
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.
TV Shows(20)

Numb3rs
Peter Watson

Without a Trace
Willie

Still Standing
Slim Callahan

Special Unit 2
Police Captain

Raising Dad
Mr. Zafrani

Six Feet Under
Karl

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Woody

Family Law

The West Wing
Tom Broderick

Early Edition
Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.

Life's Work

Chicago Hope
Baseball Scout

ER
Uncle Joey

Frasier
Frank

Angel Street
Detective Kenneth Branigan

Crime Story
Chief Kramer

Lady Blue
Sgt. Gino Gianelli

Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Shawn Riley

T. J. Hooker
Detective

The Duke