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Steve Railsback

Steve Railsback

Acting November 16, 1945 (80 years old) Dallas, Texas, USA

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.

Movies 75

Lifeforce 6.2

Lifeforce

as Col. Tom Carlsen

1985
In the Line of Fire 7.0

In the Line of Fire

as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)

1993
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love 5.3

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

as Alumnus Guy #5

2009
The Devil's Rejects 6.7

The Devil's Rejects

as Sheriff Ken Dwyer

2005
Barb Wire 4.1

Barb Wire

as Colonel Pryzer

1996
Armed and Dangerous 5.6

Armed and Dangerous

as The Cowboy

1986
Storytelling 6.5

Storytelling

as Mr. Kirk

2001
Disturbing Behavior 5.8

Disturbing Behavior

as Officer Cox

1998
Alligator 2: The Mutation 4.8

Alligator 2: The Mutation

as Vinnie Brown

1991
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting 4.8

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

as Deputy Jessup (uncredited)

2003
Scissors 5.0

Scissors

as Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan

1991
The Stunt Man 6.6

The Stunt Man

as Cameron

1980
Turkey Shoot 5.4

Turkey Shoot

as Paul Anders

1982
Save Me 4.5

Save Me

as Robbins

1994
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back 6.1

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

as The Owner

2008
Gone Are the Days 5.5

Gone Are the Days

as Jaden

2018
Vanishing Point 5.7

Vanishing Point

as Sergeant Preston

1997
Helter Skelter 6.9

Helter Skelter

as Charles Manson

1976
Scenes from the Goldmine 4.9

Scenes from the Goldmine

as Harry Spiros

1987
Deadly Games 3.2

Deadly Games

as Billy Owens

1982
Angela 4.9

Angela

as Jean

1977
Calendar Girl 5.2

Calendar Girl

as Eddie Darpinian

1993
Not Quite Hollywood 6.8

Not Quite Hollywood

as Self

2008
Blue Monkey 4.8

Blue Monkey

as Det. Jim Bishop

1987
Good Cops, Bad Cops 4.2

Good Cops, Bad Cops

1990
Once Fallen 5.2

Once Fallen

as Aryan Boss

2010
King of the Lost World 4.3

King of the Lost World

as Larry

2005
Made Men 5.3

Made Men

as Kyle

1999
Neo Ned 6.2

Neo Ned

as Mr. Day

2005
Plaguers 3.0

Plaguers

as Tarver

2010
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

2020
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep 3.4

Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

2024
Intermedio 5.3

Intermedio

as Old Man

2005
The Visitors 6.0

The Visitors

as Mike Nickerson

1972
Bonds of Love 5.8

Bonds of Love

as Ken Smith

1993
Ed Gein 5.4

Ed Gein

as Ed Gein

2000
UnConventional 5.3

UnConventional

as Self

2004
Best Served Cold: How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades

Best Served Cold: How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades

as Himself

2026
The Box 4.4

The Box

as Jake Ragna

2003
Wild in Blue 4.2

Wild in Blue

as Charlie's Father

2014
Stranger in the House 6.8

Stranger in the House

as Jack Derby

1997
Final Mission 3.9

Final Mission

as Colonel Glen Anderson

1994
Me and Will 5.4

Me and Will

as Rob

1999
Trick or Treats 4.0

Trick or Treats

as Bret

1982
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

as Billy the Kid

1972
The Wind 5.1

The Wind

as Kesner

1986
Cockfighter 6.1

Cockfighter

as Junior

1974
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

as (archive footage)

2020
Great Transport 7.5

Great Transport

as Pavle Paroški

1983
Distortions 9.0

Distortions

as Scott Marshall

1987
Night Caller 5.0

Night Caller

as Andrew Lubitz

2022
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man 7.8

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

2000
Slash 4.1

Slash

as Jeremiah

2002
Nukie 2.2

Nukie

as Dr. Eric Harvey

1987
The Forgotten 5.8

The Forgotten

as Lt. Jesse Brady

1989
The Cross of Iberia 6.0

The Cross of Iberia

as Novak

1990
Ready or Not 4.1

Ready or Not

as Pilot

2009
Private Wars 6.2

Private Wars

as Jack Manning

1993
Street Corner Justice 5.0

Street Corner Justice

as Sergeant Ryan Freeborn

1996
The Making Of Lifeforce

The Making Of Lifeforce

as Self

1985
Quake 3.9

Quake

as Kyle

1992
Torchlight 3.8

Torchlight

as Jake Gregory

1984
Deadly Intent 5.0

Deadly Intent

as Jeff Kirkwood

1988
The Golden Seal 5.5

The Golden Seal

as Jim Lee

1983
Sunstroke 3.0

Sunstroke

as Biggs

1992
The Assassin 4.2

The Assassin

as Hank Knight

1990
Termination Man 4.5

Termination Man

as Dylan Pope

1998
Zigs 4.5

Zigs

as Charlie

2001
Separated by Murder 4.4

Separated by Murder

as Jesse Dixon

1994
Forever 2.6

Forever

as William Desmond Taylor

1992
Infiltrators

Infiltrators

as Sebastian Koenig

2014
Follow the Prophet 4.5

Follow the Prophet

as Senator Stanton

2009
Pressure Point 2.6

Pressure Point

as Arno Taylor

1997
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict 7.5

H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict

as Bill

1951
The Survivalist 3.3

The Survivalist

as Jack Tillman

1987

TV Shows 15

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