Ron Van Clief

Nacimiento : 1943-01-25, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Historia

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.

Películas

Snow Black
Jerrod Camden
Sarah Camden, una soldado de operaciones especiales con estrés postraumático, vuelve a casa para enterrar a su madre. Se da cuenta de que tiene que librar a su ciudad natal de las bandas, las drogas y los políticos corruptos. Sarah llama a sus compañeros de operaciones especiales para que limpien la ciudad.
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
Producer
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.
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
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.
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
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)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self
La fantástica historia de cómo un antiguo arte marcial, el kung fu chino, conquistó el mundo a través de los cientos de películas que fueron producidas en Hong Kong durante décadas, transformó el cine de acción occidental e inspiró el nacimiento de movimientos culturales como la blaxploitation, la música hip hop, el parkour y el cine de Wakaliwood.
Hot Lead Hard Fury
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".
Blazin'
Davis
The daughter of a druglord and the son of the chief of police fall in love in this Romeo & Juliet-esque street drama.
Colorz of Rage
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.
UFC 7: The Brawl In Buffalo
Other
UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 8, 1995, at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
Top Fighter
Himself
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.
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
Himself
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.
La misteriosa vida de Bruce Lee
Himself
El primer y único documental que revela la verdad acerca de las extrañas circunstancias que rodearon la inexplicable muerte de Lee a sus 32 años, tan sólo semanas antes de ser catapultado al estrellato..
Puño de furia, contacto mortal
The Boxer / Ron Van Clief
Un reportero entrevista a varias personas relacionadas con el legendario Bruce Lee en este pseudocumental que repasa la intensa vida y el legado cultural de este luchador.
Kung Fu Fever
Black Dragon
A training manual supposed used by Bruce Lee himself has mysteriously disappeared and is highly sought after by good and evil alike.
Way of the Black Dragon
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.
El regreso de Chris Gretchco
Duke
Un vividor, hijo de un gran abridor de cajas fuertes, se las ingenia para convencer al compañero de trabajo de su padre para realizar un robo y apoderarse de unos diamantes que se encuentran en el interior de una caja fuerte. La que parece un trabajo sencillo, se complicara debido a que no todas las partes están dispuestas a repartir el botín.
The Super Weapon
Himself
A 1970s documentary that highlights various martial arts fighting styles and features African American martial arts master Ron Van Clief aka "Black Dragon."
Bamboo Trap
The boldest man-trap ever to be set up!
Black Dragon's Revenge
Black Dragon
Three rival gangs embark on a search for Bruce Lee's handwritten "finger fighting " manual.
The Black Dragon
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.