Rudolphus Henricus Cornelis "Roef" Ragas (25 May 1965 – 30 August 2007) was a Dutch actor from

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. He was the older brother of

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and Jeroen Ragas. From 1984 to 1990 Ragas studied Dutch at the

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. He graduated on the phenomenon of "time" in "De zondvloed" by

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. Then he went to the Amsterdam Theatre School, where he graduated in 1994. He was a founding member of the Association of New Film and Television Makers, NFTVM, and sat on the board of the Dutch Association of Film and Television Makers, NBF, and the Dutch Film Festival. Ragas had a relationship since 1990 and was married to actress

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. Together they had two children. On 30 August 2007 Ragas died of sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 42, during a visit to ''Harkema'' restaurant. On Thursday 6 September 2007 he was buried in Zorgvlied Cemetery.

Filmography

*'' Een Turk uit Italië'' (1992) - Paul *'' Richting Engeland'' (1993) - *'' Bureau Kruislaan'' TV series - Eddie Nagel (Afl., ''De harmonie van het toeval'', 1993) *'' Hartverscheurend'' (1993) - Maarten *'' Toen Kooymans met vakantie was'' (Televisiefilm, 1994) - Frank *'' Pleidooi'' TV series- Te Riele, crimineel (Afl., ''Oslo'', 1994) *''

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'' TV series- Politieagent Jan (Afl., ''Kees verliefd'', 1994) *'' Tralievader'' (Televisiefilm, 1995) - TV-monteur *'' De buurtsuper'' TV series - Don (Afl. alle, vast karakter, 1995) *'' Coverstory'' TV series - Michel (Episode 2.7, 1995) *'' Voor hete vuren'' TV series - Rol onbekend (Afl., ''Bakboordbrand'', 1995) *'' De schaduwlopers'' (1995) - Jaloerse man *'' Mykosh'' (1995) - Pieter van de Berg *'' JuJu'' (1996) - Alex *'' Red Rain'' (1996) - Tony *'' Westzijde Posse'' TV series - Esteban (Afl. onbekend, 1996) *'' Goede daden bij daglicht: Site by Site'' (Televisiefilm, 1996) - Zwitser *'' Mijn moeder heeft ook een pistool'' (1996) - Kaj *''

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'' (1996) - Pim *'' De Nieuwe Moeder'' (1996) - Vrachtwagenchauffeur *''

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'' TV series - Badjar (Afl., ''De Cock en de moord op de vader'', 1996) *''

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'' (1996) - Uitsmijter *''

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'' (1997) - Jean *'' Windkracht 10'' TV series- Harry (Afl., ''Vriend in nood'', 1997) *'' Rondootje'' (1997) - Ricardo *'' 12 steden, 13 ongelukken'' TV series- Rocky (Afl., ''Poldergeest (Westerwolde)'', 1997) *'' De fiets'' (1997) - Fietsenmaker *''

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'' (TV movie, 1997) - Hans, collega *''

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'' (1997) - Vriend Sas *'' De verstekeling'' (1997) - Collega zeeman *'' I See You'' (1998) - Denis *'' Celluloid blues'' (1998) - John *'' Unit 13'' TV series- Bram Teeuwen (Afl., ''Afscheid'', 1998) *'' Ivoren wachters'' (1998) - Frits Schotel de Bie *'' Blindganger'' (1998), TV movie - Cafébezoeker *'' De Poolse bruid'' (1998) - Zoon *''Combat'' TV series- Van den Bergh (Afl., ''Verdacht'', 1998) *''

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'' (Televisiefilm, 1999) - Krol *'' in de clinch'' (TV series, 1998) *'' Missink Link'' (1999) - Adam *'' Maten'' (Televisiefilm, 1999) - Rob *''

'' TV series - Albert Kruik (Afl., ''De Cock en de moord met illusie'', 1999) *''

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'' (2000) - Duco van Poelgeest *'' Russen'' TV series - Frits (Afl., ''Carte Blanche'', 2000) *'' Wildschut & De Vries'' TV series - Wennekers (2000) *'' Hundred Percent'' (2000) - Rol onbekend *'' De belager'' (Televisiefilm, 2000) - Advocaat *'' De zwarte meteoor'' (2000) - Jaap Stegehuis *'' Necrocam'' (2001) - Sander *'' Trauma 24/7'' TV series- Robert van de Wetering (2002) *'' De Enclave'' (Televisiefilm, 2002) - Lex *'' Spangen'' TV series - Johan Laurens (Afl., ''Boete'', 2002) *'' Russen'' TV series - Harm Vuijk (Afl., ''Satan huilt'', 2002) *'' Pietje Bell'' (2002) - Jan Lampe, vader Sproet *'' Boy meets Girl Stories'' #18 Het Hart (Serie filmgedichten, 2003) *'' Brush with Fate'' (Televisiefilm, 2003) - Stijn *'' Pietje Bell 2: De Jacht op de Tsarenkroon'' (2003) - Jan Lampe *'' De Kroon'' (Mini-serie, 2004) - Prins Willem-Alexander *''

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'' (Korte film, 2004) - Berend *'' Grijpstra & De Gier'' TV series - Det. Rinus de Gier (36 afl., 2004-2006) *'' Doornroosje'' (Korte film, 2005) - Vader *'' Gloed'' (Korte film, 2006) - Jager *'' Schimmen'' (Pilot TV series, 2006) *'' Highland Gardens'' (Televisiefilm, 2007) - Frank

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ragas, Roef Dutch male film actors Dutch male television actors 1965 births 2007 deaths People from Harderwijk University of Amsterdam alumni Male actors from Gelderland Burials at Zorgvlied Cemetery