Overview

• He died on Sunday, Oct. 5, according to multiple outlets citing partner Maggie Neff and director Andrew Davis.
• Neff said he passed at 4 p.m. after his sisters said goodbye and that she held his hand in his final moments.
• No official cause has been released, though Neff said he had been battling a long illness.
• Andrew Davis, who cast Dean in seven films, called him a dear friend and “the essence of what Chicago talent represented.”
• Dean amassed close to 100 credits across film, TV, and Chicago theater, with notable roles in Risky Business, The Breakfast Club, The Fugitive, and The Dark Knight, and a final screen credit in 2016.