William Ragsdale (born
January 19,
1961, in
El Dorado, Arkansas), also known as
Bill Ragsdale[Screams of a Winter Night] or
Will Ragsdale[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[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 the TV series
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.
