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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Re-Election
Character:
Release Date:10/10/2025
Renfield
Character:Older Priest
Release Date:07/04/2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2022
Alex Strangelove
Character:Ron Truelove
Release Date:16/04/2018
A Very Merry Toy Store
Character:Pete Griffin
Release Date:26/11/2017
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
Character:Himself
Release Date:02/12/2016
Left Behind
Character:Chris Smith
Release Date:03/10/2014
Broken City
Character:Mr. Davies
Release Date:18/01/2013
Thunderstruck
Character:Joe Newall
Release Date:24/08/2012
Living Proof
Character:Andy Marks
Release Date:18/10/2008
What Just Happened
Character:Agent #1
Release Date:17/10/2008
The Reaping
Character:Sheriff Cade
Release Date:04/04/2007
LA Blues
Character:Paul
Release Date:04/04/2007
Road House 2: Last Call
Character:Sands Cooper
Release Date:18/07/2006
For One Night
Character:Earl Randall
Release Date:05/02/2006
Big Momma's House 2
Character:Bob
Release Date:26/01/2006
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
Character:Kevin
Release Date:30/05/2005
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
Character:B. B. Boudreaux
Release Date:31/10/2004
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Character:Brent
Release Date:11/06/1999
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
Character:Todd Farrit
Release Date:12/11/1995
Frankenstein: The College Years
Character:Mark Chrisman
Release Date:28/10/1991
Mannequin Two: On the Move
Character:Jason Williamson / Prince William
Release Date:17/05/1991
Fright Night Part 2
Character:Charley Brewster
Release Date:07/04/1988
Smooth Talk
Character:Jeff
Release Date:21/09/1985
Fright Night
Character:Charley Brewster
Release Date:02/08/1985
Screams of a Winter Night
Character:The Kid - Service Station Attendant
Release Date:26/01/1979
Television Appearances
WeCrashed
Character:Chris
The Equalizer
Character:Kent, Comic Book Store Owner
NOS4A2
Character:Auctioneer
The Good Fight
Character:Rodney Pebbler
Search Party
Character:Chuck
BrainDead
Character:Hank
Blindspot
Character:Russell Franklin
Younger
Character:Jeffrey Jacobs
black-ish
Character:Dr. Chubb
Madam Secretary
Character:Peter Gunderson
The Blacklist
Character:Carl Conway
Elementary
Character:Patrick Moore
Perception
Character:Dr. Julian Corvis
Touch
Character:Travis Cooper
Shake It Up
Character:Announcer
Justified
Character:Gary Hawkins
White Collar
Character:Jack Conroy
The Mentalist
Character:Murphy Traver
The War at Home
Character:Doctor
The Bad Girl's Guide
Character:
Medium
Character:
Desperate Housewives
Character:Scott McKinney
Entourage
Character:Frank Giovanello
Miss Match
Character:Russell Dixon
NCIS
Character:Brett Creevy
Less than Perfect
Character:Mitch Calgrove
Still Standing
Character:Dan Goldman
Without a Trace
Character:Robert Newton
CSI: Miami
Character:Kenneth McGuire
Crossing Jordan
Character:Bob
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Dr. Anthony Parker
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Dr. Bill Ryan
Grosse Pointe
Character:Rob Fields
Judging Amy
Character:Charles Duff
Brother's Keeper
Character:Porter Waide
Hope and Gloria
Character:Danny Saterfield
Ellen
Character:Dan
Herman's Head
Character:Herman Brooks
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