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 Bastiaan 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

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. 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) - *''

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'' 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) *'' De zeemeerman'' (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 *'' All Stars'' (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 *''

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'' TV series - Johan Laurens (Afl., ''Boete'', 2002) *'' Russen'' TV series - Harm Vuijk (Afl., ''Satan huilt'', 2002) *''

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'' (2002) - Jan Lampe, vader Sproet *'' Boy meets Girl Stories'' #18 Het Hart (Serie filmgedichten, 2003) *''

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'' (Televisiefilm, 2003) - Stijn *'' Pietje Bell 2: De Jacht op de Tsarenkroon'' (2003) - Jan Lampe *'' De Kroon'' (Mini-serie, 2004) - Prins Willem-Alexander *'' Karin'' (Korte film, 2004) - Berend *''

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'' 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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ragas, Roef Dutch male film actors Dutch male television actors 1965 births 2007 deaths People from Harderwijk University of Amsterdam alumni