Ron Dean
American film and television actor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the actor. For the Australian footballer for Collingwood, see Ron Dean (footballer, born 1916). For the Australian footballer for Richmond, see Ron Dean (footballer, born 1943).
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.
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Dean attended DeKalb School of the Arts.[2]