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Ron Dean
Acting · 1938–2025 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Woody
The West Wing
Tom Broderick
Frasier
Frank
ER
Uncle Joey
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Shawn Riley
Without a Trace
Willie
Numb3rs
Peter Watson
The Dark Knight
Wuertz
Chicago Hope
Baseball Scout
Six Feet Under
Karl
Filmography
- 2013One Small HitchArt Burke
- 2011Sam Steele and the Crystal ChaliceVladimir Kosokov
- 2008The Dark KnightWuertz
- 2006Voices from the GravesCaptain Larsen
- 2005Numb3rsPeter Watson
- 2004The Wild CardBrooks
- 2004Wild Things 2Judge Ruben
- 2002Lana's RainLou
- 2002Still StandingSlim Callahan
- 2002Without a TraceWillie
- 2001Raising DadMr. Zafrani
- 2001Six Feet UnderKarl
- 2001Special Unit 2Police Captain
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationWoody
- 1999The West WingTom Broderick
- 1999Family Law
- 1998Chicago CabOld Snack Trucker
- 1997Night of the LawyersGus
- 1996Early EditionMarion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
- 1996Life's Work
- 1996Chain ReactionSergeant Nick Zingaro
- 1994House of Angels: The Second SummerSven Petterson
- 1994ERUncle Joey
- 1994Chicago HopeBaseball Scout
- 1994The ClientJohnny Sulari
- 1993RudyCoach Yonto
- 1993FrasierFrank
- 1993The FugitiveDetective Kelly
- 1992Angel StreetDetective Kenneth Branigan
- 1992Cold JusticeStan Lubinski
- 1990Hammer, Slammer, & SladeSgt. Hill
- 1990Fatal EncounterDavid Hart
- 1989Dream BreakersSullivan
- 1989The PackageKarl Richards
- 1988CocktailUncle Pat
- 1988Above the LawDetective Lukich
- 1987Big ShotsPoliceman #2
- 1987Light of DayMourner
- 1986The Color of MoneyGuy in Crowd
- 1986Crime StoryChief Kramer
- 1986Crime Story: PilotChief Kramer
- 1986Nothing in CommonEd Bedsole
- 1985Pink NightsPop
- 1985Lady BlueSgt. Gino Gianelli
- 1985Code of SilenceDet. Brennan
- 1985The Breakfast ClubAndy's Father
- 1985Vegetable House
- 1984The Toughest Man in the WorldErnie
- 1984TeachersGuard
- 1984Murder, She WroteLt. Shawn Riley
- 1984The Naked FaceCortini's Driver (uncredited)
- 1983Heart of SteelLathrop
- 1983Risky BusinessDetective with Bullhorn
- 1982T. J. HookerDetective
- 1981Continental DividePlesko
- 1979The Duke
- 1976The Last AffairDavid Hart
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