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Ron Van Clief
Acting
25 Jan 1943 (83 years)
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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,...
Also Known As
Ronnie Van Clief , 朗雲奇里夫 , Рон Ван Клиф




















