Steve Railsback
Acting
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.
TV Shows(13)
Decker
Fictional General Cotter
2014
Femme Fatales
Dr. Daniel Duryea
2011
The Mentalist
Fred Kittel
2008
Supernatural
2005
Family Law
Gary Peres
1999
Charmed
Litvack
1998
The Visitor
Colonel James Vise
1997
The Practice
Walter Dawson
1997
The X-Files
Duane Barry
1993
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Dead Run")
1985
The Great Transport
Pavle Paroški
1983
From Here to Eternity
Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
1979
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson
1976
Movies(76)
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
2024
Night Caller
Andrew Lubitz
2022
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
Gone Are the Days
Jaden
2018
Infiltrators
Sebastian Koenig
2014
Wild in Blue
Charlie's Father
2014
Once Fallen
Aryan Boss
2010
Plaguers
Tarver
2010
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Alumnus Guy #5
2009
Follow the Prophet
Senator Stanton
2009
Ready or Not
Pilot
2009
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
The Owner
2008
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
2008
King of the Lost World
Larry
2005
The Devil's Rejects
Sheriff Ken Dwyer
2005
Neo Ned
Mr. Day
2005
Intermedio
Old Man
2005
UnConventional
Self
2004
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
2003
The Box
Jake Ragna
2003
Slash
Jeremiah
2002
Storytelling
Mr. Kirk
2001
Zigs
Charlie
2001
Ed Gein
Ed Gein
2000
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
Me and Will
Rob
1999
Made Men
Kyle
1999
Disturbing Behavior
Officer Cox
1998
Termination Man
Dylan Pope
1998
Pressure Point
Arno Taylor
1997
Vanishing Point
Sergeant Preston
1997
Stranger in the House
Jack Derby
1997
Street Corner Justice
Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
1996
Barb Wire
Colonel Pryzer
1996
Final Mission
Colonel Glen Anderson
1994
Separated by Murder
Jesse Dixon
1994
Save Me
Robbins
1994
Private Wars
Jack Manning
1993
Calendar Girl
Eddie Darpinian
1993
In the Line of Fire
CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
1993
Bonds of Love
Ken Smith
1993
Sunstroke
Biggs
1992
Quake
Kyle
1992
Forever
William Desmond Taylor
1992
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Vinnie Brown
1991
Scissors
Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
1991
The Cops Are Robbers
1990
The Assassin
Hank Knight
1990
The Cross of Iberia
Novak
1990
The Forgotten
Lt. Jesse Brady
1989
Deadly Intent
Jeff Kirkwood
1988
Blue Monkey
Det. Jim Bishop
1987
Scenes from the Goldmine
Harry Spiros
1987
Nukie
Dr. Eric Harvey
1987
Distortions
Scott Marshall
1987
The Survivalist
Jack Tillman
1987
The Wind
Kesner
1986
Armed and Dangerous
The Cowboy
1986
Spearfield's Daughter
Tom Border
1986
Lifeforce
Col. Tom Carlsen
1985
The Making Of Lifeforce
Self
1985
Torchlight
Jake Gregory
1984
The Golden Seal
Jim Lee
1983
Great Transport
Pavle Paroški
1983
Trick or Treats
Bret
1982
Deadly Games
Billy Owens
1982
Turkey Shoot
Paul Anders
1982
The Stunt Man
Cameron
1980
Angela
Jean
1977
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson
1976
Cockfighter
Junior
1974
The Visitors
Mike Nickerson
1972
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
1972
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
Bill
1951
Best Served Cold
Himself