Actor
Ron Van Clief
January 25, 1943 · 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.
Often works with
Fred Williamson
2 titles together
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death, That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
Jason Pai Piao
2 titles together
Black Dragon's Revenge, The Black Dragon
Thompson Kao Kang
2 titles together
Black Dragon's Revenge, The Black Dragon
Lau Hok-Nin
2 titles together
Black Dragon's Revenge, The Black Dragon
George Estregan
2 titles together
The Black Dragon, Bamboo Trap
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Ron Harvey
2 titles together
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death, That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
Full filmography · 12
Snow Black
as Jerrod Camden
2021
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
cast
2020
Hot Lead Hard Fury
as Solomon Link
2018
Blazin'
as Davis
2001
Colorz of Rage
as Diciple
1999
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
cast
1994
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
as The Boxer
19804.4
Kung Fu Fever
as Black Dragon
1979
The Squeeze
as Duke
1978
Bamboo Trap
cast
1975
Black Dragon's Revenge
as Black Dragon
1975
The Black Dragon
as The Black Dragon
1974