Ron Dean

Ron Dean

ActorWriter Aug 15 (died age 87) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1976–2013 (37 year career)

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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

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

Wuertz

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

Andy's Father

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Detective Kelly

The Color of Money

The Color of Money

Guy in Crowd

The Client

The Client

Johnny Sulari

Rudy

Rudy

Coach Yonto

Risky Business

Risky Business

Detective with Bullhorn

Cocktail

Cocktail

Uncle Pat

Filmography

Acting (58)

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Movies (37)

One Small Hitch

One Small Hitch

as Art Burke

Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice

Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice

as Vladimir Kosokov

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

as Wuertz

Voices from the Graves

as Captain Larsen

The Wild Card

The Wild Card

as Brooks

Wild Things 2

Wild Things 2

as Judge Ruben

Lana's Rain

Lana's Rain

as Lou

Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

as Old Snack Trucker

Night of the Lawyers

Night of the Lawyers

as Gus

Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

as Sergeant Nick Zingaro

The Client

The Client

as Johnny Sulari

House of Angels: The Second Summer

House of Angels: The Second Summer

as Sven Petterson

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as Detective Kelly

Rudy

Rudy

as Coach Yonto

Cold Justice

Cold Justice

as Stan Lubinski

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

as Sgt. Hill

Fatal Encounter

Fatal Encounter

as David Hart

The Package

The Package

as Karl Richards

Dream Breakers

Dream Breakers

as Sullivan

Above the Law

Above the Law

as Detective Lukich

Cocktail

Cocktail

as Uncle Pat

Light of Day

Light of Day

as Mourner

Big Shots

Big Shots

as Policeman #2

Nothing in Common

Nothing in Common

as Ed Bedsole

The Color of Money

The Color of Money

as Guy in Crowd

Crime Story: Pilot

Crime Story: Pilot

as Chief Kramer

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

as Andy's Father

Code of Silence

Code of Silence

as Det. Brennan

Pink Nights

Pink Nights

as Pop

Vegetable House

Vegetable House

Teachers

Teachers

as Guard

The Naked Face

The Naked Face

as Cortini's Driver (uncredited)

The Toughest Man in the World

The Toughest Man in the World

as Ernie

Risky Business

Risky Business

as Detective with Bullhorn

Heart of Steel

Heart of Steel

as Lathrop

Continental Divide

Continental Divide

as Plesko

The Last Affair

The Last Affair

as David Hart

Television (21)

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as Peter Watson

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

as Willie

Still Standing

Still Standing

as Slim Callahan

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under

as Karl

Special Unit 2

Special Unit 2

as Police Captain

Raising Dad

Raising Dad

as Mr. Zafrani

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Woody

The West Wing

The West Wing

as Tom Broderick

Family Law

Family Law

Early Edition

Early Edition

as Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.

Life's Work

Life's Work

ER

as Uncle Joey

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

as Baseball Scout

Frasier

Frasier

as Frank

Angel Street

Angel Street

as Detective Kenneth Branigan

Crime Story

Crime Story

as Chief Kramer

Crime Story

Crime Story

as Chief Kramer

Lady Blue

Lady Blue

as Sgt. Gino Gianelli

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Lt. Shawn Riley

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

as Detective

The Duke

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Vegetable House

Vegetable House

Writer