Ron Van Clief
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 22
Movies (22)
Enter the Clones of Bruce2023Self
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief2023Himself
Snow Black2021Jerrod Camden
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief2020Self
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death2020
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks2019Self
Hot Lead Hard Fury2018Solomon Link
The Black Kung Fu Experience2012Self
Blazin'2001Davis
Colorz of Rage1999Diciple
Top Fighter1995Self
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors1994
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors1994Self
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee1993Self
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death1980The Boxer
Kung Fu Fever1979Black Dragon
Way of the Black Dragon1978Bill Eaton
The Squeeze1978Duke
The Super Weapon1976Himself
Bamboo Trap1975
Black Dragon's Revenge1975Black Dragon
The Black Dragon1974The Black Dragon