Steve Railsback
Biography
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.
Known For
Andrew Lubitz
Night Caller
Jake Ragna
The Box - 2003
Sheriff Ken Dwyer
The Devil's Rejects
The Cowboy
Armed and Dangerous
Old Man
Intermedio
Mr. Kirk
Storytelling
Kesner
The Wind
Lt. Jesse Brady
The Forgotten
Col. Tom Carlsen
Lifeforce
Colonel Pryzer
Barb Wire
Officer Cox
Disturbing Behavior
Kyle
Made Men
Tarver
Plaguers
Junior
Cockfighter
Vinnie Brown
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Pilot
Ready or Not
Cameron
The Stunt Man
Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
Scissors
Rob
Me and Will
Charles Manson
Helter Skelter
Paul Anders
Turkey Shoot
Jeremiah
Slash
The Owner
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
Ed Gein
Ed Gein
Mr. Day
Neo Ned
Dr. Eric Harvey
Nukie
Bret
Trick or Treats
Billy Owens
Deadly Games
Charlie
Zigs
Harry Spiros
Scenes From the Goldmine
Colonel Glen Anderson
Final Mission
Det. Jim Bishop
Blue Monkey
Jim Lee
The Golden Seal
Alumnus Guy #5
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Jack Manning
Private Wars
William Desmond Taylor
Forever
Scott Marshall
Distortions
Dylan Pope
Termination Man
Jack Tillman
The Survivalist
Billy the Kid
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Mike Nickerson
The Visitors
Robbins
Save Me
Tom Border
Spearfield's Daughter
Jack Derby
Stranger in the House
Himself
Best Served Cold
Charlie's Father
Wild in Blue
Pavle Paroški
Veliki transport
Kyle
Quake
Jake Gregory
Torchlight
Larry
King of the Lost World
Ken Smith
Bonds of Love
Sebastian Koenig
Infiltrators
Bill
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
In the Line of Fire
Sergeant Preston
Vanishing Point
Self
UnConventional
Jeff Kirkwood
Deadly Intent
Eddie Darpinian
Calendar Girl
Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
Street Corner Justice
Arno Taylor
Pressure Point
Jesse Dixon
Separated by Murder
Jaden
Gone Are the Days
Jean
Angela
Self
Not Quite Hollywood
Aryan Boss
Once Fallen
Biggs
Sunstroke
Hank Knight
The Assassin
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
The Cops Are Robbers
Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Novak
La cruz de Iberia
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
Senator Stanton
Follow the Prophet
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
75
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-11-16
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
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