
Ron Dean
Acting
Born 1938-08-15 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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

8.0
Crime Story
1986 · TV

7.3
Early Edition
1996 · TV

Lady Blue
1985 · TV

7.7
Frasier
1993 · TV

7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV

7.0
Angel Street
1992 · TV

7.8
ER
1994 · TV

8.3
The West Wing
1999 · TV

7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV

6.8
Still Standing
2002 · TV

7.3
Without a Trace
2002 · TV

7.4
Special Unit 2
2001 · TV

7.0
Numb3rs
2005 · TV

7.3
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV

8.1
Six Feet Under
2001 · TV

6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982 · TV

8.1
Family Law
1999 · TV

7.5
Raising Dad
2001 · TV

7.5
Life's Work
1996 · TV

6.5
The Duke
1979 · TV