Ron Dean

Actor

Born: August 15, 1938 (87 years old)

Died: October 5, 2025

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography (40)

• The Dark Knight (2008, ★ 8.5)
• The Breakfast Club (1985, ★ 7.7)
• The Fugitive (1993, ★ 7.5)
• Rudy (1993, ★ 7.3)
• Crime Story: Pilot (1986, ★ 7.5)
• Early Edition (1996, ★ 7.3)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000, ★ 7.6)
• Frasier (1993, ★ 7.7)
• Crime Story (1986, ★ 8)
• Special Unit 2 (2001, ★ 7.4)
• Family Law (1999, ★ 8.2)
• The West Wing (1999, ★ 8.2)
• Without a Trace (2002, ★ 7.2)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984, ★ 7.5)
• ER (1994, ★ 7.8)
• Six Feet Under (2001, ★ 8.1)
• The Color of Money (1986, ★ 6.9)
• Raising Dad (2001, ★ 7.1)
• Code of Silence (1985, ★ 5.8)
• The Package (1989, ★ 6.1)
• Above the Law (1988, ★ 6.1)
• Risky Business (1983, ★ 6.6)
• Light of Day (1987, ★ 5.5)
• Nothing in Common (1986, ★ 5.8)
• Chicago Cab (1998, ★ 5.6)
• Teachers (1984, ★ 5.7)
• Chain Reaction (1996, ★ 5.8)
• Cocktail (1988, ★ 6.1)
• The Naked Face (1984, ★ 5.3)
• Pink Nights (1985, ★ 6)