Ron Van Clief

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

Born: Brooklyn, New York, USA, 1943-01-25

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	The Black Dragon	The Black Dragon	48
2	1975	Black Dragon's Revenge	Black Dragon	46
3	1975	Bamboo Trap		0
4	1976	The Super Weapon	Himself	55
5	1978	The Squeeze	Duke	52
6	1978	Way of the Black Dragon	Bill Eaton	60
7	1979	Kung Fu Fever	Black Dragon	47
8	1980	Fist of Fear, Touch of Death	The Boxer	43
9	1993	Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee	Self	81
10	1994	UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors	Self	69
11	1995	Top Fighter	Self	64
12	1999	Colorz of Rage	Diciple	50
13	2001	Blazin'	Davis	33
14	2018	Hot Lead Hard Fury	Solomon Link	0
15	2019	Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks	Self	68
16	2020	That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death		0
17	2020	The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief	Self	55
18	2021	Snow Black	Jerrod Camden	20
19	2023	Enter the Clones of Bruce	Self	79

Ron Van Clief

Film

Television