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

  • ER

    ER

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Six Feet Under

    Six Feet Under

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Cocktail

    Cocktail

  • Chicago Cab

    Chicago Cab

  • Crime Story

    Crime Story

  • Pink Nights

    Pink Nights

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Big Shots

    Big Shots

  • The Breakfast Club

    The Breakfast Club

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • Special Unit 2

    Special Unit 2

  • Still Standing

    Still Standing

  • Above the Law

    Above the Law

  • Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

    Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

  • The Client

    The Client

  • The Naked Face

    The Naked Face

  • House of Angels: The Second Summer

    House of Angels: The Second Summer

  • Risky Business

    Risky Business

  • The Color of Money

    The Color of Money

  • Rudy

    Rudy

  • Light of Day

    Light of Day

  • Chain Reaction

    Chain Reaction

  • Heart of Steel

    Heart of Steel

  • Night of the Lawyers

    Night of the Lawyers

  • The Toughest Man in the World

    The Toughest Man in the World

  • Wild Things 2

    Wild Things 2

  • Code of Silence

    Code of Silence

  • Life's Work

    Life's Work

  • Fatal Encounter

    Fatal Encounter

  • The Wild Card

    The Wild Card

  • Raising Dad

    Raising Dad

  • Lana's Rain

    Lana's Rain

  • Angel Street

    Angel Street

  • Lady Blue

    Lady Blue

  • The Package

    The Package

  • Vegetable House

    Vegetable House

  • One Small Hitch

    One Small Hitch

  • Nothing in Common

    Nothing in Common

  • Continental Divide

    Continental Divide

  • The Duke

    The Duke

  • Dream Breakers

    Dream Breakers

  • Crime Story: Pilot

    Crime Story: Pilot

  • The Last Affair

    The Last Affair

  • Cold Justice

    Cold Justice

  • Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice

    Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice

  • Voices from the Graves

    Voices from the Graves