Ron Dean

Acting

Ron Dean

Born August 15, 1938Chicago, Illinois, USA57 credits

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

One Small Hitch
6.6

One Small Hitch

Movie

2013

Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
1.0

Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice

Movie

2011

The Dark Knight
8.5

The Dark Knight

Movie

2008

Voices from the Graves

Movie

2006

Numb3rs
7.0

Numb3rs

TV

2005

The Wild Card
3.2

The Wild Card

Movie

2004

Filmography

One Small Hitch
2013One Small Hitchas Art BurkeMovie
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
2011Sam Steele and the Crystal Chaliceas Vladimir KosokovMovie
The Dark Knight
2008The Dark Knightas WuertzMovie
V
2006Voices from the Gravesas Captain LarsenMovie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Peter WatsonTV
The Wild Card
2004The Wild Cardas BrooksMovie
Wild Things 2
2004Wild Things 2as Judge RubenMovie
Lana's Rain
2002Lana's Rainas LouMovie
Still Standing
2002Still Standingas Slim CallahanTV
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas WillieTV
Raising Dad
2001Raising Dadas Mr. ZafraniTV
Six Feet Under
2001Six Feet Underas KarlTV
Special Unit 2
2001Special Unit 2as Police CaptainTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas WoodyTV
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Tom BroderickTV
Family Law
1999Family LawTV
Chicago Cab
1998Chicago Cabas Old Snack TruckerMovie
Night of the Lawyers
1997Night of the Lawyersas GusMovie
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.TV
Life's Work
1996Life's WorkTV
Chain Reaction
1996Chain Reactionas Sergeant Nick ZingaroMovie
House of Angels: The Second Summer
1994House of Angels: The Second Summeras Sven PettersonMovie
ER
1994ERas Uncle JoeyTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Baseball ScoutTV
The Client
1994The Clientas Johnny SulariMovie
Rudy
1993Rudyas Coach YontoMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras FrankTV
The Fugitive
1993The Fugitiveas Detective KellyMovie
Angel Street
1992Angel Streetas Detective Kenneth BraniganTV
Cold Justice
1992Cold Justiceas Stan LubinskiMovie
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990Hammer, Slammer, & Sladeas Sgt. HillMovie
Fatal Encounter
1990Fatal Encounteras David HartMovie
Dream Breakers
1989Dream Breakersas SullivanMovie
The Package
1989The Packageas Karl RichardsMovie
Cocktail
1988Cocktailas Uncle PatMovie
Above the Law
1988Above the Lawas Detective LukichMovie
Big Shots
1987Big Shotsas Policeman #2Movie
Light of Day
1987Light of Dayas MournerMovie
The Color of Money
1986The Color of Moneyas Guy in CrowdMovie
Crime Story
1986Crime Storyas Chief KramerTV
Crime Story: Pilot
1986Crime Story: Pilotas Chief KramerMovie
Nothing in Common
1986Nothing in Commonas Ed BedsoleMovie
Pink Nights
1985Pink Nightsas PopMovie
Lady Blue
1985Lady Blueas Sgt. Gino GianelliTV
Code of Silence
1985Code of Silenceas Det. BrennanMovie
The Breakfast Club
1985The Breakfast Clubas Andy's FatherMovie
Vegetable House
1985Vegetable HouseMovie
The Toughest Man in the World
1984The Toughest Man in the Worldas ErnieMovie
Teachers
1984Teachersas GuardMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Lt. Shawn RileyTV
The Naked Face
1984The Naked Faceas Cortini's Driver (uncredited)Movie
Heart of Steel
1983Heart of Steelas LathropMovie
Risky Business
1983Risky Businessas Detective with BullhornMovie
T. J. Hooker
1982T. J. Hookeras DetectiveTV
Continental Divide
1981Continental Divideas PleskoMovie
The Duke
1979The DukeTV
The Last Affair
1976The Last Affairas David HartMovie