Rags Ragland
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
23 Aug 1905
Age
121 Years
Born In
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Total Projects
20
Years Active
8 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.1 ★
Overview
Rags Ragland was a boxer, then a burlesque comedian and then a Broadway performer before ending up in Hollywood to repeat his stage role as the boisterous sailor in Panama Hattie (1942), in which Ann Sothern played on film the part that had been played on Broadway by Ethel Merman. Ragland, typecast as a good-natured oaf with a knack for...
Known For
Filmography
movie
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
as Fishface
movie
Her Highness and the Bellboy
Her Highness and the Bellboy
as Albert Weever
movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Self
movie
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
as Police Sergeant
movie
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
as Big Harry Waters
movie
Meet the People
Meet the People
as Mr. Smith
movie
3 Men in White
3 Men in White
as Hobart Genet
movie
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Chester Conway
movie
Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy
as 'Rags'
movie
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Charlie / Dauphin
movie
Whistling in Dixie
Whistling in Dixie
as Chester Conway / Sylvester 'Lester' Conway
movie
Panama Hattie
Panama Hattie
as Rags (as 'Rags' Ragland)
movie
Somewhere I'll Find You
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Charlie
movie
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Louie
movie
Maisie Gets Her Man
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Ears Cofflin
movie
Sunday Punch
Sunday Punch
as 'Killer' Connolly
movie
Born to Sing
Born to Sing
as 'Grunt'
movie
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark
as Sylvester
movie
Ringside Maisie
Ringside Maisie
as Vic
movie
Hats and Dogs