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Ron Van Clief
Actor, Producer, WriterBorn January 25, 1943 (82 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2021 | Snow Black · as Jerrod Camden |
| 2018 | Hot Lead Hard Fury · as Solomon Link |
| 2003 | Kung Faux (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2001 | Blazin' · as Davis |
| 2000 | Manhattan Chase · as Kidnapper |
| 1999 | The Sopranos (TV Series) · as Protester #5 |
| 1999 | Colorz of Rage · as Diciple |
| 1992 | Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania · as Cast |
| 1985 | The Last Dragon · as Geronimo |
| 1980 | Fist of Fear, Touch of Death · as The Boxer |
| 1979 | Kung Fu Fever · as Black Dragon |
| 1978 | Way of the Black Dragon · as Bill Eaton |
| 1978 | The Squeeze · as Duke |
| 1975 | The Black Dragon's Revenge · as Black Dragon |
| 1974 | The Black Dragon · as The Black Dragon |