Acting
Ron Dean
Aug 15, 1938 (died Oct 5, 2025, aged 87) 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.
Known for
8.5
The Dark Knight
Wuertz
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Woody
7.7
Frasier
Frank
7.7
The Breakfast Club
Andy's Father
7.8
ER
Uncle Joey
7.5
The Fugitive
Detective Kelly
8.3
The West Wing
Tom Broderick
8.1
Six Feet Under
Karl
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Shawn Riley
7.0
Numb3rs
Peter Watson
7.2
Without a Trace
Willie
6.7
The Client
Johnny Sulari
6.6
Risky Business
Detective with Bullhorn
6.9
The Color of Money
Guy in Crowd
5.8
Chain Reaction
Sergeant Nick Zingaro
Filmography
6.6
One Small Hitch
2013 · Art Burke
1.0
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
2011 · Vladimir Kosokov
8.5
The Dark Knight
2008 · Wuertz
7.0
Numb3rs
2005 · Peter Watson
5.2
Wild Things 2
2004 · Judge Ruben
4.3
The Wild Card
2004 · Brooks
7.2
Without a Trace
2002 · Willie
6.9
Still Standing
2002 · Slim Callahan
7.3
Lana's Rain
2002 · Lou
8.1
Six Feet Under
2001 · Karl
7.2
Special Unit 2
2001 · Police Captain
7.5
Raising Dad
2001 · Mr. Zafrani
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Woody
8.3
The West Wing
1999 · Tom Broderick
8.1
Family Law
1999
5.9
Chicago Cab
1998 · Old Snack Trucker
10.0
Night of the Lawyers
1997 · Gus
5.8
Chain Reaction
1996 · Sergeant Nick Zingaro
7.4
Early Edition
1996 · Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
7.5
Life's Work
1996
7.8
ER
1994 · Uncle Joey
6.7
The Client
1994 · Johnny Sulari
7.2
Chicago Hope
1994 · Baseball Scout
4.5
House of Angels: The Second Summer
1994 · Sven Petterson
7.7
Frasier
1993 · Frank
7.5
The Fugitive
1993 · Detective Kelly
7.4
Rudy
1993 · Coach Yonto
7.0
Angel Street
1992 · Detective Kenneth Branigan
9.0
Cold Justice
1992 · Stan Lubinski
7.0
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990 · Sgt. Hill