
Acting · 87 years old
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.

Night of the Lawyers
Gus

The Dark Knight
Wuertz

Family Law

The West Wing
Tom Broderick

Six Feet Under
Karl

Crime Story
Chief Kramer

ER
Uncle Joey

The Breakfast Club
Andy's Father

Frasier
Frank

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Woody

Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Shawn Riley

Crime Story: Pilot
Chief Kramer

The Fugitive
Detective Kelly

Special Unit 2
Police Captain

Rudy
Coach Yonto

Early Edition
Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.

Chicago Hope
Baseball Scout

Without a Trace
Willie

Raising Dad
Mr. Zafrani

Numb3rs
Peter Watson