William Ragsdale

William Ragsdale

Birthday: 1961-01-19

Place of birth: El Dorado, Arkansas, USA

Also known as: Bill Ragsdale, Robert William Ragsdale

imdb_id: nm0706619

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, Necessary Roughness, Mistresses, Search Party, and Younger, as well as small feature movie roles. He played the role of Gary Hawkins in 12 episodes of the drama series Justified, during the series' first three seasons. In 2014, he played Chris Smith in the remake of the movie Left Behind.

Played in movies:

For One Night

Score: 7.5

In Search of Darkness: Part III

Score: 7.4

Fright Night

Score: 7.0

You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

Score: 6.8

Alex Strangelove

Score: 6.6

Living Proof

Score: 6.5

Renfield

Score: 6.5

Fright Night Part 2

Score: 6.3

Smooth Talk

Score: 6.2

A Very Merry Toy Store

Score: 6.2

Thunderstruck

Score: 6.1

Broken City

Score: 5.9

Big Momma's House 2

Score: 5.8

Mannequin Two: On the Move

Score: 5.8

The Reaping

Score: 5.7

Romy and Michele: In the Beginning

Score: 5.4

What Just Happened

Score: 5.4

Road House 2: Last Call

Score: 5.3

Just a Little Harmless Sex

Score: 5.2

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins

Score: 5.1

Frankenstein: The College Years

Score: 4.9

The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel

Score: 4.7

Screams of a Winter Night

Score: 4.7

Left Behind

Score: 4.3

LA Blues

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Mentalist

Score: 8.4

White Collar

Score: 8.2

Justified

Score: 8.0

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Score: 8.0

Desperate Housewives

Score: 7.9

Grosse Pointe

Score: 7.8

The Blacklist

Score: 7.6

NCIS

Score: 7.6

The Good Fight

Score: 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Score: 7.6

Elementary

Score: 7.6

Shake It Up

Score: 7.6

Judging Amy

Score: 7.5

Medium

Score: 7.5

Blindspot

Score: 7.4

Entourage

Score: 7.4

The Equalizer

Score: 7.3

WeCrashed

Score: 7.3

Without a Trace

Score: 7.3

NOS4A2

Score: 7.3

BrainDead

Score: 7.2

Crossing Jordan

Score: 7.2

black-ish

Score: 7.2

Perception

Score: 7.2

Madam Secretary

Score: 7.0

The War at Home

Score: 6.9

Less than Perfect

Score: 6.9

Still Standing

Score: 6.8

Younger

Score: 6.8

Search Party

Score: 6.8

Herman's Head

Score: 6.7

Miss Match

Score: 6.6

Touch

Score: 6.6

Ellen

Score: 6.2

Hope and Gloria

Score: 5.0

The Bad Girl's Guide

Score: 0.0

Brother's Keeper

Score: 0.0