Ron Van Clief
Born: 1943-01-25 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2023
- Enter the Clones of Bruce as Self
2021
- Snow Black as Jerrod Camden
2020
2019
- Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks as Self
2018
- Hot Lead Hard Fury as Solomon Link
2012
- The Black Kung Fu Experience as Self
2001
- Blazin' as Davis
1999
- Colorz of Rage as Diciple
1995
- Top Fighter as Self
- UFC 7: The Brawl In Buffalo ... (Other)
1980
- Fist of Fear, Touch of Death as The Boxer
1979
- Kung Fu Fever as Black Dragon
1978
- The Squeeze as Duke
- Way of the Black Dragon as Bill Eaton
1976
- The Super Weapon as Himself
1975
- Black Dragon's Revenge as Black Dragon
- Bamboo Trap
1974
- The Black Dragon as The Black Dragon