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Ron Van Clief

Ron Van Clief

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 25, 1943 (82)
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 mult ... iple 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.

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Filmography

Snow Black

Snow Black

2021

as Jerrod Camden

Hot Lead Hard Fury

Hot Lead Hard Fury

2018

as Solomon Link

Blazin'

Blazin'

2001

as Davis

Colorz of Rage

Colorz of Rage

1999

as Diciple

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

1980

as The Boxer

Way of the Black Dragon

Way of the Black Dragon

1978

as Bill Eaton

The Squeeze

The Squeeze

1978

as Duke

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