Jake LaMotta
Birthday
1922/07/10
Day of death
2017/09/19 (95 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Bronx Bull, Giacobe LaMotta, The Bronx Bull
Biography
Jake LaMotta had one of the best chins in boxing history. In over 110 fights against the greatest middleweights in history, LaMotta was only knocked to the canvas once in his entire 14 year career. Turning pro in the early 1940s, Lamotta ran up an impressive undefeated streak before losing. He was the first fighter to defeat the great Sugar Ray Robinson (Robinson was 40-0). Claimed to have "taken a dive" against "Blackjack" Billy Fox in New York City. Fox was 49-1 with 49 knockouts. Captured the...Read more
Acting
(1987) Hangmen
as Moe Boone
(2022) The Raging Bull
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Raging Bull: Before the Fight
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) The Happy Moose
as Bull
(1988) Maniac Cop
as Detective
(1989) Mob War
as Don Ricci
(1968) Confessions of a Psycho Cat
as Rocco
(1963) The Doctor and the Playgirl
as Ed
(1970) Cauliflower Cupids
as Gentle Jim
(2011) The Real Rocky
as Self (archive footage)
(1971) Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
as Bartender
(1961) The Hustler
as Bartender
(2007) Resurrecting the Champ
as Jake LaMotta (voice)
(1991) New Jack City
as Gangster Standing at Bar (uncredited)
(1998) Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion
as Himself (archive footage)
(1951) Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson VI
as ---
(1979) Firepower
as Nickel Sam
(1961) Rebellion in Cuba
as Julio
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self