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