Ron Van Clief

Acting·Jan 25, 1943·Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Enter the Clones of Bruce2023 · Self	Self
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief2023 · Himself, Writer	Himself, Writer
Snow Black2021 · Jerrod Camden	Jerrod Camden
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief2020 · Self, Producer	Self, Producer
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death2020 · Actor	Actor
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks2019 · Self	Self
Hot Lead Hard Fury2018 · Solomon Link	Solomon Link
The Black Kung Fu Experience2012 · Self	Self
Blazin'2001 · Davis	Davis
Colorz of Rage1999 · Diciple	Diciple
Top Fighter1995 · Self	Self
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors1994 · Self	Self
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors1994 · Actor	Actor
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee1993 · Self	Self
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death1980 · The Boxer	The Boxer
Kung Fu Fever1979 · Black Dragon	Black Dragon
Way of the Black Dragon1978 · Bill Eaton	Bill Eaton
The Squeeze1978 · Duke	Duke
The Super Weapon1976 · Himself	Himself
Bamboo Trap1975 · Actor	Actor
Black Dragon's Revenge1975 · Black Dragon	Black Dragon
The Black Dragon1974 · The Black Dragon	The Black Dragon