Gene LeBell - Archive Interview Part 3 of 7

Gene LeBell was interviewed for three-and-half hours in Sherman Oaks, CA. LeBell talked about his childhood where he developed an interest in judo and boxing that eventually led to his career as a stuntman in movies and television. He talked about his early work in television on such series as The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Lassie (in which he fought a bear), and The Jack Benny Show. He also talked about his work on action series of the 1960s, 70s, and beyond including The Green Hornet, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Baretta , The Six Million Dollar Man, and The Dukes of Hazzard. LeBell discussed the craft of stunt work including descriptions of falls, fire stunts, and stunt driving. Among the television series LeBell discussed in the most detail were: The Adventures of Superman (in which he worked closely with George Reeves), Batman, and The Fall Guy. The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on September 10, 2003. For the full interview visit emmytvlegends.org

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[inbredagogo]

Gene is quite a character

[ghostexorcist]

@crazycasy Me too. While I was watching this, I was thinking: "This guy is hilarious, but this lady isn't making a sound!" She must be a staunch professional.

[Silks]

"...depends how many monkeys." LOL I love his old school goofball humor. So classy

[musiccalgary]

Gene Lebell will fuck a motherfucker up so that they *stay* fucked.

[oilusboyne]

"This is a kellogs commercial, you're not supposed to bleed!" WHAT THE FUCK LOL

[NamChampskee]

with his Ring Grappling, and his Personality and Ring Mic Presence Charisma , Judo Gene Lebell could have been Vince's WWFs alll= time greatest wrestler

[Metalbob011]

Hahaha, Love his humor,

[nitekatt2007]

What an interesting fellow Gene LeBell is. When he mentioned that he worked on the Ozzie and Harriet show, I probably never missed an episode for the 14 years it ran. But I always wondered, what in the world did Ozzie do to make a living? It never seemed in the show he went to the office, or I wasn't paying attention. Did he live of a trust fund?

[crazycasy]

ilove his sense of humor and im glad she's starting to laff a little