| William Ragsdale | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 19, 1961 El Dorado, Arkansas |
| Occupation | Actor |
Robert William Ragsdale (born January 19, 1961) is an American actor.
Ragsdale was born in El Dorado, Arkansas. He attended Hendrix College, where he appeared in plays with Sling Blade actress and fellow Arkansan Natalie Canerday.
He gained attention as the young hero of Fright Night and Fright Night II, a series of classic vampire films co-starring Roddy McDowall. He also performed in theatre productions of Neil Simon plays Biloxi Blues[1] and Brighton Beach Memoirs.
Ragsdale has had a sporadic career on prime-time television. He starred for three years in the Fox Network sitcom Herman's Head. He had a brief recurring role in Judging Amy as the obnoxious son of Richard Crenna's character. He played a TV producer on Grosse Pointe, which lasted one season. He was cast in the pilot for Charmed, but turned down the series to star in the short-lived sitcom Brother's Keeper. He appeared on Ellen as a boyfriend of the character Ellen Morgan (Ellen DeGeneres), before Morgan (and DeGeneres herself) came out of "the closet" as a lesbian. He played bit roles in numerous movies and television series, including a four-episode stint on Less Than Perfect.
In 1991, William also starred in the sequel to the movie Mannequin, Mannequin Two: On the Move. He portrayed Jason Williamson/Prince William, opposite Kristy Swanson.
He plays Gary in the television series Justified.