William Ragsdale

William Ragsdale

出生 : 1961-01-19, El Dorado, Arkansas, USA

略歴

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.

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William Ragsdale
William Ragsdale
William Ragsdale
William Ragsdale

参加作品

レンフィールド
Older Priest
ドラキュラの部下としてこき使われているレンフィールド。自分に自信が持てず上司には辞めたいと言い出せない...かと言って、言ったとしても辞めさせてくれない上司。そんな彼が、普通の人間としての生活を取り戻すためにドラキュラに反旗を翻す。「ボスにここまで言われる筋合いはない! もっと幸せになる権利があるんだ!」
Alex Strangelove
Ron Truelove
Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gregarious dude, is oddly unmotivated. A magical house party throws Alex into the presence of Elliot, a hunky college guy, who pegs Alex as gay and flirts hard. Alex is taken aback but after a series of setbacks on the girlfriend front he takes the plunge and learns some interesting new facts about himself.
A Very Merry Toy Store
Pete Griffin
Two rival toy shop owners reluctantly join forces when an unscrupulous toy magnate opens a box store in their town.
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
Himself
An extensive look at the making of Fright Night (1985) and Fright Night Part 2 (1988) featuring exclusive interviews with cast and crew members, rare photographs, behind-the-scenes footage and more.
レフト・ビハインド
Chris Smith
その日突然、数百万を超す人間が姿を消した。世界中でライフラインが機能を停止、地上は未曾有の混乱状態に陥り暴動が勃発する。 一方、高度30,000フィートの上空でも同様に、ジャンボジェットの機内から大量の乗客が、着ていた衣服と荷物を残して忽然と姿を消してしまう。 管制塔との連絡は途絶え、乗客たちがパニックを起こす中、彼らの命を預かるパイロットのレイは、 地上で危機的状況に残された愛娘の身を案じつつ、自らも命を懸けた決断を迫られる!
ブロークンシティ
Mr. Davies
8日後に市長選を控えたニューヨーク。7年前に警察官を辞め、私立探偵として生計を立てるビリーは、警官辞職の原因となった殺人事件に関する秘密を互いに知る現市長ホステラーから妻の浮気を調べるように依頼される。調べを進めるうちに、浮気相手が市長再選を狙うホステラーの対立候補の右腕であるアンドリュースだったことが判明。やがて、アンドリュースが誰かに殺害される。
Thunderstruck
Joe Newall
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
LA Blues
Paul Cooper
Opening in a Hollywood parking lot on New Years Eve as a crowd gathers around an ambulance as a guy is being loaded in on a gurney, the story is told in flashback by one of the characters to a female detective who comes on the scene of what may have been an attempted suicide and he unravels the story of a year in the lives of 6 guys who hang out in a blues bar in Hollywood, watch sports, trash talk, and bitch about their lives, as they go through problems ranging from construction nightmares to divorce, gambling addiction, alcoholism, child custody fights, and all the headaches and heartaches men go through in the course of their lives. As the story unfolds, the audience is left wondering which one of these guys ended up in the ambulance, and why. The blues soundtrack is true to the nature of the music itself, and to the movie, as it's about heartache and longing, loving and losing, striving and failing.
リーピング
Sheriff Cade
Katherine Morrissey, a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her expertise to debunking religious phenomena. When a series of biblical plagues overrun a small town, Katherine arrives to prove that a supernatural force is not behind the occurrences, but soon finds that science cannot explain what is happening. Instead, she must regain her faith to combat the evil that waits in a Louisiana swamp.
For One Night
Earl Randall
Their town always had two proms, one for the whites and one for the blacks. When both proms wanted the same DJ, Brianna McCallister suggested combining the proms, which would also mean more money for decorations. However, her idea shook the town up, especially after a white student was let off for the same offense that a black student was suspended for. Can the town overcome racial tensions and finally combine the two proms?
ビッグママ・ハウス2
Bob
FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes back undercover as Big Momma, a slick-talking, slam-dunking Southern granny with attitude to spare! Now this granny must play nanny to three dysfunctional upper class kids in order to spy on their computer hacked dad.
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
Kevin
This time around it's 1987, and new high school graduates Romy and Michele are desperate to get away from their hometown of Tucson. Their goal is to leave their square town behind and be amongst the beautiful, hip people of Hollywood.
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
B. B. Boudreaux
Three generations of New Orleans prostitute fight the FBI and each other. Based on a true story.
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Brent
A young married couple faces a serious break-up when the husband is caught committing adultery with a prostitute.
Frankenstein: The College Years
Mark Chrisman
When professor Lippzigger dies, his favorite student Mark inherits the key to his secret laboratory. There he and his friend Jay find the hundreds of years old body of Frankenstein - and revive it. But where to go with him? They take him with them to their dorms. He's dumb as a brick, but makes it into their football team and becomes popular. If there only wasn't Prof. Loman, who wants to become famous with Lipp's inventions...
Mannequin Two: On the Move
Jason Williamson / Prince William
Although Jason works as a department store clerk, he is also a reincarnated prince. Long ago, his beloved Jessie was snatched away from him by an evil wizard who used his powers to transform her into wooden statue. Now Jessie is in Jason's department store as a mannequin. When he encounters her, she awakens from her thousand-year sleep. They quickly revive their romance, but the evil wizard has been reincarnated as well, and he's up to no good.
Fright Night Part 2
Charley Brewster
After three years of therapy Charley Brewster, now a college student, is convinced that Jerry Dandridge was a serial killer posing as a vampire. But when Regine, a mysterious actress and her entourage move into Peter Vincent's apartment block, the nightmare starts again - and this time it's personal!
Smooth Talk
Jeff
Based on the short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been", by Joyce Carol Oates, this film chronicles 15-year-old Connie's sexual awakening in the Northern California suburbs. Her experimentation gets out of hand when the mysterious Arnold Friend takes an interest in her.
フライトナイト
Charley Brewster
TVのホラー番組“フライトナイト”に目がない高校生チャーリーは、ある日、隣家に住む男たちの不審な行動を目撃する。なんと、男たちは美女の生血を吸い尽くすヴァンパイアだったのだ。誰からも本気にされず狼狽するチャーリーに、正体を知られた男たちの魔の手が迫る! 恋人エイミー、親友エドに助けを求めたチャーリーは、なぜか“フライトナイト”の役者=ヴァンパイア・キラーのピーターを引き連れ、壮絶な闘いに挑む!
Screams of a Winter Night
The Kid - Service Station Attendant
Ten college friends take a winter weekend camping trip to Lake Durand. The group holes up in an old cabin where the original owners were once found dead, with local Native Americans suspecting they were the victims of a spirit called Shataba. As the group nestles in for the night, they start telling each other scary stories.