Ron Dean

Also known as Ronald Charles Dean, Ronald C. Dean, Robert DiCocco

American actor

Film & TV

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Known for

One Small Hitch — Art Burke2013
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice — Vladimir Kosokov2011
The Dark Knight — Wuertz2008
Voices from the Graves — Captain Larsen2006
Numb3rs — Peter Watson2005
The Wild Card — Brooks2004
Wild Things 2 — Judge Ruben2004
Lana's Rain — Lou2002
Without a Trace — Willie2002
Still Standing — Slim Callahan2002

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Instance of: human
Given name: Ron
Family name: Dean
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Chicago
Place of death: Chicago
Occupation: film actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language

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date of birth: 1938-08-15
start of work period: 1976-00-00
writing language: English language
date of death: 2025-10-05
end of work period: 2016-00-00
name in native language: Ron Dean

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