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.
Acted in
Renfield
2023
as Older Priest
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
as Self
WeCrashed
2022
as Chris
The Equalizer
2021
as Kent, Comic Book Store Owner
NOS4A2
2019
as Auctioneer
Alex Strangelove
2018
as Ron Truelove
A Very Merry Toy Store
2017
as Pete Griffin
The Good Fight
2017
as Rodney Pebbler
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016
as Himself
Search Party
2016
as Chuck
BrainDead
2016
as Hank
Blindspot
2015
as Russell Franklin
Younger
2015
as Jeffrey Jacobs
Left Behind
2014
as Chris Smith
black-ish
2014
as Dr. Chubb
The Blacklist
2013
as Carl Conway
Broken City
2013
as Mr. Davies
Elementary
2012
as Patrick Moore
Thunderstruck
2012
as Joe Newall
Perception
2012
as Dr. Julian Corvis
Touch
2012
as Travis Cooper
Shake It Up
2010
as Announcer
Justified
2010
as Gary Hawkins
White Collar
2009
as Jack Conroy
What Just Happened
2008
as Agent #1
The Mentalist
2008
as Murphy Traver
The Reaping
2007
as Sheriff Cade
LA Blues
2007
as Paul
Road House 2: Last Call
2006
as Sands Cooper
For One Night
2006
as Earl Randall
Big Momma's House 2
2006
as Bob
The War at Home
2005
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
2005
as Kevin
The Bad Girl's Guide
2005
Medium
2005
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
2004
as B. B. Boudreaux
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Scott McKinney
Miss Match
2003
as Russell Dixon
NCIS
2003
as Brett Creevy
Less than Perfect
2002
as Mitch Calgrove
Still Standing
2002
Without a Trace
2002
as Robert Newton
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Bob
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Dr. Anthony Parker
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Dr. Bill Ryan
Grosse Pointe
2000
as Rob Fields
Judging Amy
1999
as Charles Duff
Just a Little Harmless Sex
1999
as Brent
Brother's Keeper
1998
as Porter Waide
Hope and Gloria
1995
as Danny Saterfield
Frankenstein: The College Years
1991
as Mark Chrisman
Herman's Head
1991
as Herman Brooks
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991
as Jason Williamson / Prince William
Fright Night Part 2
1988
as Charley Brewster
Smooth Talk
1985
as Jeff
Fright Night
1985
as Charley Brewster
Screams of a Winter Night
1979
as The Kid - Service Station Attendant