Ron Dean
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Ron Dean (born August 15, 1938) is an American film and television actor. He appeared in such movies as Rudy, Risky Business, The Breakfast Club, Cocktail, The Babe, The Fugitive, The Client, and The Dark Knight. He is known for often playing detectives and other law-enforcement characters, most notably Det. Marion Zeke Crumb in the television show Early Edition.
Select filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Continental Divide | Plesko | |
| 1983 | Risky Business | Detective with Bullhorn | |
| The Big Score | Kowalski | ||
| 1984 | Teachers | Guard | |
| 1985 | Code of Silence | Det. Brennan | |
| The Breakfast Club | Andy's Father | ||
| 1986 | Nothing in Common | Ed Bedsole | |
| The Color of Money | Guy in Crowd | ||
| 1987 | Big Shots | Policeman #2 | |
| Light of Day | Mourner | ||
| 1988 | Above the Law | Detective Lukich | |
| Cocktail | Uncle Pat | ||
| 1989 | The Package | Karl Richards | |
| 1992 | The Babe | Umpire Owens | |
| 1993 | The Fugitive | Detective Kelly | |
| Rudy | Coach Yonto | ||
| 1994 | The Client | Johnny Sulari | |
| House of Angels – The Second Summer | Sven Pettersson | ||
| 1995 | Steal Big Steal Little | Nick's Boy | |
| 1996 | Eye for an Eye | Detective at McCann House | |
| Chain Reaction | Sergeant Nick Zingaro | ||
| 1997 | Chicago Cab | Old Snack Trucker | |
| 2002 | Swimming Upstream | Coach Cramer | |
| 2004 | Wild Things 2 | Judge Ruben | Straight to video |
| 2006 | The Guardian | Navy Captain | |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Detective Wuertz | |
| 2012 | One Small Hitch | Art Burke |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1986 | Lady Blue | Sgt. Gino Gianelli | Main cast |
| 1985 | T. J. Hooker | Detective #2 | 1 episode |
| 1986-1987 | Crime Story | Chief Kramer | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 1988 | Wiseguy | Detective Mulcahy | 1 episode |
| 1990 | DEA | Detective Tom Neally | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Perfect Strangers | Fire Chief Newton | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Angel Street | Detective Branigan | Main cast, 4 episodes (4 unaired) |
| 1993 | Flying Blind | John Doe | 1 episode |
| 1994-1998 | Frasier | Frank | 3 episodes |
| 1994-2004 | T. J. Hooker | Joe Brockhurst / Vincent Mackie | 5 episodes |
| 1995 | Pig Sty | Tony Falcone | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Lt. Shawn Reilly | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Life's Work | Mr. Zafrani | 2 episodes |
| 1996-2000 | Early Edition | Det. Marion Zeke Crumb | Recurring role, 16 episodes |
| 1998 | ER | Uncle Joey | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Chicago Hope | Baseball Scout | 1 episode |
| 2001 | What About Joan? | Mr. Howard Evans | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Special Unit 2 | Police Captain | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Raising Dad | Mr. Zafrani | 1 episode |
| 2004 | The West Wing | Tom Broderick | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Willie | 1 episode |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Woody | 1 episode |
| 2004-2006 | Still Standing | Slim Callahan | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Peter Watson | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Karl Holzenchenko | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Troy Cage - 2005 | 1 episode |
| 2009 | The Beast | Petransky | 1 episode |
| 2012-2013 | Chicago Fire | James Whoritsky | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Sense8 | Duke | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Chicago P.D. | Ray Sharansky | 1 episode |
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