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Ron Dean is a character actor with over thirty years of film and television roles to his credit. This multi-talented actor, with tough demeanor has masterfully played nasty villains to tough, authoritative individuals (often as cops and military officials). Ron Dean has played in several notable films with many of Hollywood's biggest names in the business... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2012-2013 Chicago Fire (TV series)
James Whoritsky
Fireworks (2013) … James Whoritsky
Warm and Dead (2013) … James Whoritsky
It Ain't Easy (2012) … James Whoritsky
 
2013 Recalculating (short)
Tom Avery
 
2012 One Small Hitch
Art
 
2009 The Beast (TV series)
Petransky
Pilot (2009) … Petransky
 
2008 Raging Goodfellow (video short)
Bob
 
2006/I The Guardian
Navy Captain
 
2004-2006 Still Standing (TV series)
Slim Callahan
 
2005 Cold Case (TV series)
Troy Cage - 2005
Colors (2005) … Troy Cage - 2005
 
2005 Six Feet Under (TV series)
Karl Holzenchenko
Eat a Peach (2005) … Karl Holzenchenko
 
2005 Numb3rs (TV series)
Peter Watson
Dirty Bomb (2005) … Peter Watson
 
2004 The Wild Card (video)
Brooks
 
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Woody
Turn of the Screws (2004) … Woody
 
1994-2004 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Joe Brockhurst / Mr. Mackey
Traylor Trash (2004) … Joe Brockhurst
Double Abandando (1994) … Mr. Mackey
 
2004 Without a Trace (TV series)
Willie
Legacy (2004) … Willie
 
2004 The West Wing (TV series)
Tom Broderick
Full Disclosure (2004) … Tom Broderick
 
2004 Wild Things 2 (video)
Judge Ruben
 
2004 The Handler (TV series)
Wedding Party (2004)
 
2003 Karen Sisco (TV series)
Justice (2003)
 
2002 Lana's Rain
Lou
 
2002 Raising Dad (TV series)
Mr. Zafrani
 
2001 Joey Petrone: TV Cop (short)
Sam G
 
2001 Special Unit 2 (TV series)
Police Captain
The Waste (2001) … Police Captain
The Brothers (2001) … Police Captain
 
2001 What About Joan (TV series)
Mr. Howard Evans
Joan Meets the Parents (2001) … Mr. Howard Evans
 
2001 Family Law (TV series)
Liar's Club: Part 2 (2001)
 
2000 Sailorman (short)
Willie the Hot Dog Vendor
 
1996-2000 Early Edition (TV series)
Det. Marion Zeke Crumb / Det. Marion Zeke Crumb, Ret. / Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
Rose (2000) … Marion Zeke Crumb, P.I.
 
1999 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Baseball Scout
Vigilance and Care (1999) … Baseball Scout
 
1999 Time to Pay (video)
Carl Hogan
 
1998 ER (TV series)
The Good Fight (1998)
 
1994-1998 Frasier (TV series)
Frank
Retirement Is Murder (1995) … Frank
 
1997 Chicago Cab
Old Snack Trucker
 
1997 Night of the Lawyers
Gus
 
1997 35 Miles from Normal
Dick
 
1996 Life's Work (TV series)
Mr. Zafrani
Gobbledegook (1996) … Mr. Zafrani
Jobs (1996) … Mr. Zafrani
 
1996 Chain Reaction
Sergeant Nick Zingaro
 
1996 Eye for an Eye
Detective at McCann House
 
1995 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Lt. Shawn Riley
Unwilling Witness (1995) … Lt. Shawn Riley
 
1995 Steal Big Steal Little
Nick's Boy
 
1995 Pig Sty (TV series)
Tony 'Red Sauce' Falcone
The Maltese Falcone (1995) … Tony 'Red Sauce' Falcone
 
1994 Änglagård - Andra sommaren
Sven Pettersson
 
1993 Missing Persons (TV series)
 
1993 Rudy
Coach Yonto
 
1993 Flying Blind (TV series)
John Doe
The Spy Who Came in from the Old (1993) … John Doe
 
1992 Angel Street (TV series)
Detective Kenny Branigan
 
1992 Legacy of Lies (TV movie)
 
1992 The Babe
Umpire Owens
 
1992 Angel Street (TV movie)
Det. Kenny Branigan
 
1991 Perfect Strangers (TV series)
Fire Chief Newton
Great Balls of Fire (1991) … Fire Chief Newton
 
1990 Hammer, Slammer, & Slade (TV movie)
Sgt. Hill
 
1990 Shaking the Tree
Duke's Father
 
1990 DEA (TV series)
Detective Tom Neally
DEA (1990) … Detective Tom Neally
 
1989 The Package
Karl Richards
 
1989 Dream Breakers (TV movie)
Sullivan
 
1989 Elvis Stories (short)
Lester
 
1989 Cold Justice
Stan Lubinski
 
1988 Cocktail
Uncle Pat
 
1988 Above the Law
Detective Lukich
 
1988 Wiseguy (TV series)
Detective Mulcahy
Phantom Pain (1988) … Detective Mulcahy
 
1987 Big Shots
Policeman #2
 
1986-1987 Crime Story (TV series)
Chief Kramer
Ground Zero (1987) … Chief Kramer
 
1987 Light of Day
Mourner
 
1986 The Color of Money
Guy in Crowd
 
1986 The Birthday Boy (TV short)
 
1985 Pink Nights
Pop
 
1985 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Detective #2
The Chicago Connection (1985) … Detective #2
 
1985 Code of Silence
Det. Brennan
 
1985 Lady Blue (TV movie)
Sgt. Gino Gianelli
 
1985 Lady Blue (TV series)
Sgt. Gino Gianelli
 
1985 Vegetable House
 
1984 The Toughest Man in the World (TV movie)
Ernie
 
1984 Teachers
Guard
 
1984 The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck (TV movie)
 
1983 Heart of Steel (TV movie)
Lathrop
 
1983 The Big Score
Kowalski
 
1983 Risky Business
Detective with Bullhorn
 
1981 Continental Divide
Plesko
 
1979 The Duke (TV series)
 
1976 The Last Affair
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1996) He acted in the play, "Supple in Combat", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, with Linda Stephens also in the cast. See more »

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Was considered for the role of George Ward in The Fighter. See more »

Trademark:

Short haired, tough talking character actor who works almost exclusively in the Chicago area. See more »