Ron Dean
Acting
Born August 15, 1938 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died October 5, 2025
Also known as Ronald Charles "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.
Filmography36 titles
Fatal Encounter
The Dark Knight
The West Wing
Six Feet Under
Crime Story
ER
Frasier
The Breakfast Club
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Fugitive
Murder, She Wrote
Life's Work
Without a Trace
Rudy
Numb3rs
The Color of Money
Still Standing
The Client
One Small Hitch
Big Shots
Risky Business
T. J. Hooker
Pink Nights
The Package
Above the Law
Cocktail
Continental Divide
Nothing in Common
Code of Silence
Chicago Cab
Chain Reaction
The Toughest Man in the World
Teachers
The Naked Face
Wild Things 2
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice