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Ron Dean
Acting · follow into films and chains
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.
Notable films
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Chains
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When Studios Marry: Films Born of Corporate Chaos
From the ashes of mergers and acquisitions come some of cinema's most fascinating experiments. This chain traces how boardroom decisions shaped the art on scree...
8 films
When the Sequel Outshines the Original
From gritty crime epics to mind-bending sci-fi, these sequels didn't just continue stories, they redefined them. Here's a chain of films that prove the second (...
8 films
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Acted
One Small Hitch
2013 · Art Burke
The Dark Knight
2008 · Wuertz
The Client
1994 · Johnny Sulari
The Fugitive
1993 · Detective Kelly
Cocktail
1988 · Uncle Pat
Above the Law
1988 · Detective Lukich
Big Shots
1987 · Policeman #2
The Color of Money
1986 · Guy in Crowd
The Breakfast Club
1985 · Andy's Father
Risky Business
1983 · Detective with Bullhorn