Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 15, 1938
Died
October 5, 2025
Age
87
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity
1.7
Ron Dean
Acting
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.
Also known as
Ronald Charles "Ron" Dean
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Known For
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV
7.7
Frasier
1993 · TV
8.3
The West Wing
1999 · TV
8.5
The Dark Knight
2008 · Movie
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV
7.2
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV
7.8
ER
1994 · TV
7.2
Without a Trace
2002 · TV
7.0
Numb3rs
2005 · TV
8.1
Six Feet Under
2001 · TV
6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982 · TV
7.3
Early Edition
1996 · TV
Filmography
2013
One Small Hitch
Movie · Art Burke
6.6
2011
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
Movie · Vladimir Kosokov
1.0
2008
The Dark Knight
Movie · Wuertz
8.5
2006
Voices from the Graves
Movie · Captain Larsen
0.0
2005
Numb3rs
TV · Peter Watson
7.0
2004
The Wild Card
Movie · Brooks
4.3
2004
Wild Things 2
Movie · Judge Ruben
5.2
2002
Lana's Rain
Movie · Lou
7.3
2002
Still Standing
TV · Slim Callahan
6.8
2002
Without a Trace
TV · Willie
7.2
2001
Raising Dad
TV · Mr. Zafrani
7.5
2001
Six Feet Under
TV · Karl
8.1
2001
Special Unit 2
TV · Police Captain
7.3
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · Woody
7.6
1999
The West Wing
TV · Tom Broderick
8.3
1999
Family Law
TV
8.1
1998
Chicago Cab
Movie · Old Snack Trucker
5.9
1997
Night of the Lawyers
Movie · Gus
10.0
1996
Early Edition
TV · Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
7.3
1996
Life's Work
TV
7.5
1996
Chain Reaction
Movie · Sergeant Nick Zingaro
5.8
1994
House of Angels: The Second Summer
Movie · Sven Petterson
4.5
1994
ER
TV · Uncle Joey
7.8
1994
Chicago Hope
TV · Baseball Scout
7.2