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William Ragsdale

William Ragsdale

Highest Rated: 83% Fright Night (1985)

Lowest Rated: 8% The Reaping (2007)

Birthday: Jan 19, 1961

Birthplace: El Dorado, Arkansas, USA

This stage-trained young leading man of middle-budget genre films and TV sitcoms hails from El Dorado, Arkansas. William Ragsdale has been quite convincing as a nice small town boy fitfully adjusting to the complexities of big city life in Fox's cultish sitcom, "Herman's Head" (1991-94) and as the overprotective widower raising his young son who also takes in his disreputable football star sibling in ABC's family comedy "Brother's Keeper" (1998-99). The wholesome and boyishly handsome young actor had a solid New York theater background before turning to film and TV. Ragsdale appeared on stage in the leading role of Eugene in the Broadway production of Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues" and continued the same role in the conclusion of Simon's autobiographical trilogy, "Broadway Bound," leading the show's national touring company.

Highest rated movies

83% Fright Night 81% Alex Strangelove
36% Fright Night Part 2
35% The Last Time
27% Thunderstruck
20% Just a Little Harmless Sex
13% Mannequin: On the Move
8% The Reaping

Photos

FRIGHT NIGHT, William Ragsdale, 1985, (c)Columbia Pictures Blindspot, Ukweli Roach (L), William Ragsdale (R), 'Swift Hardhearted Stone', Season 1, Ep. #20, 05/02/2016, ©KSITE Mistresses, Yunjin Kim (L), William Ragsdale (R), 'Boundaries', Season 2, Ep. #2, 06/09/2014, ©ABC Mistresses, William Ragsdale, 'Boundaries', Season 2, Ep. #2, 06/09/2014, ©ABC FRIGHT NIGHT, William Ragsdale (second from left), Chris Sarandon (r.), 1985, (c)Columbia Pictures FRIGHT NIGHT, Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, 1985, (c)Columbia Pictures Criminal Minds, Thomas Gibson (L), William Ragsdale (R), 09/22/2005, ©CBS Mistresses, William Ragsdale, 'Boundaries', Season 2, Ep. #2, 06/09/2014, ©ABC FRIGHT NIGHT, William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, 1985 Criminal Minds, William Ragsdale, 09/22/2005, ©CBS Criminal Minds, William Ragsdale, 09/22/2005, ©CBS
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
81% 69% Alex Strangelove Ron Truelove (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Very Merry Toy Store Pete Griffin (Character) - 2017
27% 70% Thunderstruck Joe Newall (Character) - 2012
8% 49% The Reaping Sheriff Cade (Character) $25.1M 2007
No Score Yet 73% L.A. Blues Unknown (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 64% For One Night Earl Randall (Character) - 2006
35% 39% The Last Time Rogers (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Madam's Family: The Truth About Canal Street Brothel B. B. Boudreaux (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 37% Romy and Michele: In the Beginning Kevin (Character) - 2004
20% 57% Just a Little Harmless Sex Brent (Character) $87.8K 1999
No Score Yet 39% National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins Todd Farrit (Character) - 1995
13% 40% Mannequin: On the Move Jason Williamson/Prince William (Character) $3.2M 1991
No Score Yet 64% Frankenstein: The College Years Mark Chrisman (Character) - 1991
36% 43% Fright Night Part 2 Charley Brewster (Character) $2.4M 1988
83% 76% Fright Night Charley Brewster (Character) - 1985

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 80% Blue Bloods Dean Stafford (Guest Star) 2020 2022
91% 79% The Blacklist Carl Conway (Guest Star) 2021
97% 78% Younger Jeffrey (Guest Star) 2019
54% 59% Instinct Lockhart (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet 79% Madam Secretary Peter Gunderson (Guest Star) 2018
96% 74% Search Party Chuck (Character) 2016-2017
95% 89% Elementary Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
65% 91% BrainDead Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet 83% Criminal Minds Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet 62% Mistresses Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
78% 60% Drop Dead Diva Alan Peterson (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 83% NCIS Brett Creevy (Guest Star) 2013
68% 66% Touch Travis Cooper (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 61% Shake It Up! Announcer (Guest Star) 2012
97% 94% Justified Unknown (Guest Star) 2010-2012
No Score Yet 81% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 65% CSI: Miami Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 89% The Mentalist Murphy Traver (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 95% Cold Case Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 71% Without a Trace Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
65% 82% Entourage Frank Giovanello (Guest Star) 2007
72% 88% Desperate Housewives Scott McKinney (Guest Star) 2007
24% 83% The War at Home Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Still Standing Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bad Girl's Guide Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Less Than Perfect Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
92% 91% Curb Your Enthusiasm Dr. Anthony Parker (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Judging Amy Unknown (Guest Star) 2000-2003
47% No Score Yet Grosse Pointe Rob Fields (Character) 2000-2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Brother's Keeper Unknown (Character) 1998-1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ellen Unknown (Guest Star) 1994-1995 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hope & Gloria Unknown (Guest Star) 1996