Ron Van Clief
Known for: Acting
Born: January 25, 1943
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
23 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
7.4
Enter the Clones of Bruce
2023
2.0
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
2023
2.0
Snow Black
2021
5.5
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
2020
NR
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
2020
6.8
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
10.0
Hot Lead Hard Fury
2018
4.8
The Black Kung Fu Experience
2012
4.3
Blazin'
2001
6.0
Colorz of Rage
1999
6.9
UFC 7: The Brawl In Buffalo
1995
6.7
Top Fighter
1995
7.4
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994
NR
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994
8.1
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
1993
4.4
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1980
5.3
Kung Fu Fever
1979
6.0
Way of the Black Dragon
1978
5.9
The Squeeze
1978
7.3
The Super Weapon
1976
7.5
Bamboo Trap
1975
5.3
Black Dragon's Revenge
1975
5.3
The Black Dragon
1974