Ron Van Clief
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 25, 1943
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Enter the Clones of Bruce 2023
as Self
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief 2023
as Himself, Writer
Snow Black 2021
as Jerrod Camden
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief 2020
as Self, Producer
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death 2020
Actor
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks 2019
as Self
Hot Lead Hard Fury 2018
as Solomon Link
The Black Kung Fu Experience 2012
as Self
Blazin' 2001
as Davis
Colorz of Rage 1999
as Diciple
UFC 7: The Brawl In Buffalo 1995
Other
Top Fighter 1995
as Self
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors 1994
Actor
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors 1994
as Self
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee 1993
as Self
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death 1980
as The Boxer
Kung Fu Fever 1979
as Black Dragon
Way of the Black Dragon 1978
as Bill Eaton
The Squeeze 1978
as Duke
The Super Weapon 1976
as Himself
Bamboo Trap 1975
Actor
Black Dragon's Revenge 1975
as Black Dragon
The Black Dragon 1974
as The Black Dragon
Credits from TMDB.