Ron Dean
Born: 1938-08-15
• 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.
Filmography
One Small Hitch
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
The Dark Knight
No Image
Voices from the Graves
The Wild Card
Wild Things 2
Lana's Rain
Chicago Cab
Night of the Lawyers
Chain Reaction
House of Angels: The Second Summer
The Client
Rudy
The Fugitive
Cold Justice
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Fatal Encounter
Dream Breakers
The Package
Cocktail
Above the Law
Big Shots
Light of Day
The Color of Money
Crime Story: Pilot
Nothing in Common
Pink Nights
Code of Silence
The Breakfast Club
Vegetable House
The Toughest Man in the World
Teachers
The Naked Face
Heart of Steel
Risky Business
Continental Divide
The Last Affair