Don Wilson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Don Wilson
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Sep 10, 1954(1954-09-10)
Age	70
Birthplace	Alton
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Virgo

Don Wilson Biography

Don Wilson is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on September 10, 1954 in Alton, Illinois, United States. World champion kickboxer who starred in the Bloodfist martial-arts action film series. His long list of credits include The Prophet, Hollywood Lives, and Redemption.

He starred as the leader of the Neon Gang in Batman Forever opposite Val Kilmer.

Donald Glen Wilson (born September 10, 1954), nicknamed “The Dragon”, is an American martial artist and actor. An 11-time Professional Kickboxing World Champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, he has been called by the STAR System Ratings as “Perhaps the greatest kickboxer in American history. He has disposed of more quality competition than anyone we’ve ever ranked”. He is an entrant into the European Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

After high school, Wilson he was accepted into the prestigious Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut in the fall of 1972. Wilson has stated that his brother challenged him to friendly sparring, which he imagined he would dominate since Wilson was more physically imposing and athletic than his brother. To his surprise, he was easily knocked around by his brother’s martial arts ability. He credits this experience as making a believer out of him, after which he would pursue martial arts. He began studying Goju-ryu Karate with Sensei Chuck Merriman for two hours a week for one year.

He married Kathleen Karridene, a film and television makeup artist. The couple had three children.

Don Wilson Net Worth

Don Wilson is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Don Wilson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He had a solid sports record in high school, but his brother still defeated him in martial arts fights.

He won 11 World Titles in three weight categories among kickboxing, and was inducted into the hall of fame of the World Kickboxing League in 2010.

Wilson won a total of 11 World Titles with several sanctioning bodies that included the IKF, WKA, KICK, ISKA, STAR and the PKO. He won his IKF (www.IKFKickboxing.com) FCR Cruiserweight World Title on May 15, 1999 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, when he defeated Dick Kimber. (Lynn, Massachusetts, USA PRO: 23-3/21, AM: 25-0/25 5’9″ 197 lbs) At the end of the 3rd round Wilson came alive and exploded with a flurry that eventually knocked Kimber to the floor motionless. Referee Dan Stell counted Kimber out on the floor, a count that went into the round break. Kimber never stood during the count.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Don Wilson height 6 feet 1 inches Don weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Don Wilson Dating?

According to our records, Don Wilson married to Kathleen Karridene. As of December 1, 2023, Don Wilson’s is not dating anyone.

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In July 1977, Wilson defeated Howard Hayden. A report of the match in Official Karate Magazine said, “Don Wilson’s showboat tactics have seen him through a couple of fights, but the Flash won’t last long when the going gets tough.” Wilson said he was hugely insulted; a few people began to refer to him as Don “The Flash” Wilson, which annoyed him. He said this inspired him to prove something: “I got serious.”

Facts & Trivia

Don Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Don Wilson celebrates birthday on September 10 of every year.

According to Inside Kung-Fu Presents Kickboxing Magazine (August 1992), Don Wilson’s professional kickboxing record was listed as 69 wins, 5 losses, 2 draws, 46 knockout wins, and 6 kick-knockouts, and 3 no-contests. On page 64, Wilson’s first match with Bill Knoblok in Orlando, Florida in December 1974 is listed as a 3-round no-contest. However, on page 52 in the same issue, Wilson said about his fight with Knoblok, ” But Bill won the third round by a larger margin than I had won the first. So he won the bout.” Today the official result of this fight was listed as a no-contest on Wilson’s official fight record because when he decided to fight for PKA, Joe Corley felt the rule of the bout was quite different from those of PKA, Corley told Wilson to omit it.

Who defeated Don The Dragon Wilson?

He defeated among others, world champions Branko Cikatic, James Warring, Dennis Alexio, and Maurice Smith. Wilson fought a draw with another champion, Jean-Yves Thériault. In 79 bouts, Wilson was only knocked out by Glen McMorris in 1980.

Are any of the original ventures still alive?

Bob Bogle lived in Vancouver, Washington, for years and died there on June 14, 2009 , of non-Hodgkin lymphoma; he was 75. Nokie Edwards died on March 12, 2018, due to complications after hip surgery. He was 82. Gerry McGee died on October 12, 2019, after collapsing onstage four days earlier in Japan.

Who died from the Ventures?

TACOMA, Wash. — Don Wilson , co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the instrumental guitar band The Ventures, has died. He was 88. Wilson died Saturday in Tacoma of natural causes, surrounded by his four children, The News Tribune reported.

How much did Don Wilson weigh?

At 6 feet (1.83 m) and 300 pounds (140 kg) , Wilson possessed a resonant voice, a deep belly laugh, and a plump figure, all of which would become important parts of his character with Benny.

How old is Don the Dragon?

67 years (September 10, 1954)