Ron Van Clief
Known for Acting
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
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
as Self
Top Fighter
1995
as Self
Enter the Clones of Bruce
2023
as Self
The Squeeze
1978
as Duke
Kung Fu Fever
1979
as Black Dragon
Black Dragon's Revenge
1975
as Black Dragon
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
1993
as Self
Blazin'
2001
as Davis
The Black Dragon
1974
as The Black Dragon
Way of the Black Dragon
1978
as Bill Eaton
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1980
as The Boxer
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994
as Self
Colorz of Rage
1999
as Diciple
Snow Black
2021
as Jerrod Camden
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
2020
Bamboo Trap
1975
The Super Weapon
1976
as Himself
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
2023
as Himself
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
2023
Writer