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Ron Dean

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Known forActing

GenderMale

Birthday1938-08-15

Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA

Death2025-10-05

BiographyRon 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

The Dark KnightWuertz

The West WingTom Broderick

ERUncle Joey

The Breakfast ClubAndy's Father

FrasierFrank

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationWoody

Murder, She WroteLt. Shawn Riley

The FugitiveDetective Kelly

RudyCoach Yonto

Early EditionMarion Zeke Crumb, P.I.

Without a TraceWillie

Numb3rsPeter Watson

The Color of MoneyGuy in Crowd

The ClientJohnny Sulari

One Small HitchArt Burke