Acting
Ron Dean
Also Known As: Ronald Charles "Ron" Dean
Birth Date
August 15, 1938
Death Date
October 5, 2025
(passed away at 87)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Biography
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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TV Show
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Woody
2000 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The West Wing
Tom Broderick
1999 • 1 episode
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TV Show
ER
Uncle Joey
1994 • 1 episode
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Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Shawn Riley
1984 • 1 episode
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Frasier
Frank
1993 • 3 episodes
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Without a Trace
Willie
2002 • 1 episode
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Movie
The Dark Knight
Wuertz
2008
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Numb3rs
Peter Watson
2005 • 1 episode
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Chicago Hope
Baseball Scout
1994 • 1 episode
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Six Feet Under
Karl
2001 • 1 episode
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T. J. Hooker
Detective
1982 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Early Edition
Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
1996 • 17 episodes
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Crime Story
Chief Kramer
1986 • 30 episodes
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Family Law
1999 • 1 episode
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Movie
The Fugitive
Detective Kelly
1993
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TV Show
Raising Dad
Mr. Zafrani
2001 • 1 episode
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Still Standing
Slim Callahan
2002 • 2 episodes
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Movie
The Breakfast Club
Andy's Father
1985
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Special Unit 2
Police Captain
2001 • 2 episodes
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Movie
Above the Law
Detective Lukich
1988