William Ragsdale

Actor Jan 19 (age 65) El Dorado, Arkansas, USA 1979–2026 (47 year career)

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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, t…

Known For

Film

Fright Night

Charley Brewster

Film

Renfield

Older Priest

Film

Alex Strangelove

Ron Truelove

Film

Broken City

Mr. Davies

Film

Big Momma's House 2

Bob

Film

The Reaping

Sheriff Cade

Film

Fright Night Part 2

Charley Brewster

Film

What Just Happened

Agent #1

Filmography

Acting (65)

Movies (27)

The Barn Part III

2026 Upcoming

Apr 25

Re-Election

Renfield

as Older Priest

In Search of Darkness: Part III

as Self

Alex Strangelove

as Ron Truelove

A Very Merry Toy Store

2017

as Pete Griffin

6.3

You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

as Himself

Left Behind

as Chris Smith

Broken City

as Mr. Davies

Thunderstruck

as Joe Newall

What Just Happened

as Agent #1

Living Proof

as Andy Marks

The Reaping

as Sheriff Cade

LA Blues

as Paul

Big Momma's House 2

2006

as Bob

5.8

Road House 2: Last Call

as Sands Cooper

For One Night

as Earl Randall

Romy and Michele: In the Beginning

2005

as Kevin

5.2

The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel

2004

as B. B. Boudreaux

3.8

Just a Little Harmless Sex

1999

as Brent

5.2

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins

1995

as Todd Farrit

4.9

Mannequin Two: On the Move

1991

as Jason Williamson / Prince William

5.8

Frankenstein: The College Years

as Mark Chrisman

Fright Night Part 2

as Charley Brewster

Fright Night

as Charley Brewster

Smooth Talk

as Jeff

Screams of a Winter Night

1979

as The Kid - Service Station Attendant

4.6

Television (38)

WeCrashed

2022

as Chris

7.3

The Equalizer

2021

as Kent, Comic Book Store Owner

NOS4A2

as Auctioneer

The Good Fight

as Rodney Pebbler

Search Party

as Chuck

BrainDead

as Hank

Blindspot

as Russell Franklin

Younger

as Jeffrey Jacobs

black-ish

as Dr. Chubb

Madam Secretary

as Peter Gunderson

The Blacklist

as Carl Conway

Elementary

as Patrick Moore

Perception

as Dr. Julian Corvis

Touch

as Travis Cooper

Justified

as Gary Hawkins

Shake It Up

as Announcer

White Collar

as Jack Conroy

The Mentalist

as Murphy Traver

Medium

The War at Home

as Doctor

The Bad Girl's Guide

Desperate Housewives

as Scott McKinney

Entourage

as Frank Giovanello

NCIS

as Brett Creevy

Miss Match

as Russell Dixon

CSI: Miami

as Kenneth McGuire

Without a Trace

as Robert Newton

Still Standing

as Dan Goldman

Less than Perfect

as Mitch Calgrove

Crossing Jordan

as Bob

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Dr. Bill Ryan

7.6

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

as Dr. Anthony Parker

Grosse Pointe

as Rob Fields

Judging Amy

as Charles Duff

Brother's Keeper

as Porter Waide

Hope and Gloria

as Danny Saterfield

Ellen

as Dan

Herman's Head

as Herman Brooks