Ron Dean

Personal Info

Birthday

August 15, 1938

Day of Death

2025-10-05

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Ron Dean

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

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Frasier

The Dark Knight

Murder, She Wrote

The West Wing

Without a Trace

Numb3rs

Filmography

2013
One Small Hitch
as Art Burke
2011
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
as Vladimir Kosokov
2008
The Dark Knight
as Wuertz
2006
Voices from the Graves
as Captain Larsen
2004
The Wild Card
as Brooks
Wild Things 2
as Judge Ruben
2002
Lana's Rain
as Lou
1998
Chicago Cab
as Old Snack Trucker
1997
Night of the Lawyers
as Gus
1996
Chain Reaction
as Sergeant Nick Zingaro
1994
House of Angels: The Second Summer
as Sven Petterson
The Client
as Johnny Sulari
1993
Rudy
as Coach Yonto
The Fugitive
as Detective Kelly
1992
Cold Justice
as Stan Lubinski
1990
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
as Sgt. Hill
Fatal Encounter
as David Hart
1989
Dream Breakers
as Sullivan
The Package
as Karl Richards
1988
Cocktail
as Uncle Pat
Above the Law
as Detective Lukich
1987
Big Shots
as Policeman #2
Light of Day
as Mourner
1986
The Color of Money
as Guy in Crowd
Crime Story: Pilot
as Chief Kramer
Nothing in Common
as Ed Bedsole
1985
Pink Nights
as Pop
Code of Silence
as Det. Brennan
The Breakfast Club
as Andy's Father
1984
The Toughest Man in the World
as Ernie
Teachers
as Guard
The Naked Face
as Cortini's Driver (uncredited)
1983
Heart of Steel
as Lathrop
Risky Business
as Detective with Bullhorn
1981
Continental Divide
as Plesko
1976
The Last Affair
as David Hart