Don "The Dragon" Wilson

Don "The Dragon" Wilson is one of those rare figures who fully lived two demanding careers. Eleven world kickboxing titles and forty-seven knockouts across four decades is the kind of record that earns a nickname like "the Dragon" honestly, and I respect that it was never just marketing. What impresses me more is the range: a college-educated fighter who became an actor, stunt performer and screenwriter without losing his credibility in any of them. His on-screen toughness lands because it was proven in the ring first. I came up loving action films built on genuine martial artists, and Wilson is a prime example of why.

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Name (English)

Don "The Dragon" Wilson

Name (Japanese)

ドン・ウィルソン

Reading

どん・うぃるそん

Born

September 10, 1954 (age 72)

Origin

Alton, Illinois, United States

Height

185 cm

Occupation

kickboxer / film actor / stunt performer / actor / screenwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

University

Eastern Florida State College

• Official sitehttp://www.donthedragonwilson.com
• Xhttps://x.com/ddragonw
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Wilson%20(kickboxer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%20(%E3%83%9C%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q958077

Tags

• Illinois
• kickboxer
• film actor
• stunt performer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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