Ron Van Clief
Actor
Born January 25, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Enter the Clones of Bruce
Self
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
Himself
Snow Black
Jerrod Camden
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
Self
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self
Hot Lead Hard Fury
Solomon Link
The Black Kung Fu Experience
Self
Blazin'
Davis
Colorz of Rage
Diciple
UFC 7: The Brawl In Buffalo
Top Fighter
Self
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
Self
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
Self
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
The Boxer
Kung Fu Fever
Black Dragon
Way of the Black Dragon
Bill Eaton
The Squeeze
Duke
The Super Weapon
Himself
Bamboo Trap
Black Dragon's Revenge
Black Dragon
The Black Dragon
The Black Dragon