Acting credits
56
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Ron Dean
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 36Series: 20Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 57597
IMDb ID: nm0212939
Known for: Acting
Born: August 15, 1938
Died: October 5, 2025
Age: 87
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2013
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q7363691
Also known as
Ronald Charles "Ron" Dean
Other jobs
Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ron Dean.
6.6
One Small Hitch
as Art Burke
2013 Movie
1.0
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
as Vladimir Kosokov
2011 Movie
8.5
The Dark Knight
as Wuertz
2008 Movie
3.2
The Wild Card
as Brooks
2004 Movie
5.2
Wild Things 2
as Judge Ruben
2004 Movie
6.0
Lana's Rain
as Lou
2002 Movie
5.6
Chicago Cab
as Old Snack Trucker
1998 Movie
10.0
Night of the Lawyers
as Gus
1997 Movie
5.8
Chain Reaction
as Sergeant Nick Zingaro
1996 Movie
4.4
House of Angels: The Second Summer
as Sven Petterson
1994 Movie
6.7
The Client
as Johnny Sulari
1994 Movie
7.3
Rudy
as Coach Yonto
1993 Movie
7.5
The Fugitive
as Detective Kelly
1993 Movie
Cold Justice
as Stan Lubinski
1992 Movie
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
as Sgt. Hill
1990 Movie
Fatal Encounter
as David Hart
1990 Movie
Dream Breakers
as Sullivan
1989 Movie
6.2
The Package
as Karl Richards
1989 Movie
6.1
Cocktail
as Uncle Pat
1988 Movie
6.1
Above the Law
as Detective Lukich
1988 Movie
6.3
Big Shots
as Policeman #2
1987 Movie
5.5
Light of Day
as Mourner
1987 Movie
6.9
The Color of Money
as Guy in Crowd
1986 Movie
7.5
Crime Story: Pilot
as Chief Kramer
1986 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ron Dean.
7.0
Numb3rs
as Peter Watson • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.8
Still Standing
as Slim Callahan • 2 eps
2002 Series
7.2
Without a Trace
as Willie • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.1
Raising Dad
as Mr. Zafrani • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.1
Six Feet Under
as Karl • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.4
Special Unit 2
as Police Captain • 2 eps
2001 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Woody • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Tom Broderick • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.2
Family Law
1 eps
1999 Series
7.3
Early Edition
as Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I. • 17 eps
1996 Series
6.0
Life's Work
1 eps
1996 Series
7.8
ER
as Uncle Joey • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.2
Chicago Hope
as Baseball Scout • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Frank • 3 eps
1993 Series
6.0
Angel Street
as Detective Kenneth Branigan • 5 eps
1992 Series
8.0
Crime Story
as Chief Kramer • 30 eps
1986 Series
Lady Blue
as Sgt. Gino Gianelli • 14 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Shawn Riley • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.5
T. J. Hooker
as Detective • 1 eps
1982 Series
5.0
The Duke
1 eps
1979 Series