William Ragsdale
Acting
1961-01-19 · El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
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
The Barn Part III
2026 · Movie
Love in Storytown
2026 · Movie
Re-Election
2025 · Movie
Renfield
2023 · Movie
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022 · Movie
WeCrashed
2022 · Series
The Equalizer
2021 · Series
NOS4A2
2019 · Series
Alex Strangelove
2018 · Movie
A Very Merry Toy Store
2017 · Movie
The Good Fight
2017 · Series
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016 · Movie
Search Party
2016 · Series
BrainDead
2016 · Series
Blindspot
2015 · Series
Younger
2015 · Series
Left Behind
2014 · Movie
black-ish
2014 · Series
Madam Secretary
2014 · Series
The Blacklist
2013 · Series
Broken City
2013 · Movie
Elementary
2012 · Series
Thunderstruck
2012 · Movie
Perception
2012 · Series
Touch
2012 · Series
Shake It Up
2010 · Series
Justified
2010 · Series
White Collar
2009 · Series
Living Proof
2008 · Movie
What Just Happened
2008 · Movie
The Mentalist
2008 · Series
The Reaping
2007 · Movie
LA Blues
2007 · Movie
Road House 2: Last Call
2006 · Movie
For One Night
2006 · Movie
Big Momma's House 2
2006 · Movie
The War at Home
2005 · Series
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
2005 · Movie
The Bad Girl's Guide
2005 · Series
Medium
2005 · Series
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
2004 · Movie
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Series
Entourage
2004 · Series
Miss Match
2003 · Series
NCIS
2003 · Series
Less than Perfect
2002 · Series
Still Standing
2002 · Series
Without a Trace
2002 · Series
CSI: Miami
2002 · Series
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
Grosse Pointe
2000 · Series
Judging Amy
1999 · Series
Just a Little Harmless Sex
1999 · Movie
Brother's Keeper
1998 · Series
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995 · Movie
Hope and Gloria
1995 · Series
Ellen
1994 · Series
Frankenstein: The College Years
1991 · Movie
Herman's Head
1991 · Series
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991 · Movie
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Fright Night Part 2
1988 · Movie
Smooth Talk
1985 · Movie
Fright Night
1985 · Movie
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
Screams of a Winter Night
1979 · Movie
The Eye from Beyond
Movie