Ron Dean
Acting
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.
TV Shows(20)
Numb3rs
Peter Watson
2005
Still Standing
Slim Callahan
2002
Without a Trace
Willie
2002
Raising Dad
Mr. Zafrani
2001
Six Feet Under
Karl
2001
Special Unit 2
Police Captain
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Woody
2000
The West Wing
Tom Broderick
1999
Family Law
1999
Early Edition
Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
1996
Life's Work
1996
ER
Uncle Joey
1994
Chicago Hope
Baseball Scout
1994
Frasier
Frank
1993
Angel Street
Detective Kenneth Branigan
1992
Crime Story
Chief Kramer
1986
Lady Blue
Sgt. Gino Gianelli
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Shawn Riley
1984
T. J. Hooker
Detective
1982
The Duke
1979
Movies(37)
One Small Hitch
Art Burke
2013
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
Vladimir Kosokov
2011
The Dark Knight
Wuertz
2008
Voices from the Graves
Captain Larsen
2006
The Wild Card
Brooks
2004
Wild Things 2
Judge Ruben
2004
Lana's Rain
Lou
2002
Chicago Cab
Old Snack Trucker
1998
Night of the Lawyers
Gus
1997
Chain Reaction
Sergeant Nick Zingaro
1996
House of Angels: The Second Summer
Sven Petterson
1994
The Client
Johnny Sulari
1994
Rudy
Coach Yonto
1993
The Fugitive
Detective Kelly
1993
Cold Justice
Stan Lubinski
1992
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Sgt. Hill
1990
Fatal Encounter
David Hart
1990
Dream Breakers
Sullivan
1989
The Package
Karl Richards
1989
Cocktail
Uncle Pat
1988
Above the Law
Detective Lukich
1988
Big Shots
Policeman #2
1987
Light of Day
Mourner
1987
The Color of Money
Guy in Crowd
1986
Crime Story: Pilot
Chief Kramer
1986
Nothing in Common
Ed Bedsole
1986
Pink Nights
Pop
1985
Code of Silence
Det. Brennan
1985
The Breakfast Club
Andy's Father
1985
Vegetable House
1985
The Toughest Man in the World
Ernie
1984
Teachers
Guard
1984
The Naked Face
Cortini's Driver (uncredited)
1984
Heart of Steel
Lathrop
1983
Risky Business
Detective with Bullhorn
1983
Continental Divide
Plesko
1981
The Last Affair
David Hart
1976