William Ragsdale
Known for
Acting
Born
January 19, 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
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.
He starred in the romance comedy movie Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991). He featured for three years as Herman Brooks in the...
Best known work
The Mentalist
2008
The Blacklist
2013
Blindspot
2015
NCIS
2003
Renfield
2023
Desperate Housewives
2004
Elementary
2012
CSI: Miami
2002
Big Momma's House 2
2006
Broken City
2013Filmography
TBA
2026
2026
Love in Storytownas Mayor Jeff
2025
2023
Renfieldas Older Priest
2022
2022
2021
2019
2018
Alex Strangeloveas Ron Truelove
2017
A Very Merry Toy Storeas Pete Griffin
2017
2016
2016
2016
2015
2015
2014
Left Behindas Chris Smith
2014
2014
2013
2013
Broken Cityas Mr. Davies
2012
2012
Thunderstruckas Joe Newall
2012