Ron Dean

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Acting

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 (2013)
• Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice (2011)
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Voices from the Graves (2006)
• The Wild Card (2004)
• Wild Things 2 (2004)
• Lana's Rain (2002)
• Time to Pay (1999)
• Chicago Cab (1998)
• Night of the Lawyers (1997)
• Chain Reaction (1996)
• House of Angels: The Second Summer (1994)
• The Client (1994)
• Rudy (1993)
• The Fugitive (1993)
• Cold Justice (1992)
• Hammer, Slammer, & Slade (1990)
• Fatal Encounter (1990)
• Dream Breakers (1989)
• The Package (1989)
• Cocktail (1988)
• Above the Law (1988)
• Big Shots (1987)
• Light of Day (1987)
• The Color of Money (1986)
• Crime Story: Pilot (1986)
• Nothing in Common (1986)
• Pink Nights (1985)
• Code of Silence (1985)
• The Breakfast Club (1985)
• Vegetable House (1985)
• The Toughest Man in the World (1984)
• Teachers (1984)
• The Naked Face (1984)
• Heart of Steel (1983)
• Risky Business (1983)
• Continental Divide (1981)
• The Last Affair (1976)