Ron Dean
37 movies · 20 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 15, 1938
- Died
- Oct 5, 2025 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Ronald Charles "Ron" Dean
Biography
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Ron Dean: movies and TV shows
Acting (57)
- 2013 One Small Hitch
as Art Burke
- 2011 Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
as Vladimir Kosokov
- 2008 The Dark Knight
as Wuertz
- 2006 Voices from the Graves
as Captain Larsen
- 2005
- 2004 The Wild Card
as Brooks
- 2004 Wild Things 2
as Judge Ruben
- 2002 Lana's Rain
as Lou
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998 Chicago Cab
as Old Snack Trucker
- 1997 Night of the Lawyers
as Gus
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Chain Reaction
as Sergeant Nick Zingaro
- 1994 House of Angels: The Second Summer
as Sven Petterson
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 The Client
as Johnny Sulari
- 1993 Rudy
as Coach Yonto
- 1993
- 1993 The Fugitive
as Detective Kelly
- 1992
- 1992 Cold Justice
as Stan Lubinski
- 1990 Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
as Sgt. Hill
- 1990 Fatal Encounter
as David Hart
- 1989 Dream Breakers
as Sullivan
- 1989 The Package
as Karl Richards
- 1988 Cocktail
as Uncle Pat
- 1988 Above the Law
as Detective Lukich
- 1987 Big Shots
as Policeman #2
- 1987 Light of Day
as Mourner
- 1986 The Color of Money
as Guy in Crowd
- 1986
- 1986 Crime Story: Pilot
as Chief Kramer
- 1986 Nothing in Common
as Ed Bedsole
- 1985 Pink Nights
as Pop
- 1985
- 1985 Code of Silence
as Det. Brennan
- 1985 The Breakfast Club
as Andy's Father
- 1985
- 1984 The Toughest Man in the World
as Ernie
- 1984 Teachers
as Guard
- 1984
- 1984 The Naked Face
as Cortini's Driver (uncredited)
- 1983 Heart of Steel
as Lathrop
- 1983 Risky Business
as Detective with Bullhorn
- 1982
- 1981 Continental Divide
as Plesko
- 1979
- 1976 The Last Affair
as David Hart
Behind the camera (1)
- 1985 Vegetable House
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