William Ragsdale

Personal Info

Birthday

January 19, 1961

(64 years old)

Place of Birth

El Dorado, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As

Bill Ragsdale

Robert William Ragsdale

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.

Known For

NCIS

The Blacklist

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Mentalist

Blindspot

Desperate Housewives

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Elementary

Filmography

2023
Renfield
as Older Priest
2022
In Search of Darkness: Part III
as Self
2018
Alex Strangelove
as Ron Truelove
2017
A Very Merry Toy Store
as Pete Griffin
2016
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
as Himself
2014
Left Behind
as Chris Smith
2013
Broken City
as Mr. Davies
2012
Thunderstruck
as Joe Newall
2008
What Just Happened
as Agent #1
2007
The Reaping
as Sheriff Cade
LA Blues
as Paul
2006
Road House 2: Last Call
as Sands Cooper
For One Night
as Earl Randall
Big Momma's House 2
as Bob
2005
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
as Kevin
2004
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
as B. B. Boudreaux
1999
Just a Little Harmless Sex
as Brent
1995
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
as Todd Farrit
1991
Frankenstein: The College Years
as Mark Chrisman
Mannequin Two: On the Move
as Jason Williamson / Prince William
1988
Fright Night Part 2
as Charley Brewster
1985
Smooth Talk
as Jeff
Fright Night
as Charley Brewster
1979
Screams of a Winter Night
as The Kid - Service Station Attendant