Acting
Steve Railsback
EN, ES, SH cinema · 78 credits
Born
16 November 1945 (age 80)
Birthplace
Dallas, Texas, USA
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
Filmography
Night Caller
as Andrew Lubitz
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Gone Are the Days
as Jaden
Wild in Blue
as Charlie's Father
Infiltrators
as Sebastian Koenig
Plaguers
as Tarver
Once Fallen
as Aryan Boss
Ready or Not
as Pilot
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
as Alumnus Guy #5
Follow the Prophet
as Senator Stanton
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
as The Owner
The Devil's Rejects
as Sheriff Ken Dwyer
Intermedio
as Old Man
Neo Ned
as Mr. Day
UnConventional
as Self
The Box
as Jake Ragna
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
as Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
Slash
as Jeremiah
Storytelling
as Mr. Kirk
Zigs
as Charlie
Ed Gein
as Ed Gein, Executive Producer
Made Men
as Kyle
Me and Will
as Rob
Disturbing Behavior
as Officer Cox
Termination Man
as Dylan Pope
Stranger in the House
as Jack Derby
Vanishing Point
as Sergeant Preston
Pressure Point
as Arno Taylor
Barb Wire
as Colonel Pryzer
Street Corner Justice
as Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
Final Mission
as Colonel Glen Anderson
Save Me
as Robbins
Separated by Murder
1994
Separated by Murder
as Jesse Dixon
The Spy Within
Director
Terminal Voyage
Second Unit Director
Private Wars
as Jack Manning
Bonds of Love
as Ken Smith
In the Line of Fire
as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
Calendar Girl
as Eddie Darpinian
Forever
as William Desmond Taylor
Quake
as Kyle
Sunstroke
as Biggs
Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Vinnie Brown
Scissors
as Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
The Assassin
as Hank Knight
The Cross of Iberia
as Novak
The Forgotten
as Lt. Jesse Brady, Executive Producer, Writer
Deadly Intent
as Jeff Kirkwood
Nukie
as Dr. Eric Harvey
Scenes from the Goldmine
as Harry Spiros
Blue Monkey
as Det. Jim Bishop
Distortions
as Scott Marshall
The Survivalist
as Jack Tillman
Armed and Dangerous
as The Cowboy
The Wind
as Kesner
Spearfield's Daughter
as Tom Border
Lifeforce
as Col. Tom Carlsen
Torchlight
as Jake Gregory
The Golden Seal
as Jim Lee
Great Transport
as Pavle Paroški
Turkey Shoot
as Paul Anders
Deadly Games
as Billy Owens
Trick or Treats
as Bret
The Stunt Man
as Cameron
Angela
as Jean
Helter Skelter
as Charles Manson
Cockfighter
as Junior
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
as Billy the Kid
The Visitors
as Mike Nickerson