Jeff Langton

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Jeff Langton (born December 11, 1956) is an American actor and martial arts performer and practitioner. He is also a professional boxing trainer, cornerman, and cutman.

Jeff Langton
Jeff Langton in his most recent role in the movie "Mind Polish."
Height	6 ft −1 in (180 cm)
Website	http://www.jefflangton.com/

Early life[]

Jeff was born in Pasadena, California and raised between San Jose, California and Brooklyn, New York. His father was a member of the Marine Corps Boxing Team and later trained young Langton in the "sweet science." When Langton was 13, he joined the Police Athletic League and trained as an amateur boxer with Gus Spencer. He also trained at Garden City Boxing Club and Bath Beach Health Club in Brooklyn New York. As a young man he also trained in martial arts as well as boxing. He trained in Tae Kwon Do with Dan Kyu Choi. He became the captain of Choi's Institute of Tae Kwon Do Championship Team and then went on to be California State Tae Kwon Do Champion. He also received a black belt in Tae Kwon Do from Master Byung Yu. He was also the first and original member of the world-famous Ernie Reyes West Coast Demo Team and introduced gymnastics and acrobatics to martial arts demonstration. This legacy continues on, as the format Langton introduced is still used today by West Coast Demo Team in shows all around the world.^[1]

After making his way through the competitive world of martial arts, he moved on to film and television. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. In L.A. he training extensively with six-time World Champion Kickboxer Benny Urquidez. He was also a trainer at Benny's school, The Jet Center. During this time he also did live action stunts for Universal Studios.

Career[]

He began doing stunts for Sylvester Stallone and then acting in movies such as Lionheart, fighting on screen with stars like Jean-Claude Van Damme. After this he starred in films such as Final Impact and Maximum Force, and continued to work on films and television shows like Price of Glory, Matlock, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Las Vegas. His background in boxing came in handy as he was asked to train and coach Tommy Morrison in Rocky V. Langton also appears in the movie itself as one of the fighters Tommy Gunn knocks out. In fact, his name appears in the marquee in a montage depicting Tommy Gunn rising through the ranks. Although in the video game, Rocky Legends his character looks nothing like him and his name is changed to Kofi Langton.^[2] His most recent role is in the movie Mind Polish: Master Hubbard's Special Reserve,^[3] where he plays a scientology spiritual counselor who suffers from tourette's syndrome.

Filmography^[4][]

Boxing[]

Jeff has worked the corner in over 40 world championship title bouts including Ricardo Mayorga (WBC, IBF), Freddie Pendleton (IBF, WBA), Tony Tucker (NABF, WBC, WBA, WBO), Byron Mitchell (IBF, WBA), Uriah Grant (IBF), Kingsley Ikeke (NABA, WBC), William Abelyan (NABO), and Will Grigsby (IBF).

Jeff Langton has trained world champions of his own such as Terry Davis (NBA, IBA Champ) and Young Dick Tiger (Nigerian Commonwealth Champ). Langton has also trained Hector Pena (6 time world kickboxing champion) and Danny "Hard As" Steel (6 time world kickboxing champion). He learned how to be a cutman from his uncle Al Bonanni who has trained many world champions for Don King. He is a licensed trainer by the State of California and by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. He also owns a private gym for professional boxers and celebrities.

Martial Arts[]

Jeff Langton is a practitioner of several martial art disciplines.

• Kajukenbo
• Shotokan
• KickBoxing
• Shaolin Kung Fu
• Tae Kwon Do
• Hung Gar
• Escrima

References[]