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