Ron Van Clief

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.1235

Gender

Male

Birthday

25-Jan-1943

Age

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • Ronnie Van Clief
  • 朗雲奇里夫
  • Рон Ван Клиф

Ron Van Clief

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 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.


Credits

That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (2020) Character: N/A
This retrospective featurette includes words from filmmaker Jim Markovic, producer Terry Levene, screenwriter Ron Harvey, director Matthew Mallinson, and actors Ron Van Clief and Fred Williamson. Topics include the sordid history of Aquarius Releasing and their other Bruce Lee knock-offs, assembling the film from lukewarm leftovers, shooting new scenes, filming at Madison Square Garden, the "guest stars", script re-writes, Adolph Caesar, creating a fake news station, and more. (Blu-ray.com)
Way of the Black Dragon Way of the Black Dragon (1978) Character: Bill Eaton
Allison Wong gets abducted by a gang of drug smugglers with a nasty sideline business involving white slavery and prostitution. Interpol agent Bill Eaton, honest worker Chen, and Allison's brother join forces to take out the nefarious crime syndicate.
Bamboo Trap Bamboo Trap (1975) Character: N/A
The boldest man-trap ever to be set up!
The Super Weapon The Super Weapon (1976) Character: Himself
A 1970s documentary that highlights various martial arts fighting styles and features African American martial arts master Ron Van Clief aka "Black Dragon."
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief (2020) Character: Self
The astonishing true story of Ron Van Clief, the first black martial arts movie star, known as "The Black Dragon". His determination to win — despite horrific odds — exacts a heavy toll and his life becomes a roller coaster ride with spectacular highs, devastating lows, and more than a few cliff-hangers.
Top Fighter Top Fighter (1995) Character: Self
Welcome to the world of the martial arts. A voyage for the times of the martial arts cinema, from the beginning in China in the 6th Century A.C. by a Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma, until the actual time and the influence in the world, with interviews to actors and historians, and a review to the most important movies of all times and to the most famous action movies actors. A magnificent jewel of this genre what nobody wouldn't lose.
Blazin' Blazin' (2001) Character: Davis
The daughter of a druglord and the son of the chief of police fall in love in this Romeo & Juliet-esque street drama.
Hot Lead Hard Fury Hot Lead Hard Fury (2018) Character: Solomon Link
1977: Industrial ghetto "Steel City" is under siege from organized crime, corruption, and a new synthetic drug called "Voodoo Blue". When news of a drug sting leaks to the wrong people, Detective Cal Beefer becomes a casualty - despite the protection of veteran cop Solomon Link (Ron Van Clief, "Way of the Black Dragon", "Death of Bruce Lee") When big brother Chuck Beefer comes to town, he wants answers! Chuck -once a cop himself- seeks to find the source of the leak and apprehend the killer and leading dealer of voodoo blue, a man named Afro Steele. Beefer delves deep into the seedy underworld of Steel City where he encounters Karate hit men, torturous drug lords, and a team of lovely yet lethal ladies known as the "Sisters of Sin".
Enter the Clones of Bruce Enter the Clones of Bruce (2023) Character: Self
Get ready to play a game of death… and another… and another. This wild documentary dives into the Bruce Lee exploitation craze.
下南洋 下南洋 (1974) Character: The Black Dragon
Decent, simple, honest Chinese farmhand and ace martial artist Tai-Lin goes to the Philippines to seek his fortune. He befriends scruffy petty street hoodlum Siao-Mao and gets a job as a dock worker. When Tai-Lin discovers that the people he works for are involved in a crime syndicate that specializes in smuggling opium, he quits his job and joins forces with two fellow martial artists against the evil organization.
The Squeeze The Squeeze (1978) Character: Duke
A retired safe cracker is recruited by a young conman to return to the "business" for a million dollar heist.
Colorz of Rage Colorz of Rage (1999) Character: Diciple
Writer-director Dale Resteghini's indie drama follows a young interracial couple (Resteghini and Nicki Richards) whose recent move to New York from the Boston suburbs lands them in an environment of bigotry and hatred that they're ill-equipped to handle. Hip-hop artist turned actor Redman also stars in this thought-provoking tale.
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee (1993) Character: Self
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee exposes the truth behind Lee's death and the cover-up that ensued.
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors (1994) Character: Self
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 16, 1994, at the Expo Center Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event was seen live on pay-per-view, and later released on home video.
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980) Character: The Boxer
A television reporter interviews fighters and promoters about Bruce Lee in preparation for a tournament to claim the title of “Successor to the Bruce Lee legacy”. Footage from Bruce Lee's films and interviews is repurposed in pseudo-documentary style.
Snow Black Snow Black (2021) Character: Jerrod Camden
Sarah Camden, a special operations soldier with PTSD, returns home to bury her mother. She realizes that she has to rid her hometown of gangs, drugs and crooked politicians. Sarah calls in her special ops buddies to clean up the town.
龍爭虎鬥精武魂 / The Black Dragon's Revenge 龍爭虎鬥精武魂 / The Black Dragon's Revenge (1975) Character: Black Dragon
Three rival gangs embark on a search for Bruce Lee's handwritten "finger fighting " manual.
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019) Character: Self
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.
정무지보 정무지보 (1979) Character: Black Dragon
A training manual supposed used by Bruce Lee himself has mysteriously disappeared and is highly sought after by good and evil alike.



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