Ron Dean
Acting
August 15, 1938
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.
Movies
The Dark Knight
2008
Nothing in Common
1986
The Breakfast Club
1985
The Fugitive
1993
Cocktail
1988
Code of Silence
1985
The Client
1994
Risky Business
1983
Rudy
1993
Above the Law
1988
The Color of Money
1986
Chain Reaction
1996
Teachers
1984
Big Shots
1987
Fatal Encounter
1990
The Wild Card
2004
Dream Breakers
1989
Wild Things 2
2004
Chicago Cab
1998
The Package
1989
TV Shows
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The West Wing
1999
Frasier
1993
Murder, She Wrote
1984
ER
1994
Numb3rs
2005
Without a Trace
2002
Six Feet Under
2001
Chicago Hope
1994
T. J. Hooker
1982
Early Edition
1996
Still Standing
2002
Crime Story
1986
Family Law
1999
Special Unit 2
2001
Raising Dad
2001
Life's Work
1996
Lady Blue
1985
Angel Street
1992