. Nicknamed \"Judo Gene\" and \"The Godfather of Grappling\", he is credited with popularizing grappling in professional fighting circles, serving as a precursor to modern mixed martial arts. He worked on over 1,000 films and TV shows and authored 12 books."
tagline: "American professional wrestler and judoka"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/Cropped_Photo_of_Gene_LeBell.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1932-10-09"
deathDate: "2022-08-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.02
  momentum:             0.5260781214721156
  historical:           11.43682933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0494061/"
    handle:    "nm0494061"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.genelebell.com"
sources:
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_LeBell"
    title: "Gene LeBell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%84"
    title: "جين ليبل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_LeBell"
    title: "Gene LeBell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_LeBell"
    title: "Gene LeBell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_LeBell"
    title: "Gene LeBell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84"
    title: "جین لبل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_LeBell"
    title: "Gene LeBell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%99%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB"
    title: "イヴァン・ジン・ラベール"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%BE%C4%ABns_Lebells"
    title: "Džīns Lebells"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_LeBell"
    title: "Gene LeBell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_LeBell"
    title: "Gene LeBell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD"
    title: "Лебелл, Джин"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5531312"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16643"
    title: "Gene LeBell"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump