Actor
· Acting
Ron Dean
Born 1938-08-15
Died 2025-10-05
📍 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 56
One Small Hitch
as Art Burke
2013
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
as Vladimir Kosokov
2011
The Dark Knight
as Wuertz
2008
Numb3rs
as Peter Watson
2005
The Wild Card
as Brooks
2004
Wild Things 2
as Judge Ruben
2004
Lana's Rain
as Lou
2002
Still Standing
as Slim Callahan
2002
Without a Trace
as Willie
2002
Raising Dad
as Mr. Zafrani
2001
Six Feet Under
as Karl
2001
Special Unit 2
as Police Captain
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Woody
2000
The West Wing
as Tom Broderick
1999
Family Law
1999
Chicago Cab
as Old Snack Trucker
1998
Night of the Lawyers
as Gus
1997
Early Edition
as Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
1996
Life's Work
1996
Chain Reaction
as Sergeant Nick Zingaro
1996
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
1994
Rudy
as Coach Yonto
1993
Frasier
as Frank
1993
The Fugitive
as Detective Kelly
1993
Angel Street
as Detective Kenneth Branigan
1992
Cold Justice
as Stan Lubinski
1992
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
as Sgt. Hill
1990
Fatal Encounter
as David Hart
1990
Dream Breakers
as Sullivan
1989
The Package
as Karl Richards
1989
Cocktail
as Uncle Pat
1988
Above the Law
as Detective Lukich
1988
Big Shots
as Policeman #2
1987
Light of Day
as Mourner
1987
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
1986
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
1985
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)
1984
Heart of Steel
as Lathrop
1983
Risky Business
as Detective with Bullhorn
1983
T. J. Hooker
as Detective
1982
Continental Divide
as Plesko
1981
The Duke
1979
The Last Affair
as David Hart
1976