1938Born, Chicago
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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.
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The Dark KnightWuertz
The Breakfast ClubAndy's Father
The FugitiveDetective Kelly
CocktailUncle Pat
The Color of MoneyGuy in Crowd2013One Small HitchArt BurkeMovie
2011Sam Steele and the Crystal ChaliceVladimir KosokovMovie
2006Voices from the GravesCaptain LarsenMovie
2005Numb3rsPeter Watson · 1 episodeShow
2004The Wild CardBrooksMovie
2004Wild Things 2Judge RubenMovie
2002Lana's RainLouMovie
2002Still StandingSlim Callahan · 2 episodesShow
2001Raising DadMr. Zafrani · 1 episodeShow
2001Six Feet UnderKarl · 1 episodeShow
2001Special Unit 2Police Captain · 2 episodesShow
1999The West WingTom Broderick · 1 episodeShow
1999Family Law1 episodeShow
1998Chicago CabOld Snack TruckerMovie
1997Night of the LawyersGusMovie
1996Early EditionMarion Zeke Crumb, P.I. · 17 episodesShow
1996Life's Work1 episodeShow
1996Chain ReactionSergeant Nick ZingaroMovie
1994House of Angels: The Second SummerSven PettersonMovie
1994ERUncle Joey · 1 episodeShow
1994Chicago HopeBaseball Scout · 1 episodeShow
1994The ClientJohnny SulariMovie
1993RudyCoach YontoMovie
1993The FugitiveDetective KellyMovie
1992Angel StreetDetective Kenneth Branigan · 5 episodesShow
1992Cold JusticeStan LubinskiMovie
1990Hammer, Slammer, & SladeSgt. HillMovie
1990Fatal EncounterDavid HartMovie
1989Dream BreakersSullivanMovie
1989The PackageKarl RichardsMovie
1988CocktailUncle PatMovie
1988Above the LawDetective LukichMovie
1987Big ShotsPoliceman #2Movie
1987Light of DayMournerMovie
1986The Color of MoneyGuy in CrowdMovie
1986Crime StoryChief Kramer · 30 episodesShow
1986Crime Story: PilotChief KramerMovie
1986Nothing in CommonEd BedsoleMovie
1985Pink NightsPopMovie
1985Lady BlueSgt. Gino Gianelli · 14 episodesShow
1985Code of SilenceDet. BrennanMovie
1985The Breakfast ClubAndy's FatherMovie
1985Vegetable HouseWriterMovie
1984The Toughest Man in the WorldErnieMovie
1984TeachersGuardMovie
1984Murder, She WroteLt. Shawn Riley · 1 episodeShow
1984The Naked FaceCortini's Driver (uncredited)Movie
1983Heart of SteelLathropMovie
1983Risky BusinessDetective with BullhornMovie
1982T. J. HookerDetective · 1 episodeShow
1981Continental DividePleskoMovie
1979The Duke1 episodeShow
1976The Last AffairDavid HartMovie
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