Ron Dean (born August 15, 1938)[1] is 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 is known for often playing detectives and other law-enforcement characters, most notably as Det. Marion Zeke Crumb in the fantasy comedy-drama television series Early Edition.
Dean attended DeKalb School of the Arts.[2]
Select filmography
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edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Last Affair | David | |
| 1981 | Continental Divide | Plesko | |
| 1983 | Risky Business | Detective With Bullhorn | |
| The Big Score | Kowalski | ||
| 1984 | Teachers | Guard | |
| 1985 | Code of Silence | Detective Brennan | |
| The Breakfast Club | Mr. Clark, 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 "Uncle 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
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–1986 | Lady Blue | Sergeant 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 | NYPD Blue | Joe Brockhurst / Vincent Mackie | 5 episodes |
| 1995 | Pig Sty | Tony Falcone | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Lieutenant Shawn Reilly | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Life's Work | Mr. Zafrani | 2 episodes |
| 1996–2000 | Early Edition | Detective 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 In 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Ron Dean". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ You Want A Chicago Actor? Meet Ron Dean.
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