Ron Dean

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-08-15

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

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • ER

    ER

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Crime Story

    Crime Story

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Still Standing

    Still Standing

  • The Color of Money

    The Color of Money

  • Raising Dad

    Raising Dad

  • Special Unit 2

    Special Unit 2

  • The Breakfast Club

    The Breakfast Club

  • Cocktail

    Cocktail

  • Chain Reaction

    Chain Reaction

  • The Client

    The Client

  • Chicago Cab

    Chicago Cab

  • Life's Work

    Life's Work

  • Nothing in Common

    Nothing in Common

  • Pink Nights

    Pink Nights

  • Risky Business

    Risky Business

  • Rudy

    Rudy

  • Wild Things 2

    Wild Things 2

  • Above the Law

    Above the Law

  • Light of Day

    Light of Day

  • Voices from the Graves

    Voices from the Graves

  • Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

    Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • Dream Breakers

    Dream Breakers

  • Lady Blue

    Lady Blue

  • Fatal Encounter

    Fatal Encounter

  • One Small Hitch

    One Small Hitch

  • Cold Justice

    Cold Justice

  • Crime Story: Pilot

    Crime Story: Pilot

  • The Wild Card

    The Wild Card

  • Night of the Lawyers

    Night of the Lawyers

  • The Package

    The Package

  • House of Angels: The Second Summer

    House of Angels: The Second Summer

  • Continental Divide

    Continental Divide

  • The Duke

    The Duke

  • Angel Street

    Angel Street

  • The Naked Face

    The Naked Face

  • Heart of Steel

    Heart of Steel

  • The Toughest Man in the World

    The Toughest Man in the World

  • Code of Silence

    Code of Silence

  • Big Shots

    Big Shots

  • Lana's Rain

    Lana's Rain

  • Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice

    Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice

  • Vegetable House

    Vegetable House

  • The Last Affair

    The Last Affair