Ron Dean
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 15, 1938
- Died
- Oct 5, 2025 (aged 87)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 57
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.
Known for
The Dark Knight
2008Movie
Wuertz
The Breakfast Club
1985Movie
Andy's Father
The Fugitive
1993Movie
Detective Kelly
Cocktail
1988Movie
Uncle Pat
The Color of Money
1986Movie
Guy in Crowd
Risky Business
1983Movie
Detective with Bullhorn
Filmography
One Small Hitch
2013Movie
Art Burke
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
2011Movie
Vladimir Kosokov
The Dark Knight
2008Movie
Wuertz
Voices from the Graves
2006Movie
Captain Larsen
Numb3rs
2005TV
Peter Watson
The Wild Card
2004Movie
Brooks
Wild Things 2
2004Movie
Judge Ruben
Lana's Rain
2002Movie
Lou
Still Standing
2002TV
Slim Callahan
Without a Trace
2002TV
Willie
Raising Dad
2001TV
Mr. Zafrani
Six Feet Under
2001TV
Karl
Special Unit 2
2001TV
Police Captain
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000TV
Woody
The West Wing
1999TV
Tom Broderick
Family Law
1999TV
Chicago Cab
1998Movie
Old Snack Trucker
Night of the Lawyers
1997Movie
Gus
Early Edition
1996TV
Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
Life's Work
1996TV
Chain Reaction
1996Movie
Sergeant Nick Zingaro
House of Angels: The Second Summer
1994Movie
Sven Petterson
ER
1994TV
Uncle Joey
Chicago Hope
1994TV
Baseball Scout
The Client
1994Movie
Johnny Sulari
Rudy
1993Movie
Coach Yonto
Frasier
1993TV
Frank
The Fugitive
1993Movie
Detective Kelly
Angel Street
1992TV
Detective Kenneth Branigan
Cold Justice
1992Movie
Stan Lubinski
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990Movie
Sgt. Hill
Fatal Encounter
1990Movie
David Hart
Dream Breakers
1989Movie
Sullivan
The Package
1989Movie
Karl Richards
Cocktail
1988Movie
Uncle Pat
Above the Law
1988Movie
Detective Lukich
Big Shots
1987Movie
Policeman #2
Light of Day
1987Movie
Mourner
The Color of Money
1986Movie
Guy in Crowd
Crime Story
1986TV
Chief Kramer
Crime Story: Pilot
1986Movie
Chief Kramer
Nothing in Common
1986Movie
Ed Bedsole
Pink Nights
1985Movie
Pop
Lady Blue
1985TV
Sgt. Gino Gianelli
Code of Silence
1985Movie
Det. Brennan
The Breakfast Club
1985Movie
Andy's Father
Vegetable House
1985Movie
The Toughest Man in the World
1984Movie
Ernie
Teachers
1984Movie
Guard
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Lt. Shawn Riley
The Naked Face
1984Movie
Cortini's Driver (uncredited)
Heart of Steel
1983Movie
Lathrop
Risky Business
1983Movie
Detective with Bullhorn
T. J. Hooker
1982TV
Detective
Continental Divide
1981Movie
Plesko
The Duke
1979TV
The Last Affair
1976Movie
David Hart