Ron Dean
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
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Woody
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Shawn Riley
The Dark Knight
Wuertz
Frasier
Frank
The West Wing
Tom Broderick
ER
Uncle Joey
Without a Trace
Willie
Numb3rs
Peter Watson
Six Feet Under
Karl
Chicago Hope
T. J. Hooker
Detective
Cocktail
Uncle Pat
Early Edition
Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
The Breakfast Club
Andy's Father
The Fugitive
Detective Kelly
Chicago Cab
Old Snack Trucker
Family Law
Chain Reaction
Sergeant Nick Zingaro
Pink Nights
Pop
Crime Story
Chief Kramer
The Client
Johnny Sulari
Still Standing
Slim Callahan
Fatal Encounter
David Hart
Dream Breakers
Sullivan
Above the Law
Detective Lukich
Rudy
Coach Yonto
Continental Divide
Plesko
Teachers
Guard
Code of Silence
Det. Brennan
Cold Justice
Stan Lubinski
House of Angels: The Second Summer
Sven Petterson
Wild Things 2
Judge Ruben
Light of Day
Mourner
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Sgt. Hill
Special Unit 2
Police Captain
The Wild Card
Brooks
Nothing in Common
Ed Bedsole
Risky Business
Detective with Bullhorn
Big Shots
Policeman #2
One Small Hitch
Art Burke
Crime Story: Pilot
Chief Kramer
The Color of Money
Guy in Crowd
The Toughest Man in the World
Ernie
Night of the Lawyers
Gus
Heart of Steel
Lathrop
The Package
Karl Richards
The Naked Face
Cortini's Driver (uncredited)
Raising Dad
Mr. Zafrani
Life's Work
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
Vladimir Kosokov
Angel Street
Detective Kenneth Branigan
Lady Blue
Sgt. Gino Gianelli
Lana's Rain
Lou
The Last Affair
David Hart
The Duke
Voices from the Graves
Captain Larsen