Ron Dean

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

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

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • ER

    ER

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Six Feet Under

    Six Feet Under

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • The Breakfast Club

    The Breakfast Club

  • Still Standing

    Still Standing

  • Crime Story

    Crime Story

  • Cocktail

    Cocktail

  • The Client

    The Client

  • Chain Reaction

    Chain Reaction

  • Fatal Encounter

    Fatal Encounter

  • Cold Justice

    Cold Justice

  • Pink Nights

    Pink Nights

  • Above the Law

    Above the Law

  • Special Unit 2

    Special Unit 2

  • The Wild Card

    The Wild Card

  • Dream Breakers

    Dream Breakers

  • Chicago Cab

    Chicago Cab

  • Risky Business

    Risky Business

  • Rudy

    Rudy

  • Wild Things 2

    Wild Things 2

  • Continental Divide

    Continental Divide

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • Big Shots

    Big Shots

  • The Color of Money

    The Color of Money

  • Code of Silence

    Code of Silence

  • Angel Street

    Angel Street

  • Light of Day

    Light of Day

  • Life's Work

    Life's Work

  • The Package

    The Package

  • Raising Dad

    Raising Dad

  • Nothing in Common

    Nothing in Common

  • Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

    Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

  • Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice

    Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice

  • One Small Hitch

    One Small Hitch

  • House of Angels: The Second Summer

    House of Angels: The Second Summer

  • Lady Blue

    Lady Blue

  • Night of the Lawyers

    Night of the Lawyers

  • Crime Story: Pilot

    Crime Story: Pilot

  • The Naked Face

    The Naked Face

  • The Toughest Man in the World

    The Toughest Man in the World

  • Heart of Steel

    Heart of Steel

  • Lana's Rain

    Lana's Rain

  • The Duke

    The Duke

  • The Last Affair

    The Last Affair

  • Voices from the Graves

    Voices from the Graves

  • Vegetable House

    Vegetable House