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