Ron Dean
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday15 August 1938
Died5 October 2025 (age 87)
Place of birthChicago, Illinois, USA
Known credits57
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.
One Small Hitch
2013 · Art Burke
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
2011 · Vladimir Kosokov
The Dark Knight
2008 · Wuertz
Voices from the Graves
2006 · Captain Larsen
Numb3rs
2005 · Peter Watson
The Wild Card
2004 · Brooks
Wild Things 2
2004 · Judge Ruben
Lana's Rain
2002 · Lou
Still Standing
2002 · Slim Callahan
Without a Trace
2002 · Willie
Raising Dad
2001 · Mr. Zafrani
Six Feet Under
2001 · Karl
Special Unit 2
2001 · Police Captain
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Woody
The West Wing
1999 · Tom Broderick
Family Law
1999
Chicago Cab
1998 · Old Snack Trucker
Night of the Lawyers
1997 · Gus
Early Edition
1996 · Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
Life's Work
1996
Chain Reaction
1996 · Sergeant Nick Zingaro
House of Angels: The Second Summer
1994 · Sven Petterson
ER
1994 · Uncle Joey
Chicago Hope
1994 · Baseball Scout
The Client
1994 · Johnny Sulari
Rudy
1993 · Coach Yonto
Frasier
1993 · Frank
The Fugitive
1993 · Detective Kelly
Angel Street
1992 · Detective Kenneth Branigan
Cold Justice
1992 · Stan Lubinski
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990 · Sgt. Hill
Fatal Encounter
1990 · David Hart
Dream Breakers
1989 · Sullivan
The Package
1989 · Karl Richards
Cocktail
1988 · Uncle Pat
Above the Law
1988 · Detective Lukich
Big Shots
1987 · Policeman #2
Light of Day
1987 · Mourner
The Color of Money
1986 · Guy in Crowd
Crime Story
1986 · Chief Kramer
Crime Story: Pilot
1986 · Chief Kramer
Nothing in Common
1986 · Ed Bedsole
Pink Nights
1985 · Pop
Lady Blue
1985 · Sgt. Gino Gianelli
Code of Silence
1985 · Det. Brennan
The Breakfast Club
1985 · Andy's Father
Vegetable House
1985
Vegetable House
1985 · Writer
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