Acting
Ron Van Clief
- Born
- January 25, 1943
- Place
- 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.
Filmography
Known for
4.4Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1980
7.4UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994
5.3Kung Fu Fever
1979
5.3The Black Dragon
1974
5.3Black Dragon's Revenge
1975
6.0Way of the Black Dragon
1978
7.5Bamboo Trap
1975
7.3The Super Weapon
1976
5.9The Squeeze
1978
6.0Colorz of Rage
1999
7.4Enter the Clones of Bruce
2023
5.5The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
2020
8.1Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
1993
6.8Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
2020
6.7Top Fighter
1995
10.0Hot Lead Hard Fury
2018
2.0Snow Black
2021