Ron Dean
ActingRon 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.
Movies
Art Burke
One Small Hitch
2013
Vladimir Kosokov
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
2011
Wuertz
The Dark Knight
2008
Brooks
The Wild Card
2004
Judge Ruben
Wild Things 2
2004
Lou
Lana's Rain
2002
Old Snack Trucker
Chicago Cab
1998
Gus
Night of the Lawyers
1997
Sergeant Nick Zingaro
Chain Reaction
1996
Sven Petterson
House of Angels: The Second Summer
1994
Johnny Sulari
The Client
1994
Coach Yonto
Rudy
1993
Detective Kelly
The Fugitive
1993
Stan Lubinski
Cold Justice
1992
Sgt. Hill
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990
David Hart
Fatal Encounter
1990
Sullivan
Dream Breakers
1989
Karl Richards
The Package
1989
Uncle Pat
Cocktail
1988
Detective Lukich
Above the Law
1988
TV Shows
Peter Watson
Numb3rs
2005
Slim Callahan
Still Standing
2002
Willie
Without a Trace
2002
Mr. Zafrani
Raising Dad
2001
Karl
Six Feet Under
2001
Police Captain
Special Unit 2
2001
Woody
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Tom Broderick
The West Wing
1999
Family Law
1999
Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
Early Edition
1996
Life's Work
1996
Uncle Joey
ER
1994
Baseball Scout
Chicago Hope
1994
Frank
Frasier
1993
Detective Kenneth Branigan
Angel Street
1992
Chief Kramer
Crime Story
1986
Sgt. Gino Gianelli
Lady Blue
1985
Lt. Shawn Riley
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Detective
T. J. Hooker
1982
The Duke
1979
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