
Cast
Steve Railsback
Acting
Cast
Steve Railsback
Known for
Acting
Born
1945-11-16
From
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.

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
as Alumnus Guy #5

Lifeforce
as Col. Tom Carlsen

In the Line of Fire
as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)

The Devil's Rejects
as Sheriff Ken Dwyer

Barb Wire
as Colonel Pryzer

Turkey Shoot
as Paul Anders

Armed and Dangerous
as The Cowboy

Scissors
as Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan

Vanishing Point
as Sergeant Preston

Disturbing Behavior
as Officer Cox

Angela
as Jean

Cockfighter
as Junior

Save Me
as Robbins

The Forgotten
as Lt. Jesse Brady

Neo Ned
as Mr. Day

Final Mission
as Colonel Glen Anderson

Helter Skelter
as Charles Manson

Not Quite Hollywood
as Self

Storytelling
as Mr. Kirk

Forever
as William Desmond Taylor

Blue Monkey
as Det. Jim Bishop

The Assassin
as Hank Knight

Gone Are the Days
as Jaden

Me and Will
as Rob

The Stunt Man
as Cameron

Quake
as Kyle

Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Vinnie Brown

Once Fallen
as Aryan Boss

Intermedio
as Old Man

Scenes from the Goldmine
as Harry Spiros

Deadly Intent
as Jeff Kirkwood

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
as Deputy Jessup (uncredited)

Deadly Games
as Billy Owens

King of the Lost World
as Larry

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
as The Owner

Nukie
as Dr. Eric Harvey

Made Men
as Kyle

UnConventional
as Self

Calendar Girl
as Eddie Darpinian

Private Wars
as Jack Manning

Ed Gein
as Ed Gein

Plaguers
as Tarver

Torchlight
as Jake Gregory

Good Cops, Bad Cops

Wild in Blue
as Charlie's Father

Infiltrators
as Sebastian Koenig

Termination Man
as Dylan Pope

Spearfield's Daughter
as Tom Border

Trick or Treats
as Bret

The Visitors
as Mike Nickerson

Street Corner Justice
as Sergeant Ryan Freeborn

Sunstroke
as Biggs

Ready or Not
as Pilot

The Box
as Jake Ragna

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)

The Wind
as Kesner

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

Follow the Prophet
as Senator Stanton

Great Transport
as Pavle Paroški

Bonds of Love
as Ken Smith

The Cross of Iberia
as Novak

Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

The Golden Seal
as Jim Lee

Separated by Murder
as Jesse Dixon

The Survivalist
as Jack Tillman

Slash
as Jeremiah

Distortions
as Scott Marshall

Night Caller
as Andrew Lubitz

Zigs
as Charlie

Stranger in the House
as Jack Derby

Pressure Point
as Arno Taylor

Best Served Cold
as Himself

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
as Billy the Kid

The Making Of Lifeforce
as Self

H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
as Bill