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Ron Van Clief

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Ron Van Clief

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 25, 1943 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

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.

Known For

Acting
2023Enter the Clones of BruceSelf
2023The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van CliefHimself
2021Snow BlackJerrod Camden
2020The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van CliefSelf
2020That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
2019Iron Fists and Kung Fu KicksSelf
2018Hot Lead Hard FurySolomon Link
2012The Black Kung Fu ExperienceSelf
2001Blazin'Davis
1999Colorz of RageDiciple
1995Top FighterSelf
1994UFC 4: Revenge of the WarriorsSelf
1994UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1993Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce LeeSelf
1980Fist of Fear, Touch of DeathThe Boxer
1979Kung Fu FeverBlack Dragon
1978Way of the Black DragonBill Eaton
1978The SqueezeDuke
1976The Super WeaponHimself
1975Black Dragon's RevengeBlack Dragon
1975Bamboo Trap
1974The Black DragonThe Black Dragon
Production
2020The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van CliefProducer
Writing
2023The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van CliefWriter
Crew
1995UFC 7: The Brawl In BuffaloOther