Ron Van Clief
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 25, 1943 (age 83)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Enter the Clones of Bruce
Movie · as Self
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
Movie · as Himself
Snow Black
Movie · as Jerrod Camden
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
Movie · as Self
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
Movie
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Movie · as Self
Hot Lead Hard Fury
Movie · as Solomon Link
The Black Kung Fu Experience
Movie · as Self
Blazin'
Movie · as Davis
Colorz of Rage
Movie · as Diciple
Top Fighter
Movie · as Self
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
Movie · as Self
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
Movie
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
Movie · as Self
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
Movie · as The Boxer
Kung Fu Fever
Movie · as Black Dragon
Way of the Black Dragon
Movie · as Bill Eaton
The Squeeze
Movie · as Duke
The Super Weapon
Movie · as Himself
Black Dragon's Revenge
Movie · as Black Dragon
Bamboo Trap
Movie
The Black Dragon
Movie · as The Black Dragon