Ron Dean

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1938-08-15

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Ron Dean

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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Acting History

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