Name
Ron Dean
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1938-08-15
Deathday
2025-10-05 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
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Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District...
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Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes ...
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Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a...
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Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworth...
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At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Ed...
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Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a...
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Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger...
- 2008 The Dark Knight as Wuertz
- 1985 The Breakfast Club as Andy's Father
- 1985 Code of Silence as Det. Brennan
- 1989 The Package as Karl Richards
- 1986 The Color of Money as Guy in Crowd
- 1987 Light of Day as Mourner
- 1988 Above the Law as Detective Lukich
- 2006 Voices from the Graves as Captain Larsen
- 1986 Nothing in Common as Ed Bedsole
- 1989 Dream Breakers as Sullivan
- 2002 Lana's Rain as Lou
- 1998 Chicago Cab as Old Snack Trucker
- 1992 Cold Justice as Stan Lubinski
- 1984 Teachers as Guard
- 1996 Chain Reaction as Sergeant Nick Zingaro
- 1988 Cocktail as Uncle Pat
- 1993 The Fugitive as Detective Kelly
- 2011 Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice as Vladimir Kosokov
- 1984 The Naked Face as Cortini's Driver (uncredited)
- 1983 Risky Business as Detective with Bullhorn
- 1985 Pink Nights as Pop
- 1981 Continental Divide as Plesko
- 1983 Heart of Steel as Lathrop
- 1993 Rudy as Coach Yonto
- 1984 The Toughest Man in the World as Ernie
- 1997 Night of the Lawyers as Gus
- 1985 Vegetable House
- 1994 The Client as Johnny Sulari
- 2013 One Small Hitch as Art Burke
- 1976 The Last Affair as David Hart
- 1990 Hammer, Slammer, & Slade as Sgt. Hill
- 1994 House of Angels: The Second Summer as Sven Petterson
- 2004 The Wild Card as Brooks
- 1986 Crime Story: Pilot as Chief Kramer
- 1987 Big Shots as Policeman #2
- 1990 Fatal Encounter as David Hart
- 2004 Wild Things 2 as Judge Ruben
- 1996 Early Edition ( 17 episodes ) as Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Woody
- 1993 Frasier ( 3 episodes ) as Frank
- 1986 Crime Story ( 30 episodes ) as Chief Kramer
- 2001 Special Unit 2 ( 2 episodes ) as Police Captain
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 1 episode ) as Baseball Scout
- 1979 The Duke ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Family Law ( 1 episode )
- 1996 Life's Work ( 1 episode )
- 1985 Lady Blue ( 14 episodes ) as Sgt. Gino Gianelli
- 1999 The West Wing ( 1 episode ) as Tom Broderick
- 2002 Without a Trace ( 1 episode ) as Willie
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Lt. Shawn Riley
- 1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Uncle Joey
- 2002 Still Standing ( 2 episodes ) as Slim Callahan
- 1982 T. J. Hooker ( 1 episode ) as Detective
- 2001 Raising Dad ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Zafrani
- 2005 Numb3rs ( 1 episode ) as Peter Watson
- 1992 Angel Street ( 5 episodes ) as Detective Kenneth Branigan
- 2001 Six Feet Under ( 1 episode ) as Karl
