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William Ragsdale

William Ragsdale

Actor · Born 1961-01-19 · El Dorado, Arkansas, USA

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Biography

William Ragsdale (born Robert William Ragsdale) is an American actor. He graduated from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas studying religion and humanities. His parents gave him a graduation present in the form of tuition for the Drama Studio London’s American school at Berkeley, California. He's known for playing teenaged vampire slayer Charley Brewster in the horror vampire film Fright Night. He also garnered attention onstage in Neil Simon's plays, Biloxi Blues and Brighton Beach Memoirs, two of the three parts of Simon's trilogy, which ends with Broadway Bound. He starred in the romance comedy movie Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991). He featured for three years as Herman Brooks in the series Herman's Head, had a brief recurring role in the television series Judging Amy, and played television producer Rob Fields on the series Grosse Pointe, which lasted one season. He starred in the short-lived sitcom Brother's Keeper, and appeared on Ellen as the boyfriend of Ellen Morgan (played by Ellen DeGeneres) before her character revealed her homosexuality. He's had numerous guest roles on television throughout the years, including multi-episode stints on Less than Perfect, Necessar…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Mentalist (2008) — Murphy Traver
  2. The Blacklist (2013) — Carl Conway
  3. Blindspot (2015) — Russell Franklin
  4. NCIS (2003) — Brett Creevy
  5. Renfield (2023) — Older Priest
  6. Desperate Housewives (2004) — Scott McKinney
  7. Elementary (2012) — Patrick Moore
  8. CSI: Miami (2002) — Kenneth McGuire
  9. Big Momma's House 2 (2006) — Bob
  10. Broken City (2013) — Mr. Davies
  11. Alex Strangelove (2018) — Ron Truelove
  12. White Collar (2009) — Jack Conroy
  13. Fright Night (1985) — Charley Brewster
  14. Left Behind (2014) — Chris Smith
  15. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Dr. Bill Ryan
  16. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Dr. Anthony Parker
  17. The Reaping (2007) — Sheriff Cade
  18. Justified (2010) — Gary Hawkins
  19. Law & Order (1990) — Fire Marshal Julian Jenca
  20. Entourage (2004) — Frank Giovanello
  21. Medium (2005)
  22. What Just Happened (2008) — Agent #1
  23. Fright Night Part 2 (1988) — Charley Brewster
  24. NOS4A2 (2019) — Auctioneer
  25. The Good Fight (2017) — Rodney Pebbler
  26. black-ish (2014) — Dr. Chubb
  27. Madam Secretary (2014) — Peter Gunderson
  28. Touch (2012) — Travis Cooper
  29. The Equalizer (2021) — Kent, Comic Book Store Owner
  30. Shake It Up (2010) — Announcer
  31. Perception (2012) — Dr. Julian Corvis
  32. Without a Trace (2002) — Robert Newton
  33. Thunderstruck (2012) — Joe Newall
  34. Younger (2015) — Jeffrey Jacobs
  35. WeCrashed (2022) — Chris
  36. BrainDead (2016) — Hank
  37. Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991) — Jason Williamson / Prince William
  38. Crossing Jordan (2001) — Bob
  39. Search Party (2016) — Chuck
  40. Judging Amy (1999) — Charles Duff