William Ragsdale
Born: 1961-01-19 in El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
2023
- Renfield as Older Priest
2022
- WeCrashed as Chris
- In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
2021
- The Equalizer as Kent, Comic Book Store Owner
2019
- NOS4A2 as Auctioneer
2018
- Alex Strangelove as Ron Truelove
2017
- The Good Fight as Rodney Pebbler
- A Very Merry Toy Store as Pete Griffin
2016
- Search Party as Chuck
- BrainDead as Hank
- You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night as Himself
2014
- black-ish as Dr. Chubb
- Madam Secretary as Peter Gunderson
- Left Behind as Chris Smith
2013
- The Blacklist as Carl Conway
- Broken City as Mr. Davies
2012
- Elementary as Patrick Moore
- Perception as Dr. Julian Corvis
- Touch as Travis Cooper
- Thunderstruck as Joe Newall
2010
- Justified as Gary Hawkins
- Shake It Up as Announcer
2009
- White Collar as Jack Conroy
2008
- The Mentalist as Murphy Traver
- What Just Happened as Agent #1
- Living Proof as Andy Marks
2007
- The Reaping as Sheriff Cade
- LA Blues as Paul
2006
- Big Momma's House 2 as Bob
- Road House 2: Last Call as Sands Cooper
- For One Night as Earl Randall
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Scott McKinney
- Entourage as Frank Giovanello
- The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel as B. B. Boudreaux
2003
- NCIS as Brett Creevy
- Miss Match as Russell Dixon
2002
- CSI: Miami as Kenneth McGuire
- Without a Trace as Robert Newton
- Still Standing as Dan Goldman
- Less than Perfect as Mitch Calgrove
2001
- Crossing Jordan as Bob
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Dr. Bill Ryan
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Dr. Anthony Parker
- Grosse Pointe as Rob Fields
1999
- Judging Amy as Charles Duff
- Just a Little Harmless Sex as Brent
1998
- Brother's Keeper as Porter Waide
1995
- Hope and Gloria as Danny Saterfield
- National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins as Todd Farrit
1994
- Ellen as Dan
1991
- Herman's Head as Herman Brooks
- Mannequin Two: On the Move as Jason Williamson / Prince William
- Frankenstein: The College Years as Mark Chrisman
1988
- Fright Night Part 2 as Charley Brewster
1985
- Fright Night as Charley Brewster
- Smooth Talk as Jeff
1979
- Screams of a Winter Night as The Kid - Service Station Attendant