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Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 15, 1938
Died
October 5, 2025
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ron Dean
1.0 Popularity
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
6.6
Art Burke
One Small Hitch
2013
1.0
Vladimir Kosokov
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
2011
8.5
Wuertz
The Dark Knight
2008
🎬
0.0
Captain Larsen
Voices from the Graves
2006
7.0
Peter Watson
Numb3rs
2005
3.0
Brooks
The Wild Card
2004
5.2
Judge Ruben
Wild Things 2
2004
6.0
Lou
Lana's Rain
2002
6.8
Slim Callahan
Still Standing
2002
7.2
Willie
Without a Trace
2002
Credits
One Small Hitch
as Art Burke
2013
6.6
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
as Vladimir Kosokov
2011
1.0
The Dark Knight
as Wuertz
2008
8.5
🎬
Voices from the Graves
as Captain Larsen
2006
0.0
Numb3rs
as Peter Watson
2005
7.0
The Wild Card
as Brooks
2004
3.0
Wild Things 2
as Judge Ruben
2004
5.2
Lana's Rain
as Lou
2002
6.0
Still Standing
as Slim Callahan
2002
6.8
Without a Trace
as Willie
2002
7.2
Raising Dad
as Mr. Zafrani
2001
7.1
Six Feet Under
as Karl
2001
8.1
Special Unit 2
as Police Captain
2001
7.4
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Woody
2000
7.6
The West Wing
as Tom Broderick
1999
8.2
Family Law
1999
8.2
Chicago Cab
as Old Snack Trucker
1998
5.6
Night of the Lawyers
as Gus
1997
10.0
Early Edition
as Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
1996
7.3
Life's Work
1996
6.0
Chain Reaction
as Sergeant Nick Zingaro
1996
5.8
House of Angels: The Second Summer
as Sven Petterson
1994
4.4
ER
as Uncle Joey
1994
7.8
Chicago Hope
as Baseball Scout
1994
7.2
The Client
as Johnny Sulari
1994
6.7
Rudy
as Coach Yonto
1993
7.3
Frasier
as Frank
1993
7.7
The Fugitive
as Detective Kelly
1993
7.5
Angel Street
as Detective Kenneth Branigan
1992
6.0
Cold Justice
as Stan Lubinski
1992
0.0
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
as Sgt. Hill
1990
0.0
Fatal Encounter
as David Hart
1990
0.0
Dream Breakers
as Sullivan
1989
0.0
The Package
as Karl Richards
1989
6.1
Cocktail
as Uncle Pat
1988
6.1
Above the Law
as Detective Lukich
1988
6.1
Big Shots
as Policeman #2
1987
6.3
Light of Day
as Mourner
1987
5.5
The Color of Money
as Guy in Crowd
1986
6.9
Crime Story
as Chief Kramer
1986
8.0
Crime Story: Pilot
as Chief Kramer
1986
7.5
Nothing in Common
as Ed Bedsole
1986
5.8
Pink Nights
as Pop
1985
6.0
Lady Blue
as Sgt. Gino Gianelli
1985
0.0
Code of Silence
as Det. Brennan
1985
5.9
The Breakfast Club
as Andy's Father
1985
7.7
Vegetable House
1985
0.0
The Toughest Man in the World
as Ernie
1984
5.0
Teachers
as Guard
1984
5.6
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Shawn Riley
1984
7.5
The Naked Face
as Cortini's Driver (uncredited)
1984
5.3
Heart of Steel
as Lathrop
1983
6.0
Risky Business
as Detective with Bullhorn
1983
6.6
T. J. Hooker
as Detective
1982
6.4
Continental Divide
as Plesko
1981
6.0
🎬
The Duke
1979
5.0
The Last Affair
as David Hart
1976
0.0