Ron Dean, best known for appearing in films including Risky Business and The Breakfast Club has died aged 87.

The news of the actor’s death was announced by his partner, Maggie Neff.

‘He passed at exactly 4pm, after his beloved sisters had said their goodbyes,’ she shared, as reported by Variety.

‘He hung on like a warrior to say goodbye to his little sisters. Then we were alone, and in my arms, I held his hand, and he trusted me when I told him that it was alright to let go. What an honour!’

A cause of death has not yet been shared.

Born in Chicago in 1938, many of Dean’s early acting roles included playing police officers and military officials. One of these was in 1983’s Risky Business, in which he played a detective and appeared alongside star Tom Cruise.

Two years later he also

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