William Ragsdale
Biography: 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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 19, 1961
Deathday: N/A
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The Reaping
2007-04-05
The Reaping
Overview: 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.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-05
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Frankenstein: The College Years
1991-10-28
Frankenstein: The College Years
Overview: 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...
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-28
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Fright Night
1985-08-02
Fright Night
Overview: Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-02
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Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991-05-17
Mannequin Two: On the Move
Overview: 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.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-17
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In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022-11-25
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Overview: The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ '80s trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror classics that populated the bottom shelves at the video rental store. Imaginative, gory, experimental—but always entertaining—these hidden gems are ripe for rediscovery.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-25
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Renfield
2023-04-07
Renfield
Overview: Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-04-07
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Fright Night Part 2
1988-04-07
Fright Night Part 2
Overview: 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!
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-07
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What Just Happened
2008-10-17
What Just Happened
Overview: During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-17
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Big Momma's House 2
2006-01-26
Big Momma's House 2
Overview: 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 hacker father.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-26
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Broken City
2013-01-18
Broken City
Overview: In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor. Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise toughness, makes him an unstoppable force - and the mayor's worst nightmare.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-18
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Just a Little Harmless Sex
1999-06-11
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Overview: A young married couple faces a serious break-up when the husband is caught committing adultery with a prostitute.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-11
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Thunderstruck
2012-08-24
Thunderstruck
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-24
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For One Night
2006-02-05
For One Night
Overview: 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?
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-05
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Left Behind
2014-10-03
Left Behind
Overview: A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish during the rapture and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction.
Genres: Thriller Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-03
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Screams of a Winter Night
1979-01-26
Screams of a Winter Night
Overview: 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.
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-26
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Smooth Talk
1985-09-21
Smooth Talk
Overview: Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family, finds her summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations shattered by an encounter with a mysterious stranger.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-21
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Road House 2: Last Call
2006-07-18
Road House 2: Last Call
Overview: Shane Tanner, the son of a legendary cooler named Dalton, learns that his uncle Nate got beat up by a group of men because he doesn't want to sell his bar, The Black Pelican, to a bunch of drug dealers. To help out his uncle, Shane teams up with local school teacher Beau Hampton, who is a regular at the Black Pelican, and takes down the baddies.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-18
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LA Blues
2007-04-04
LA Blues
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-04
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You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016-12-02
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-02
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A Very Merry Toy Store
2017-11-26
A Very Merry Toy Store
Overview: Two rival toy shop owners reluctantly join forces when an unscrupulous toy magnate opens a box store in their town.
Genres: Family Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-26
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Alex Strangelove
2018-04-16
Alex Strangelove
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-16
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Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
2005-05-30
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
Overview: It's 1987, and best friends Romy and Michele, fresh out of high school, are desperate to get away from their square hometown of Tucson and take their rightful place amongst the beautiful, hip people of Hollywood.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-30
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The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
2004-10-31
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
Overview: Three generations of New Orleans prostitute fight the FBI and each other. Based on a true story.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-31
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National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995-11-12
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
Overview: America's three top leisure-time activities come roaring to life in National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins. This film consists of three short stories: Greed (Joe Mantegna), Anger (Andrew Clay) and Lust (Denis Leary).
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-12
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