About

Known credits:
21
Birthday:
1943-01-25
Place of birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Ron Van Clief

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2023 Enter the Clones of Bruce Actor Self 59
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2021 Snow Black Actor Jerrod Camden 59
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2020 The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief Actor Self 59
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2020 That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death Actor N/A
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2019 Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks Actor Self 59
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2018 Hot Lead Hard Fury Actor Solomon Link N/A
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2001 Blazin' Actor Davis 59
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1999 Colorz of Rage Actor Diciple 59
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1995 Top Fighter Actor Self 59
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1994 UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors Actor Himself 59
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1993 Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee Actor Himself 60
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1980 Fist of Fear, Touch of Death Actor The Boxer 58
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1979 Kung Fu Fever Actor Black Dragon 58
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1978 Way of the Black Dragon Actor Bill Eaton 59
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1978 The Squeeze Actor Duke 58
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1976 The Super Weapon Actor Himself 59
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1975 Bamboo Trap Actor N/A
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1975 Black Dragon's Revenge Actor Black Dragon 58
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1974 The Black Dragon Actor The Black Dragon 59
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Production
2020 The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief Production Producer 59
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Crew
1995 UFC 7: The Brawl In Buffalo Crew Other 59
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