Ron Dean
Born: 1938-08-15 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2025-10-05
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
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
- Wild Things 2 as Judge Ruben
- The Wild Card as Brooks
2002
- Without a Trace as Willie
- Still Standing as Slim Callahan
- Lana's Rain as Lou
2001
- Six Feet Under as Karl
- Special Unit 2 as Police Captain
- Raising Dad as Mr. Zafrani
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Woody
1999
- The West Wing as Tom Broderick
- 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.
- Chain Reaction as Sergeant Nick Zingaro
- Life's Work
1994
- ER as Uncle Joey
- Chicago Hope
- The Client as Johnny Sulari
- House of Angels: The Second Summer as Sven Petterson
1993
- Frasier as Frank
- The Fugitive as Detective Kelly
- Rudy as Coach Yonto
1992
- Cold Justice as Stan Lubinski
- Angel Street as Detective Kenneth Branigan
1990
- Fatal Encounter as David Hart
- Hammer, Slammer, & Slade as Sgt. Hill
1989
- Dream Breakers as Sullivan
- The Package as Karl Richards
1988
- Cocktail as Uncle Pat
- Above the Law as Detective Lukich
1987
- Light of Day as Mourner
- Big Shots as Policeman #2
1986
- Crime Story as Chief Kramer
- Nothing in Common as Ed Bedsole
- Crime Story: Pilot as Chief Kramer
- The Color of Money as Guy in Crowd
1985
- The Breakfast Club as Andy's Father
- Pink Nights as Pop
- Code of Silence as Det. Brennan
- Lady Blue as Sgt. Gino Gianelli
- Vegetable House
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Shawn Riley
- Teachers as Guard
- The Toughest Man in the World as Ernie
- The Naked Face as Cortini's Driver (uncredited)
1983
- Risky Business as Detective with Bullhorn
- Heart of Steel as Lathrop
1982
- T. J. Hooker as Detective
1981
- Continental Divide as Plesko
1979
1976
- The Last Affair as David Hart