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