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Ron Van Clief

Ron Van Clief

Acting · 0.4 popularity

Age

83

Movies

22

TV

0

Born
January 25, 1943
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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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.

Works

22 films

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

20196.8

Top Fighter

Top Fighter

19956.7

Black Dragon's Revenge

Black Dragon's Revenge

19755.3

Enter the Clones of Bruce

Enter the Clones of Bruce

20237.4

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

19804.4

Blazin'

Blazin'

20014.3

The Black Dragon

The Black Dragon

19745.3

The Black Kung Fu Experience

The Black Kung Fu Experience

20124.8

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

1994

The Squeeze

The Squeeze

19785.9

Way of the Black Dragon

Way of the Black Dragon

19786.0

Hot Lead Hard Fury

Hot Lead Hard Fury

201810.0

Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee

Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee

19938.1

Kung Fu Fever

Kung Fu Fever

19795.3

The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief

The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief

20232.0

Colorz of Rage

Colorz of Rage

19996.0

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

19947.4

Bamboo Trap

Bamboo Trap

19757.5

Snow Black

Snow Black

20212.0

The Super Weapon

The Super Weapon

19767.3

That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

2020

The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief

The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief

20205.5