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William Ragsdale

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William Ragsdale
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A native of south Arkansas, William began acting in community theater at age eleven. He was honored by the International Thespian Society during his high school years and, in his senior year, won National Society of Arts and Letters Drama competition at the state level, becoming the youngest participant ever to compete at the National Competition. After graduating from Hendrix College in Arkansas, he attended the Drama Studio London's American school in Berkeley, CA. While still in school he was asked by prominent casting director Jackie Burch to audition for the role of Rocky in the feature film Mask, directed by Peter Bogdanovich. He didn't get the role, but shortly thereafter was cast as Laura Dern's love interest in her very first film, Smooth Talk. Meanwhile, Burch remembered him for her next project, the Columbia Pictures horror classic Fright Night. Shortly after its premiere, he made his Broadway debut in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, replacing Matthew Broderick in the lead role of Eugene Jerome. He subsequently reprised his roles as Charlie Brewster in the sequel to Fright Night and Eugene for the national tour of Simon's Broadway Bound, with Nathan Lane. He began starring in television projects also around this time. After a few non-picked up pilots, he landed the role of Herman Brooks on the Fox Network's Herman's Head, which ran for three years, anchoring the networks Sunday night line up with The Simpsons, In Living Color, and Married With Children. His subsequent television credits, both as a series regular and guest work, are extensive.
BornJanuary 19
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Will Estes and William Ragsdale in Vested Interests (2020)
Sean O'Bryan and William Ragsdale in Brother's Keeper (1998)
Sean O'Bryan and William Ragsdale in Brother's Keeper (1998)
William Ragsdale in Brother's Keeper (1998)
Justin Cooper, Bess Meyer, Sean O'Bryan, and William Ragsdale in Brother's Keeper (1998)
Justin Cooper, Sean O'Bryan, and William Ragsdale in Brother's Keeper (1998)
Illeana Douglas, Sean O'Bryan, and William Ragsdale in Brother's Keeper (1998)
Elizabeth Berkley and William Ragsdale in Brother's Keeper (1998)
Pat Finn and William Ragsdale in Brother's Keeper (1998)
Sean O'Bryan and William Ragsdale in Brother's Keeper (1998)
William Ragsdale in Brother's Keeper (1998)
John Michael Higgins and William Ragsdale in Brother's Keeper (1998)

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Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall, Chris Sarandon, Stephen Geoffreys, William Ragsdale, and Jonathan Stark in Fright Night (1985)
Fright Night
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  • Charley Brewster
  • 1985
Herman's Head (1991)
Herman's Head
7.2
TV Series
  • Herman Brooks
Timothy Olyphant in Justified (2010)
Justified
8.6
TV Series
  • Gary Hawkins
Search Party (2016)
Search Party
7.6
TV Series
  • Chuck

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  • Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult in Renfield (2023)
    Renfield
    • Older Priest
    • 2023
  • Queen Latifah in The Equalizer (2021)
    The Equalizer
    • Kent
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint, Dave Bautista, and Abby Quinn in Knock at the Cabin (2023)
    Knock at the Cabin
    • Eric's Father (uncredited)
    • 2023
  • Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway in WeCrashed (2022)
    WeCrashed
    • Chris
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Younger (2015)
    Younger
    • Jeffrey
    • Jeffrey Jacobs
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
    • Carl Conway
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    Black-ish
    • Dr. Chubb
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
    Blue Bloods
    • Lt. Dean Stafford
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Eric Roberts, William Ragsdale, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Theresa Moriarty in The Elevator Game (2019)
    The Elevator Game
    • Tom Walton
    • 2019
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce (2017)
    The Deuce
    • Hoffman
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Alan Cumming and Bojana Novakovic in Instinct (2018)
    Instinct
    • Lockhart
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • NOS4A2 (2019)
    NOS4A2
    • Auctioneer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald in The Good Fight (2017)
    The Good Fight
    • Rodney Pebbler
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Daniel Doheny, Antonio Marziale, and Madeline Weinstein in Alex Strangelove (2018)
    Alex Strangelove
    • Ron Truelove
    • 2018
  • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
    Madam Secretary
    • Peter Gunderson
    • TV Series
    • 2018
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  • Alternative name
    • Bill Ragsdale
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • January 19
    • El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
  • Spouse
    • Andrea RagsdaleAugust 25, 1999 - present (3 children)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    Lost out to Matthew Broderick in lead film roles of Biloxi Blues (1988) and Project X (1987).

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