Ron Dean

Career timeline

1. 1938 · Born

   Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA

2. 1976 · Screen debut

   The Last Affair (Movie)

3. 1985 · Breakthrough

   The Breakfast Club (Movie)

4. 1985 · Writing debut

   Vegetable House (Movie)

5. 2013 · Latest release

   One Small Hitch (Movie)

6. 2025 · Died

   October 5, 2025

Career in numbers

2 1970s

23 1980s

19 1990s

12 2000s

2 2010s

• Drama34
• Comedy21
• Crime20
• Thriller10
• Mystery8
• Action7

Highest-rated title The Dark Knight 2008 8.5 Most popular title The Dark Knight 2008 8.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ron Dean in our catalogue.

Morgan Freeman

2 titles together

Anthony Michael Hall

2 titles together

1. 2013 One Small Hitch as Art Burke 6.6 Movie
2. 2011 Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice as Vladimir Kosokov Movie
3. 2008 The Dark Knight as Wuertz 8.5 Movie
4. 2006 Voices from the Graves as Captain Larsen Movie
5. 2005 Numb3rs as Peter Watson 7.0 TV
6. 2004 The Wild Card as Brooks Movie
7. 2004 Wild Things 2 as Judge Ruben 5.2 Movie
8. 2002 Lana's Rain as Lou Movie
9. 2002 Still Standing as Slim Callahan 6.9 TV
10. 2002 Without a Trace as Willie 7.2 TV
11. 2001 Raising Dad as Mr. Zafrani TV
12. 2001 Six Feet Under as Karl 8.1 TV
13. 2001 Special Unit 2 as Police Captain 7.2 TV
14. 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Woody 7.6 TV
15. 1999 The West Wing as Tom Broderick 8.3 TV
16. 1999 Family Law TV
17. 1999 Time to Pay as Carl Hogan Movie
18. 1998 Chicago Cab as Old Snack Trucker 5.9 Movie
19. 1997 Night of the Lawyers as Gus Movie
20. 1996 Early Edition as Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I. 7.4 TV
21. 1996 Life's Work TV
22. 1996 Chain Reaction as Sergeant Nick Zingaro 5.8 Movie
23. 1994 House of Angels: The Second Summer as Sven Petterson 4.5 Movie
24. 1994 ER as Uncle Joey 7.8 TV
25. 1994 Chicago Hope as Baseball Scout 7.2 TV
26. 1994 The Client as Johnny Sulari 6.7 Movie
27. 1993 Rudy as Coach Yonto 7.4 Movie
28. 1993 Frasier as Frank 7.7 TV
29. 1993 The Fugitive as Detective Kelly 7.5 Movie
30. 1992 Angel Street as Detective Kenneth Branigan TV
31. 1992 Cold Justice as Stan Lubinski Movie
32. 1990 Hammer, Slammer, & Slade as Sgt. Hill Movie
33. 1990 Fatal Encounter as David Hart Movie
34. 1989 Dream Breakers as Sullivan Movie
35. 1989 The Package as Karl Richards 6.1 Movie
36. 1988 Cocktail as Uncle Pat 6.1 Movie
37. 1988 Above the Law as Detective Lukich 6.1 Movie
38. 1987 Big Shots as Policeman #2 Movie
39. 1987 Light of Day as Mourner 5.5 Movie
40. 1986 The Color of Money as Guy in Crowd 6.9 Movie
41. 1986 Crime Story as Chief Kramer 8.0 TV
42. 1986 Crime Story: Pilot as Chief Kramer Movie
43. 1986 Nothing in Common as Ed Bedsole 5.9 Movie
44. 1985 Pink Nights as Pop Movie
45. 1985 Lady Blue as Sgt. Gino Gianelli TV
46. 1985 Code of Silence as Det. Brennan 5.9 Movie
47. 1985 The Breakfast Club as Andy's Father 7.7 Movie
48. 1985 Vegetable House Movie
49. 1984 The Toughest Man in the World as Ernie Movie
50. 1984 Teachers as Guard 5.7 Movie
51. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Shawn Riley 7.5 TV
52. 1984 The Naked Face as Cortini's Driver (uncredited) 5.5 Movie
53. 1983 Heart of Steel as Lathrop Movie
54. 1983 Risky Business as Detective with Bullhorn 6.6 Movie
55. 1982 T. J. Hooker as Detective 6.6 TV
56. 1981 Continental Divide as Plesko 6.1 Movie
57. 1979 The Duke TV
58. 1976 The Last Affair as David Hart Movie

1. 1985 Vegetable House Movie

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