Steve Railsback (born November 16, 1945, in Dallas, Texas) is an American theatre, film, and television actor. He is best known for his performances in the films The Stunt Man and Lifeforce, and his portrayal of Charles Manson in the 1976 television mini-series Helter Skelter.
Steve Railsback (born November 16, 1945, in Dallas, Texas) is an American theatre, film, and television actor. He is best known for his performances in the films The Stunt Man and Lifeforce, and his portrayal of Charles Manson in the 1976 television mini-series Helter Skelter.
Railsback was a student of Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio and in the late 1960s and early 1970s spent 10 years working in theatre in New York City. He once said that he found Strasberg extremely difficult to work with.
He made his film debut in The Visitors, directed by Elia Kazan. He portrayed two notorious murderers, appearing as Charles Manson in the 1976 television miniseries Helter Skelter and as Ed Gein in the 2000 film In the Light of the Moon. He also served as executive producer of the latter film.
Other notable roles include the part of Cameron in The Stunt Man with Peter O'Toole, the astronaut Tom Carlsen in Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce, Duane Barry in two episodes of The X-Files, and Joseph Welch in the pilot episode of Supernatural.
In 2008, he appeared in the science fiction/horror movie film Plaguers.
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Filmography (Movies)
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
Character:
Release Date:24/05/2024
Night Caller
Character:Andrew Lubitz
Release Date:13/05/2022
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:22/04/2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:08/04/2020
Gone Are the Days
Character:Jaden
Release Date:16/03/2018
Infiltrators
Character:Sebastian Koenig
Release Date:19/08/2014
Wild in Blue
Character:Charlie's Father
Release Date:05/05/2014
Once Fallen
Character:Aryan Boss
Release Date:02/11/2010
Plaguers
Character:Tarver
Release Date:15/01/2010
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Character:Alumnus Guy #5
Release Date:02/12/2009
Follow the Prophet
Character:Senator Stanton
Release Date:23/01/2009
Ready or Not
Character:Pilot
Release Date:01/01/2009
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
Character:The Owner
Release Date:30/09/2008
Not Quite Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:28/08/2008
King of the Lost World
Character:Larry
Release Date:13/12/2005
The Devil's Rejects
Character:Sheriff Ken Dwyer
Release Date:22/07/2005
Neo Ned
Character:Mr. Day
Release Date:22/04/2005
Intermedio
Character:Old Man
Release Date:29/03/2005
UnConventional
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2004
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Character:Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
Release Date:15/07/2003
The Box
Character:Jake Ragna
Release Date:15/05/2003
Slash
Character:Jeremiah
Release Date:13/09/2002
Storytelling
Character:Mr. Kirk
Release Date:08/11/2001
Zigs
Character:Charlie
Release Date:01/06/2001
Ed Gein
Character:Ed Gein
Release Date:17/11/2000
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
Character:
Release Date:21/02/2000
Me and Will
Character:Rob
Release Date:10/07/1999
Made Men
Character:Kyle
Release Date:11/06/1999
Disturbing Behavior
Character:Officer Cox
Release Date:24/07/1998
Termination Man
Character:Dylan Pope
Release Date:18/02/1998
Pressure Point
Character:Arno Taylor
Release Date:27/12/1997
Vanishing Point
Character:Sergeant Preston
Release Date:07/01/1997
Stranger in the House
Character:Jack Derby
Release Date:01/01/1997
Street Corner Justice
Character:Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
Release Date:27/09/1996
Barb Wire
Character:Colonel Pryzer
Release Date:02/05/1996
Final Mission
Character:Colonel Glen Anderson
Release Date:21/09/1994
Separated by Murder
Character:Jesse Dixon
Release Date:12/04/1994
Save Me
Character:Robbins
Release Date:23/03/1994
Private Wars
Character:Jack Manning
Release Date:13/10/1993
Calendar Girl
Character:Eddie Darpinian
Release Date:03/09/1993
In the Line of Fire
Character:CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
Release Date:08/07/1993
Bonds of Love
Character:Ken Smith
Release Date:24/01/1993
Sunstroke
Character:Biggs
Release Date:23/09/1992
Quake
Character:Kyle
Release Date:23/06/1992
Forever
Character:William Desmond Taylor
Release Date:01/01/1992
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Character:Vinnie Brown
Release Date:05/07/1991
Scissors
Character:Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
Release Date:22/03/1991
The Cops Are Robbers
Character:
Release Date:09/12/1990
The Assassin
Character:Hank Knight
Release Date:21/02/1990
The Cross of Iberia
Character:Novak
Release Date:01/01/1990
The Forgotten
Character:Lt. Jesse Brady
Release Date:26/04/1989
Deadly Intent
Character:Jeff Kirkwood
Release Date:12/05/1988
Blue Monkey
Character:Det. Jim Bishop
Release Date:25/09/1987
Scenes from the Goldmine
Character:Harry Spiros
Release Date:08/08/1987
Nukie
Character:Dr. Eric Harvey
Release Date:01/07/1987
Distortions
Character:Scott Marshall
Release Date:10/05/1987
The Survivalist
Character:Jack Tillman
Release Date:02/01/1987
The Wind
Character:Kesner
Release Date:17/11/1986
Armed and Dangerous
Character:The Cowboy
Release Date:15/08/1986
Spearfield's Daughter
Character:Tom Border
Release Date:25/05/1986
Lifeforce
Character:Col. Tom Carlsen
Release Date:21/06/1985
The Making Of Lifeforce
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1985
Torchlight
Character:Jake Gregory
Release Date:14/05/1984
The Golden Seal
Character:Jim Lee
Release Date:12/08/1983
Great Transport
Character:Pavle Paroški
Release Date:04/07/1983
Trick or Treats
Character:Bret
Release Date:29/10/1982
Deadly Games
Character:Billy Owens
Release Date:12/10/1982
Turkey Shoot
Character:Paul Anders
Release Date:25/03/1982
The Stunt Man
Character:Cameron
Release Date:27/06/1980
Angela
Character:Jean
Release Date:10/11/1977
Helter Skelter
Character:Charles Manson
Release Date:01/04/1976
Cockfighter
Character:Junior
Release Date:01/08/1974
The Visitors
Character:Mike Nickerson
Release Date:02/02/1972
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Character:Billy the Kid
Release Date:01/01/1972
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
Character:Bill
Release Date:01/01/1951
Television Appearances
Decker
Character:Fictional General Cotter
Femme Fatales
Character:Dr. Daniel Duryea
The Mentalist
Character:Fred Kittel
Supernatural
Character:
Supernatural
Character:Joseph Welch
Family Law
Character:Gary Peres
Charmed
Character:Litvack
The Visitor
Character:Colonel James Vise
The Practice
Character:Walter Dawson
The X-Files
Character:Duane Barry
The Twilight Zone
Character:(segment "Dead Run")
The Great Transport
Character:Pavle Paroški
From Here to Eternity
Character:Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
Helter Skelter
Character:Charles Manson
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