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.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Woody

The West Wing

Tom Broderick

Murder, She Wrote

Lt. Shawn Riley

Frasier

Frank

ER

Uncle Joey

Numb3rs

Peter Watson

Without a Trace

Willie

The Dark Knight

Wuertz

Chicago Hope

Baseball Scout

Six Feet Under

Karl

T. J. Hooker

Detective

Early Edition

Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.

Crime Story

Chief Kramer

The Fugitive

Detective Kelly

Family Law

The Breakfast Club

Andy's Father

Still Standing

Slim Callahan

Dream Breakers

Sullivan

The Wild Card

Brooks

Fatal Encounter

David Hart

Special Unit 2

Police Captain

Cocktail

Uncle Pat

One Small Hitch

Art Burke

Code of Silence

Det. Brennan

Crime Story: Pilot

Chief Kramer

Above the Law

Detective Lukich

House of Angels: The Second Summer

Sven Petterson

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

Sgt. Hill

Night of the Lawyers

Gus

Chicago Cab

Old Snack Trucker

Big Shots

Policeman #2

Heart of Steel

Lathrop

Light of Day

Mourner

The Color of Money

Guy in Crowd

The Client

Johnny Sulari

Risky Business

Detective with Bullhorn

Rudy

Coach Yonto

Raising Dad

Mr. Zafrani

Lana's Rain

Lou

Chain Reaction

Sergeant Nick Zingaro

The Toughest Man in the World

Ernie

Angel Street

Detective Kenneth Branigan

Lady Blue

Sgt. Gino Gianelli

Pink Nights

Pop

Life's Work

Wild Things 2

Judge Ruben

The Naked Face

Cortini's Driver (uncredited)

Teachers

Guard

The Package

Karl Richards

Vegetable House

Nothing in Common

Ed Bedsole

The Last Affair