Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 19, 1961
Place of Birth
El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
Credits
69 titles
William Ragsdale
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Barn Part III
Love in Storytown
Mayor Jeff
Re-Election
Renfield
Older Priest
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
WeCrashed
Chris
The Equalizer
Kent, Comic Book Store Owner
NOS4A2
Auctioneer
Alex Strangelove
Ron Truelove
A Very Merry Toy Store
Pete Griffin
The Good Fight
Rodney Pebbler
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
Himself
Search Party
Chuck
BrainDead
Hank
Blindspot
Russell Franklin
Younger
Jeffrey Jacobs
Left Behind
Chris Smith
black-ish
Dr. Chubb
Madam Secretary
Peter Gunderson
The Blacklist
Carl Conway
Broken City
Mr. Davies
Elementary
Patrick Moore
Thunderstruck
Joe Newall
Perception
Dr. Julian Corvis
Touch
Travis Cooper
Shake It Up
Announcer
Justified
Gary Hawkins
White Collar
Jack Conroy
Living Proof
Andy Marks
What Just Happened
Agent #1
The Mentalist
Murphy Traver
The Reaping
Sheriff Cade
LA Blues
Paul
Road House 2: Last Call
Sands Cooper
For One Night
Earl Randall
Big Momma's House 2
Bob
The War at Home
Doctor
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
Kevin
The Bad Girl's Guide
Medium
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
B. B. Boudreaux
Desperate Housewives
Scott McKinney
Entourage
Frank Giovanello
Miss Match
Russell Dixon
NCIS
Brett Creevy
Less than Perfect
Mitch Calgrove
Still Standing
Dan Goldman
Without a Trace
Robert Newton
CSI: Miami
Kenneth McGuire
Crossing Jordan
Bob