Ron Van Clief
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1943-01-25
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Ron "The Black Dragon" Van Clief is a martial arts legend. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1943, he started martial arts training in his early teens. At 5 feet 10 inches and 190 pounds, Van Clief was fast, powerful, and tough. He won 10 New York State Full-Contact Karate Championships. He won multiple Karate Point-Fighting Titles. By the early 1970s he had earned his 10th Degree Black Belt. His karate record was reported to be 110-8. In 1994 at age 51, he launched a comeback on December 16, 1994 fighting former World JuJitsu Lightheavyweight and Ultimate Fighting World Champion Royce Gracie. The Black Dragon landed one good punch, but was taken to the canvas where after a valiant battle was choked into submission, thus ending one of the greatest fighting careers in martial arts history.
Known for
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1980The Boxer
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994Self
Kung Fu Fever
1979Black Dragon
The Black Dragon
1974The Black Dragon
Black Dragon's Revenge
1975Black Dragon
Way of the Black Dragon
1978Bill Eaton
Bamboo Trap
1975
The Super Weapon
1976Himself
The Squeeze
1978Duke
Colorz of Rage
1999Diciple
Enter the Clones of Bruce
2023Self
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
2020Self
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
1993Self
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019Self
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
2020
Top Fighter
1995Self
Hot Lead Hard Fury
2018Solomon Link
Snow Black
2021Jerrod Camden
Blazin'
2001Davis