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William Ragsdale
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Lost out to
Matthew Broderick
in lead film roles of
Biloxi Blues (1988)
and
Project X (1987)
.
Distantly related to writer
William Faulkner
. Faulkner was his grandmother's cousin.
Came close to landing a number of definitive roles that eventually went to other actors:
Christian Slater
(
The Name of the Rose (1986)
),
Jonathan Silverman
(
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
),
Patrick Dempsey
(
In the Mood (1987)
),
Frank Whaley
(
Field of Dreams (1989)
),
River Phoenix
(
Sneakers (1992)
),
Eric Stoltz
(
Mask (1985)
).
He and his wife have three sons together.
His two sisters, Gail and Elizabeth, live in Arkansas.
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