Ron Dean
Acting Born Aug 15, 1938 Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 credits
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.
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- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Woody
- Without a Trace (2002) as Willie
- ER (1994) as Uncle Joey
- The West Wing (1999) as Tom Broderick
- Frasier (1993) as Frank
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Lt. Shawn Riley
- The Dark Knight (2008) as Wuertz
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Baseball Scout
- Six Feet Under (2001) as Karl
- Numb3rs (2005) as Peter Watson
- T. J. Hooker (1982) as Detective
- Early Edition (1996) as Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
- Family Law (1999)
- The Fugitive (1993) as Detective Kelly
- Still Standing (2002) as Slim Callahan
- Crime Story (1986) as Chief Kramer
- Special Unit 2 (2001) as Police Captain
- The Breakfast Club (1985) as Andy's Father
- The Client (1994) as Johnny Sulari
- Above the Law (1988) as Detective Lukich
- Raising Dad (2001) as Mr. Zafrani
- Rudy (1993) as Coach Yonto
- Cocktail (1988) as Uncle Pat
- Risky Business (1983) as Detective with Bullhorn