Deceased
When Did Ron Dean Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 87Also known asRonald Charles "Ron" DeanGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/08/1938Born inChicago, Illinois, USADied05/10/2025Died inChicagoWikidataQ7363691 ↗TMDb#57597 ↗
Ronald Charles Dean was an American film and television actor. He appeared in films including Risky Business, The Breakfast Club, Cocktail, The Babe, The Fugitive, Rudy, The Client, and The Dark Knight. He is known for having often played detectives and other law-enforcement characters, most notably as Det. Marion Zeke Crumb in the fantasy comedy-drama television series Early Edition.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | One Small HitchMovie | Art Burke | 75 |
| 2008 | The Dark KnightMovie | Wuertz | 70 |
| 2005 | Numb3rsSeries | Peter Watson | 67 |
| 2002 | Without a TraceSeries | Willie | 64 |
| 2002 | Still StandingSeries | Slim Callahan | 64 |
| 2001 | Six Feet UnderSeries | Karl | 63 |
| 2001 | Special Unit 2Series | Police Captain | 63 |
| 2001 | Raising DadSeries | Mr. Zafrani | 63 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries | Woody | 62 |
| 1999 | The West WingSeries | Tom Broderick | 61 |
| 1999 | Family LawSeries | — | 61 |
| 1998 | Chicago CabMovie | Old Snack Trucker | 60 |
| 1996 | Early EditionSeries | Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I. | 58 |
| 1996 | Life's WorkSeries | — | 58 |
| 1996 | Chain ReactionMovie | Sergeant Nick Zingaro | 58 |
| 1994 | The ClientMovie | Johnny Sulari | 56 |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeSeries | Baseball Scout | 56 |
| 1994 | ERSeries | Uncle Joey | 56 |
| 1994 | House of Angels: The Second SummerMovie | Sven Petterson | 56 |
| 1993 | FrasierSeries | Frank | 55 |
| 1993 | The FugitiveMovie | Detective Kelly | 55 |
| 1993 | RudyMovie | Coach Yonto | 55 |
| 1992 | Angel StreetSeries | Detective Kenneth Branigan | 54 |
| 1988 | CocktailMovie | Uncle Pat | 50 |
| 1987 | Big ShotsMovie | Policeman #2 | 49 |
| 1986 | Crime StorySeries | Chief Kramer | 48 |
| 1986 | Nothing in CommonMovie | Ed Bedsole | 48 |
| 1986 | Crime Story: PilotMovie | Chief Kramer | 48 |
| 1986 | The Color of MoneyMovie | Guy in Crowd | 48 |
| 1985 | The Breakfast ClubMovie | Andy's Father | 47 |
| 1985 | Code of SilenceMovie | Det. Brennan | 47 |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteSeries | Lt. Shawn Riley | 46 |
| 1984 | TeachersMovie | Guard | 46 |
| 1984 | The Naked FaceMovie | Cortini's Driver (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1982 | T. J. HookerSeries | Detective | 44 |
| 1979 | The DukeSeries | — | 41 |