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