Robert William Ragsdale (born January 19, 1961) is an
American actor.
Life and career
Ragsdale was born in
El Dorado, Arkansas. 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 classic
vampire films co-starring
Roddy McDowall. He also performed in theatre productions of
Neil Simon plays
Biloxi Blues 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,
On the Move. He portrayed Jason Williamson/Prince William, opposite to
Kristy Swanson.
He plays Gary in the television series
Justified.
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