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Ron Dean

Actor

Ron Dean

Born August 15, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied October 5, 202537 films

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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The Dark Knight posterFirst watchThe Dark Knight20088.5as WuertzBatman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Breakfast Club poster7.7The Breakfast Club1985The Fugitive poster7.5The Fugitive1993The Color of Money poster6.8The Color of Money1986The Client poster6.7The Client1994Rudy poster7.3Rudy1993Risky Business poster6.6Risky Business1983Cocktail poster6.1Cocktail1988Chain Reaction poster5.8Chain Reaction1996

Filmography

37 films as actor
  1. 2013One Small HitchArt Burke
  2. 2011Sam Steele and the Crystal ChaliceVladimir Kosokov
  3. 2008The Dark KnightWuertz
  4. 2006Voices from the GravesCaptain Larsen
  5. 2004The Wild CardBrooks
  6. 2004Wild Things 2Judge Ruben
  7. 2002Lana's RainLou
  8. 1998Chicago CabOld Snack Trucker
  9. 1997Night of the LawyersGus
  10. 1996Chain ReactionSergeant Nick Zingaro
  11. 1994House of Angels: The Second SummerSven Petterson
  12. 1994The ClientJohnny Sulari
  13. 1993RudyCoach Yonto
  14. 1993The FugitiveDetective Kelly
  15. 1992Cold JusticeStan Lubinski
  16. 1990Hammer, Slammer, & SladeSgt. Hill
  17. 1990Fatal EncounterDavid Hart
  18. 1989Dream BreakersSullivan
  19. 1989The PackageKarl Richards
  20. 1988CocktailUncle Pat
  21. 1988Above the LawDetective Lukich
  22. 1987Big ShotsPoliceman #2
  23. 1987Light of DayMourner
  24. 1986The Color of MoneyGuy in Crowd
  25. 1986Crime Story: PilotChief Kramer
  26. 1986Nothing in CommonEd Bedsole
  27. 1985Pink NightsPop
  28. 1985Code of SilenceDet. Brennan
  29. 1985The Breakfast ClubAndy's Father
  30. 1985Vegetable House
  31. 1984The Toughest Man in the WorldErnie
  32. 1984TeachersGuard
  33. 1984The Naked FaceCortini's Driver (uncredited)
  34. 1983Heart of SteelLathrop
  35. 1983Risky BusinessDetective with Bullhorn
  36. 1981Continental DividePlesko
  37. 1976The Last AffairDavid Hart