
Ron Dean
Acting
Born 1938-08-15 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 2025-10-05
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.
Acting

One Small Hitch
Art Burke

Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
Vladimir Kosokov

The Dark Knight
Wuertz
Voices from the Graves
Captain Larsen

Numb3rs
Peter Watson

The Wild Card
Brooks

Wild Things 2
Judge Ruben

Lana's Rain
Lou

Still Standing
Slim Callahan

Without a Trace
Willie

Raising Dad
Mr. Zafrani

Six Feet Under
Karl

Special Unit 2
Police Captain

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Woody

The West Wing
Tom Broderick

Family Law

Chicago Cab
Old Snack Trucker

Night of the Lawyers
Gus

Early Edition
Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.

Life's Work

Chain Reaction
Sergeant Nick Zingaro

House of Angels: The Second Summer
Sven Petterson

ER
Uncle Joey

Chicago Hope
Baseball Scout

The Client
Johnny Sulari

Rudy
Coach Yonto

Frasier
Frank

The Fugitive
Detective Kelly

Angel Street
Detective Kenneth Branigan

Cold Justice
Stan Lubinski
