Steve Railsback
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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The Mentalist
2008 · Fred Kittel
Supernatural
2005
The X-Files
1993 · Duane Barry
Charmed
1998 · Litvack
The Practice
1997 · Walter Dawson
The Twilight Zone
1985 · (segment "Dead Run")
Family Law
1999 · Gary Peres
Femme Fatales
2011 · Dr. Daniel Duryea
Decker
2014 · Fictional General Cott...
In the Line of Fire
1993 · CIA Agent David Coppin...
Lifeforce
1985 · Col. Tom Carlsen
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009 · Alumnus Guy #5
The Devil's Rejects
2005 · Sheriff Ken Dwyer
The Visitor
1997 · Colonel James Vise
Barb Wire
1996 · Colonel Pryzer
Helter Skelter
1976 · Charles Manson
Disturbing Behavior
1998 · Officer Cox
Armed and Dangerous
1986 · The Cowboy
Turkey Shoot
1982 · Paul Anders
Save Me
1994 · Robbins
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 · (archive footage)
Wild in Blue
2014 · Charlie's Father
From Here to Eternity
1979 · Pvt. Robert E. Lee Pre...
Storytelling
2001 · Mr. Kirk
Angela
1977 · Jean
The Stunt Man
1980 · Cameron
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
2003 · Deputy Jessup (uncredi...
Not Quite Hollywood
2008 · Self
Calendar Girl
1993 · Eddie Darpinian
Once Fallen
2010 · Aryan Boss
Scissors
1991 · Alex Morgan / Cole Mor...
Vanishing Point
1997 · Sergeant Preston
Blue Monkey
1987 · Det. Jim Bishop
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991 · Vinnie Brown
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
2008 · The Owner
Deadly Games
1982 · Billy Owens
Me and Will
1999 · Rob
Made Men
1999 · Kyle
Gone Are the Days
2018 · Jaden
Ed Gein
2000 · Ed Gein
The Visitors
1972 · Mike Nickerson
King of the Lost World
2005 · Larry
Cockfighter
1974 · Junior
UnConventional
2004 · Self
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
2024
The Great Transport
1983 · Pavle Paroški
Pressure Point
1997 · Arno Taylor
Neo Ned
2005 · Mr. Day
Deadly Intent
1988 · Jeff Kirkwood
Great Transport
1983 · Pavle Paroški
The Forgotten
1989 · Lt. Jesse Brady
Sunstroke
1992 · Biggs
Helter Skelter
1976 · Charles Manson
Final Mission
1994 · Colonel Glen Anderson
The Wind
1986 · Kesner
Trick or Treats
1982 · Bret
Plaguers
2010 · Tarver
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020 · (archive footage)
Slash
2002 · Jeremiah
Follow the Prophet
2009 · Senator Stanton
Private Wars
1993 · Jack Manning
Nukie
1987 · Dr. Eric Harvey
Night Caller
2022 · Andrew Lubitz
Stranger in the House
1997 · Jack Derby
Ready or Not
2009 · Pilot
The Cross of Iberia
1990 · Novak
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
Street Corner Justice
1996 · Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
Bonds of Love
1993 · Ken Smith
The Box
2003 · Jake Ragna
Scenes from the Goldmine
1987 · Harry Spiros
Intermedio
2005 · Old Man
Forever
1992 · William Desmond Taylor
Spearfield's Daughter
1986 · Tom Border
The Survivalist
1987 · Jack Tillman
Zigs
2001 · Charlie
Termination Man
1998 · Dylan Pope
The Golden Seal
1983 · Jim Lee
Distortions
1987 · Scott Marshall
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
Quake
1992 · Kyle
The Assassin
1990 · Hank Knight
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
1951 · Bill
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
1972 · Billy the Kid
Torchlight
1984 · Jake Gregory
Infiltrators
2014 · Sebastian Koenig