William Ragsdale

Infobox actor


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birthdate = Birth date and age|1961|1|19|mf=y
birthplace = El Dorado, Arkansas

William Ragsdale (born January 19, 1961, in El Dorado, Arkansas), also known as Bill Ragsdale [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079869/ Screams of a Winter Night] ] or Will Ragsdale [ [http://www.angelfire.com/ca/wragsdale/ The William Ragsdale Homepage] ] , is an American actor.

After attending 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 humorous vampire films co-starring Roddy McDowall. He also performed in theatre productions of Neil Simon plays "Biloxi Blues" [ [http://www.nationaltheatre.org/mainstage/mainstagepast1950-1999.htm Past Shows on the Mainstage of the National Theatre - 1950-1999 ] ] and "Brighton Beach Memoirs". Ragsdale starred for three years in the Fox Network sitcom "Herman's Head". He also had a brief recurring role in Judging Amy as the obnoxious son of Richard Crenna's character. 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.

Despite losing roles in both "Glory" and the film version of "Biloxi Blues" to Matthew Broderick, he works with Broderick in the 2008 film "Wonderful World".

Personal life

In 1999, he married actress Andrea Ragsdale. [ [http://www.weblo.com/celebrity/available/Andrea_Ragsdale/404275/ Andrea Ragsdale at Weblo Celebrities] ] They have one son.

References

External links

*imdb name | id=0706619| name=William Ragsdale
* [http://www.angelfire.com/ca/wragsdale/ William Ragsdale fansite] en