Dean Cameron (born Dean Eikleberry on December 25, 1962, in Morrison, Illinois) is an American television and film actor. He is known as Chainsaw (Francis Gremp) in the 1987 Mark Harmon comedy Summer School.

Dean has starred in some short-lived television series like Spencer (1984), Fast Times (1986, a spinoff of the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High), They Came from Outer Space (1990), and Mister Sterling (2003).

He has made guest appearances on many TV series, including The Facts of Life, ALF, Will & Grace, ER, and Felicity.

Played Dave Marshak in Ski School and Ski School II.

Married to Jessie Marion and lives in Los Angeles. He plays bass guitar in a band called "The Thornbirds".

Tours with a two-person show entitled The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam, in which he and actor Victor Isaac read from Cameron's 11 month correspondence with a Nigerian 419 Scammer. The show was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival in 2004 and 2005, the Just For Laughs festival and the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in 2006 and ran in Los Angeles from September to December, 2004.

Co-wrote the 2001 feature film, Hollywood Palms, wrote and directed a short film, Glutton Falls and directed/choreographed "Bukowsical", a sell-out late night musical theater parody at the Sacred Fools Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Since late 1999, has made a living as voice over talent for radio and television commercials, and recently decided to stop auditioning for roles in feature films and television shows, preferring to create projects with respected friends and others outside of the "sinking ship" of the entertainment industry.

In 2006, he originated the role of Carl in Love Tapes, a play based on video tapes sent by a fan to guitarist Steve Vai. Love Tapes was written by Steven Banks and Penn Jillette and directed by Cameron's wife, Jessie Marion.

Dean Cameron is an Australian inventor. He is known best for the inventing Biolytix a wastewater treatment technology.

A graduate of Norman High School, Norman, Oklahoma.

Read for the part of Mike Damone in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).

Studied with Ron Burrus and at the Loft Studio, both in Los Angeles.

Is a hard-core Libertarian

Will be appearing at the Libertarian National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia in May, 2004 [Libertarian Party News Online, October 24, 2003]

Plays bass for Hollywood Ca. band, The Thornbirds.

Former roommates with Eric Stolz in the early 80s. Cameron drove Stolz to the auditions for Fast Times at Ridgemont High (the film version).

Studied under the same acting coach, Peggy Feury, as both Sean Penn and Eric Stolz. When she was killed in a car accident in 1985, Cameron and Penn both spoke at her funeral service.

Is the inventor of the Bill of Rights: Security Edition cards, which are study, playing card size, pocket-sized sheets of metal with the first Ten Amendments to the Constitution printed on them. These cards are for those who are frequent fliers on commercial airliners, considering that they can set off the airport metal detectors. The idea is that, if federal inspectors and workers find these cards, one will have to give up his Bill of Rights when searched before boarding a plane. With the exception of the Fourth Amendment which is printed in red, all the other nine amendments are printed in black.

Studied acting in Los Angeles with Ron Burrus and with both William Traylor and Peggy Feury at the Loft Studio.

He's a founding of L.A.'s Young Artists United.