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
All Movies (76)
- Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep2024
- Night Caller2022 · as Andrew Lubitz
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.2020 · as (archive footage)
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault2020 · as (archive footage)
- Gone Are the Days2018 · as Jaden
- Infiltrators2014 · as Sebastian Koenig
- Wild in Blue2014 · as Charlie's Father
- Once Fallen2010 · as Aryan Boss
- Plaguers2010 · as Tarver
- American Pie Presents: The Book of Love2009 · as Alumnus Guy #5
- Follow the Prophet2009 · as Senator Stanton
- Ready or Not2009 · as Pilot
- Rest Stop: Don't Look Back2008 · as The Owner
- Not Quite Hollywood2008 · as Self
- King of the Lost World2005 · as Larry
- The Devil's Rejects2005 · as Sheriff Ken Dwyer
- Neo Ned2005 · as Mr. Day
- Intermedio2005 · as Old Man
- UnConventional2004 · as Self
- The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting2003 · as Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
- The Box2003 · as Jake Ragna
- Slash2002 · as Jeremiah
- Storytelling2001 · as Mr. Kirk
- Zigs2001 · as Charlie
- Ed Gein2000 · as Ed Gein
- The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man2000
- Me and Will1999 · as Rob
- Made Men1999 · as Kyle
- Disturbing Behavior1998 · as Officer Cox
- Termination Man1998 · as Dylan Pope
- Pressure Point1997 · as Arno Taylor
- Vanishing Point1997 · as Sergeant Preston
- Stranger in the House1997 · as Jack Derby
- Street Corner Justice1996 · as Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
- Barb Wire1996 · as Colonel Pryzer
- Final Mission1994 · as Colonel Glen Anderson
- Separated by Murder1994 · as Jesse Dixon
- Save Me1994 · as Robbins
- Private Wars1993 · as Jack Manning
- Calendar Girl1993 · as Eddie Darpinian
- In the Line of Fire1993 · as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
- Bonds of Love1993 · as Ken Smith
- Sunstroke1992 · as Biggs
- Quake1992 · as Kyle
- Forever1992 · as William Desmond Taylor
- Alligator 2: The Mutation1991 · as Vinnie Brown
- Scissors1991 · as Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
- Good Cops, Bad Cops1990
- The Assassin1990 · as Hank Knight
- The Cross of Iberia1990 · as Novak
- The Forgotten1989 · as Lt. Jesse Brady
- Deadly Intent1988 · as Jeff Kirkwood
- Blue Monkey1987 · as Det. Jim Bishop
- Scenes from the Goldmine1987 · as Harry Spiros
- Nukie1987 · as Dr. Eric Harvey
- Distortions1987 · as Scott Marshall
- The Survivalist1987 · as Jack Tillman
- The Wind1986 · as Kesner
- Armed and Dangerous1986 · as The Cowboy
- Spearfield's Daughter1986 · as Tom Border
- Lifeforce1985 · as Col. Tom Carlsen
- The Making Of Lifeforce1985 · as Self
- Torchlight1984 · as Jake Gregory
- The Golden Seal1983 · as Jim Lee
- Great Transport1983 · as Pavle Paroški
- Trick or Treats1982 · as Bret
- Deadly Games1982 · as Billy Owens
- Turkey Shoot1982 · as Paul Anders
- The Stunt Man1980 · as Cameron
- Angela1977 · as Jean
- Helter Skelter1976 · as Charles Manson
- Cockfighter1974 · as Junior
- The Visitors1972 · as Mike Nickerson
- The Last Escape of Billy the Kid1972 · as Billy the Kid
- H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict1951 · as Bill
- Best Served Cold— · as Himself
All TV Shows (14)
- Decker2014 · as Fictional General Cotter
- Femme Fatales2011 · as Dr. Daniel Duryea
- The Mentalist2008 · as Fred Kittel
- Supernatural2005
- Supernatural2005 · as Joseph Welch
- Family Law1999 · as Gary Peres
- Charmed1998 · as Litvack
- The Visitor1997 · as Colonel James Vise
- The Practice1997 · as Walter Dawson
- The X-Files1993 · as Duane Barry
- The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "Dead Run")
- The Great Transport1983 · as Pavle Paroški
- From Here to Eternity1979 · as Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
- Helter Skelter1976 · as Charles Manson