Roef Ragas

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 "" by Jeroen Brouwers. Then he went to the , 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 August 30, 2007, Ragas, died at the age of 42 during a visit to Harkema restaurant due to sudden cardiac arrest. On Thursday, September 6, 2007 he was buried in Zorgvlied Cemetery.