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.
Acting
Movie
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self
2019
Movie
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
as The Boxer
1980
Movie
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
as Self
1993
Movie
Enter the Clones of Bruce
as Self
2023
Movie
Top Fighter
as Self
1995
Movie
Kung Fu Fever
as Black Dragon
1979
Movie
The Squeeze
as Duke
1978
Movie
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
as Self
1994
Movie
The Black Dragon
as The Black Dragon
1974
Movie
Black Dragon's Revenge
as Black Dragon
1975
Movie
Way of the Black Dragon
as Bill Eaton
1978
Movie
Blazin'
as Davis
2001
Movie
Bamboo Trap
1975
Movie
The Super Weapon
as Himself
1976
Movie
Colorz of Rage
as Diciple
1999
Movie
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
as Self
2020
Movie
The Black Kung Fu Experience
as Self
2012
Movie
Hot Lead Hard Fury
as Solomon Link
2018
Movie
Snow Black
as Jerrod Camden
2021
Movie
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
as Himself
2023
Movie
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
2020
Movie
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994
