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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.
One Small Hitch
as Art Burke
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
as Vladimir Kosokov
The Dark Knight
as Wuertz
Voices from the Graves
as Captain Larsen
Numb3rs
as Peter Watson
The Wild Card
as Brooks
Wild Things 2
as Judge Ruben
Lana's Rain
as Lou
Still Standing
as Slim Callahan
Without a Trace
as Willie
Raising Dad
as Mr. Zafrani
Six Feet Under
as Karl
Special Unit 2
as Police Captain
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Woody
The West Wing
as Tom Broderick
Family Law
Chicago Cab
as Old Snack Trucker
Night of the Lawyers
as Gus
Early Edition
as Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
Life's Work
Chain Reaction
as Sergeant Nick Zingaro
House of Angels: The Second Summer
as Sven Petterson
ER
as Uncle Joey
Chicago Hope
as Baseball Scout
The Client
as Johnny Sulari
Rudy
as Coach Yonto
Frasier
as Frank
The Fugitive
as Detective Kelly
Angel Street
as Detective Kenneth Branigan
Cold Justice
as Stan Lubinski
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
as Sgt. Hill
Fatal Encounter
as David Hart
Dream Breakers
as Sullivan
The Package
as Karl Richards
Cocktail
as Uncle Pat
Above the Law
as Detective Lukich
Big Shots
as Policeman #2
Light of Day
as Mourner
The Color of Money
as Guy in Crowd
Crime Story
as Chief Kramer
Crime Story: Pilot
as Chief Kramer
Nothing in Common
as Ed Bedsole
Pink Nights
as Pop
Lady Blue
as Sgt. Gino Gianelli
Code of Silence
as Det. Brennan
The Breakfast Club
as Andy's Father
Vegetable House
The Toughest Man in the World
as Ernie
Teachers
as Guard
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Shawn Riley
The Naked Face
as Cortini's Driver (uncredited)
Heart of Steel
as Lathrop
Risky Business
as Detective with Bullhorn
T. J. Hooker
as Detective
Continental Divide
as Plesko
The Duke
The Last Affair
as David Hart
