The Breakfast Membership star Ron Dean has died on the age of 87 after an extended sickness. The actor, who additionally appeared in Dangerous Enterprise, The Darkish Knight and Frasier, handed away in a hospital in Chicago, Illinois on October 5, as confirmed by his accomplice Maggie Neff.

She informed TMZ: “He handed at precisely 4 PM, after his beloved sisters had stated their goodbyes. He held on like a warrior to say goodbye to his little sisters. Then we had been alone, and in my arms, I held his hand, and he trusted me after I informed him that it was alright to let go. What an honour!”

His buddy and colleague, The Fugitive director Andrew Davis, stated: “Ron Dean was my expensive buddy and an amazing actor. He was the essence of what Chicago expertise represented.

“Having a really troubled youth Ron turned his life round to have a beautiful profession as a loving, first rate human being and revered expertise.”

Dean had appeared alongside Tom Cruise in 1983 flick Dangerous Enterprise as a detective, occurring to star with him in 1986’s The Color of Cash and 1988’s Cocktail.

Tributes have been flooding in for the character actor, with one fan writing: “He was a Chicago cop in each single film that included Chicago cops for about 40 years.”

Another person echoed: “RIP Ron Dean. You’ll be remembered for that position which solely you may have achieved in The Breakfast Membership.”

One other penned: “The cop who informed Joel to get off the babysitter in Dangerous Enterprise. The hard-case dad in The Breakfast Membership. A detective questioning Dr. Kimball in The Fugitive. A corrupt cop in The Darkish Knight. Relaxation in peace to Ron Dean — a Chicago unique.”

Whereas anyone else stated: “RIP actor and Chicago native Ron Dean. He interrogated Dr. Richard Kimble in The Fugitive, he dropped Andy off at detention in The Breakfast Membership, he was shot by Harvey Dent in The Darkish Knight, he was Marty Crane’s poker buddy on Fraiser, and a lot extra.”