Ron Van Clief
Acting
1943-01-25 · 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.
movieEnter the Clones of Bruce
as Self · 2023 · 7.6
movieThe Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
as Himself · 2023 · 2.0
movieSnow Black
as Jerrod Camden · 2021 · 2.0
movieThe Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
as Self · 2020 · 5.5
movieThat's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
as · 2020 · 0.0
movieIron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self · 2019 · 6.8
movieHot Lead Hard Fury
as Solomon Link · 2018 · 10.0
movieThe Black Kung Fu Experience
as Self · 2012 · 4.8
movieBlazin'
as Davis · 2001 · 4.3
movieColorz of Rage
as Diciple · 1999 · 6.0
movieTop Fighter
as Self · 1995 · 6.7
movieUFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
as Self · 1994 · 7.4
movieUFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
as · 1994 · 0.0
movieDeath by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
as Self · 1993 · 8.1
movieFist of Fear, Touch of Death
as The Boxer · 1980 · 4.4
movieKung Fu Fever
as Black Dragon · 1979 · 5.3
movieWay of the Black Dragon
as Bill Eaton · 1978 · 6.0
movieThe Squeeze
as Duke · 1978 · 5.9
movieThe Super Weapon
as Himself · 1976 · 7.3
movieBamboo Trap
as · 1975 · 7.5
movieBlack Dragon's Revenge
as Black Dragon · 1975 · 5.3
movieThe Black Dragon
as The Black Dragon · 1974 · 5.3