Ron Dean
Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA — Aug 15 1938• Died Oct 05 2025
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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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Ron Dean's Credits
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Woody
Frasier
Frank
The West Wing
Tom Broderick
Without a Trace
Willie
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Shawn Riley
ER
Uncle Joey
Numb3rs
Peter Watson
Chicago Hope
Baseball Scout
T. J. Hooker
Detective
The Dark Knight
Wuertz
Early Edition
Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
Six Feet Under
Karl
Still Standing
Slim Callahan
Family Law
Crime Story
Chief Kramer
Special Unit 2
Police Captain
The Fugitive
Detective Kelly
Raising Dad
Mr. Zafrani
The Package
Karl Richards
The Breakfast Club
Andy's Father
The Color of Money
Guy in Crowd
Life's Work
Cocktail
Uncle Pat
The Client
Johnny Sulari
Rudy
Coach Yonto
Angel Street
Detective Kenneth Branigan
Code of Silence
Det. Brennan
Risky Business
Detective with Bullhorn
Lady Blue
Sgt. Gino Gianelli
Chain Reaction
Sergeant Nick Zingaro
Above the Law
Detective Lukich
Teachers
Guard
Wild Things 2
Judge Ruben
The Duke
Light of Day
Mourner
Nothing in Common
Ed Bedsole
Big Shots
Policeman #2
Continental Divide
Plesko
Chicago Cab
Old Snack Trucker
The Naked Face
Cortini's Driver (uncredited)
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Sgt. Hill
Heart of Steel
Lathrop
Crime Story: Pilot
Chief Kramer
One Small Hitch
Art Burke
Dream Breakers
Sullivan
The Toughest Man in the World
Ernie
The Last Affair
David Hart
Cold Justice
Stan Lubinski
The Wild Card
Brooks
Pink Nights
Pop
Fatal Encounter
David Hart
Voices from the Graves
Captain Larsen
Lana's Rain
Lou
House of Angels: The Second Summer
Sven Petterson
Night of the Lawyers
Gus
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
Vladimir Kosokov
Vegetable House