Ron Dean
Acting
Born August 15, 1938 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 · 40 titles
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
ER
The West Wing
Frasier
Without a Trace
Chicago Hope
The Dark Knight
Murder, She Wrote
Numb3rs
Six Feet Under
T. J. Hooker
Early Edition
Family Law
Crime Story
Still Standing
The Fugitive
The Breakfast Club
Special Unit 2
Raising Dad
The Client
Above the Law
Risky Business
Angel Street
Cocktail
Lady Blue
The Color of Money
Chain Reaction
Life's Work
Rudy
Code of Silence
The Package
Wild Things 2
Nothing in Common
Continental Divide
The Duke
One Small Hitch
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
House of Angels: The Second Summer
Teachers
Crime Story: Pilot