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