Roef Ragas

Dutch actor (1965–2007)

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Rudolphus Henricus Cornelis "Roef" Ragas (25 May 1965 – 30 August 2007) was a Dutch actor from Harderwijk.
From 1984 to 1990 Ragas studied Dutch at the University of Amsterdam.
Then he went to the Amsterdam Theatre School, where he graduated in 1994.
Ragas had a relationship since 1990 and was married to actress Susan Visser.
On 30 August 2007 Ragas died of sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 42, during a visit to Harkema restaurant.

Rudolphus Henricus Cornelis "Roef" Ragas (25 May 1965 – 30 August 2007) was a Dutch actor from Harderwijk. He was the older brother of Bastiaan and Jeroen Ragas.

From 1984 to 1990 Ragas studied Dutch at the University of Amsterdam. He graduated on the phenomenon of "time" in "De zondvloed" by Jeroen Brouwers. 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 Susan Visser. 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.