Born
19 January 1961 (65)
Place of Birth
El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
Also known as
Bill Ragsdale, Robert 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, t...
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.
The Barn Part III
2026
Re-Election
2025
Renfield
2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
Alex Strangelove
2018
A Very Merry Toy Store
2017
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016
Left Behind
2014
Broken City
2013
Thunderstruck
2012
Living Proof
2008
What Just Happened
2008
The Reaping
2007
LA Blues
2007
Road House 2: Last Call
2006
For One Night
2006
Big Momma's House 2
2006
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
2005
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
2004
Just a Little Harmless Sex
1999
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995
Frankenstein: The College Years
1991
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991
Fright Night Part 2
1988
Smooth Talk
1985
Fright Night
1985
Screams of a Winter Night
1979