Ron Dean
Acting
Born August 15, 1938 · 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.
Films (37)
One Small Hitch
2013
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
2011
The Dark Knight
2008
Voices from the Graves
2006
The Wild Card
2004
Wild Things 2
2004
Lana's Rain
2002
Chicago Cab
1998
Night of the Lawyers
1997
Chain Reaction
1996
House of Angels: The Second Summer
1994
The Client
1994
Rudy
1993
The Fugitive
1993
Cold Justice
1992
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990
Fatal Encounter
1990
Dream Breakers
1989
The Package
1989
Cocktail
1988
Above the Law
1988
Big Shots
1987
Light of Day
1987
The Color of Money
1986
Crime Story: Pilot
1986
Nothing in Common
1986
Pink Nights
1985
Code of Silence
1985
The Breakfast Club
1985
Vegetable House
1985
The Toughest Man in the World
1984
Teachers
1984
The Naked Face
1984
Heart of Steel
1983
Risky Business
1983
Continental Divide
1981
The Last Affair
1976