Ron Van Clief
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 25, 1943
- 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.
Movies with Ron Van Clief
- Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks 2019 · ★ 6.7
- Fist of Fear, Touch of Death 1980 · ★ 4.4
- Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee 1993 · ★ 8.1
- Enter the Clones of Bruce 2023 · ★ 7.4
- Top Fighter 1995 · ★ 6.6
- Kung Fu Fever 1979 · ★ 5.3
- The Squeeze 1978 · ★ 5.9
- UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors 1994 · ★ 7.4
- The Black Dragon 1974 · ★ 5.3
- Black Dragon's Revenge 1975 · ★ 5.3
- Way of the Black Dragon 1978 · ★ 6.0
- Blazin' 2001 · ★ 4.3
- Bamboo Trap 1975 · ★ 7.5
- The Super Weapon 1976 · ★ 7.2
- Colorz of Rage 1999 · ★ 6.0
- The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief 2020 · ★ 5.5
- Snow Black 2021 · ★ 2.0
- The Black Kung Fu Experience 2012 · ★ 4.8
- Hot Lead Hard Fury 2018 · ★ 10.0
- The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief 2023 · ★ 2.0
- That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death 2020
- UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors 1994