Ron Dean
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 15, 1938
- Died
- October 5, 2025 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Ron Dean (August 15, 1938 — October 5, 2025) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in films including Rudy, Risky Business, The Breakfast Club, Cocktail, The Babe, The Fugitive, The Client, and The Dark Knight. He was known for often playing detectives and other law-enforcement characters, most notably Det. Marion Zeke Crumb in the television show Early Edition.
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Filmography
One Small Hitch
Movie · as Art Burke
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
Movie · as Vladimir Kosokov
The Dark Knight
Movie · as Wuertz
Voices from the Graves
Movie · as Captain Larsen
Numb3rs
TV · as Peter Watson · 1 ep
The Wild Card
Movie · as Brooks
Wild Things 2
Movie · as Judge Ruben
Lana's Rain
Movie · as Lou
Without a Trace
TV · as Willie · 1 ep
Still Standing
TV · as Slim Callahan · 2 eps
Special Unit 2
TV · as Police Captain · 2 eps
Raising Dad
TV · as Mr. Zafrani · 1 ep
Six Feet Under
TV · as Karl · 1 ep
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Woody · 1 ep
Time to Pay
Movie · as Carl Hogan
Family Law
TV · 1 ep
The West Wing
TV · as Tom Broderick · 1 ep
Chicago Cab
Movie · as Old Snack Trucker
Night of the Lawyers
Movie · as Gus
Chain Reaction
Movie · as Sergeant Nick Zingaro
Early Edition
TV · as Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I. · 17 eps
Life's Work
TV · 1 ep
The Client
Movie · as Johnny Sulari
House of Angels: The Second Summer
Movie · as Sven Petterson
Chicago Hope
TV · as Baseball Scout · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Uncle Joey · 1 ep
The Fugitive
Movie · as Detective Kelly
Rudy
Movie · as Coach Yonto
Frasier
TV · as Frank · 3 eps
Cold Justice
Movie · as Stan Lubinski
Angel Street
TV · as Detective Kenneth Branigan · 5 eps
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Movie · as Sgt. Hill
Fatal Encounter
Movie · as David Hart
The Package
Movie · as Karl Richards
Dream Breakers
Movie · as Sullivan
Above the Law
Movie · as Detective Lukich
Cocktail
Movie · as Uncle Pat
Light of Day
Movie · as Mourner
Big Shots
Movie · as Policeman #2
The Color of Money
Movie · as Guy in Crowd
Nothing in Common
Movie · as Ed Bedsole
Crime Story: Pilot
Movie · as Chief Kramer
Crime Story
TV · as Chief Kramer · 30 eps
The Breakfast Club
Movie · as Andy's Father
Code of Silence
Movie · as Det. Brennan
Pink Nights
Movie · as Pop
Vegetable House
Movie
Lady Blue
TV · as Sgt. Gino Gianelli · 14 eps
Teachers
Movie · as Guard
The Naked Face
Movie · as Cortini's Driver (uncredited)
The Toughest Man in the World
Movie · as Ernie
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Lt. Shawn Riley · 1 ep
Risky Business
Movie · as Detective with Bullhorn
Heart of Steel
Movie · as Lathrop
T. J. Hooker
TV · as Detective · 1 ep
Continental Divide
Movie · as Plesko
The Duke
TV · 1 ep
The Last Affair
Movie · as David Hart