Steve Railsback
Acting
Born: November 16, 1945 (age 80) · Dallas, Texas, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Supernatural
2005
The Mentalist
2008
The X-Files
1993
Charmed
1998
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009
In the Line of Fire
1993
The Devil's Rejects
2005
Lifeforce
1985
Barb Wire
1996
Disturbing Behavior
1998
The Twilight Zone
1985
Armed and Dangerous
1986
Photos (2)
Movies (71)
In the Line of Fire
CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Alumnus Guy #5
The Devil's Rejects
Sheriff Ken Dwyer
The Stunt Man
Cameron
Lifeforce
Col. Tom Carlsen
Barb Wire
Colonel Pryzer
Scissors
Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
Storytelling
Mr. Kirk
Armed and Dangerous
The Cowboy
Made Men
Kyle
Turkey Shoot
Paul Anders
Blue Monkey
Det. Jim Bishop
Disturbing Behavior
Officer Cox
Gone Are the Days
Jaden
Calendar Girl
Eddie Darpinian
King of the Lost World
Larry
Wild in Blue
Charlie's Father
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
The Owner
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Vinnie Brown
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
Once Fallen
Aryan Boss
Save Me
Robbins
Sunstroke
Biggs
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
2024
Stranger in the House
Jack Derby
Angela
Jean
Ed Gein
Ed Gein
Me and Will
Rob
Neo Ned
Mr. Day
Vanishing Point
Sergeant Preston
Cockfighter
Junior
Plaguers
Tarver
The Visitors
Mike Nickerson
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Ready or Not
Pilot
Torchlight
Jake Gregory
Private Wars
Jack Manning
Street Corner Justice
Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
Pressure Point
Arno Taylor
The Forgotten
Lt. Jesse Brady
Night Caller
Andrew Lubitz
Trick or Treats
Bret
The Assassin
Hank Knight
The Golden Seal
Jim Lee
Intermedio
Old Man
The Wind
Kesner
Deadly Intent
Jeff Kirkwood
Deadly Games
Billy Owens
Distortions
Scott Marshall
Final Mission
Colonel Glen Anderson
Nukie
Dr. Eric Harvey
Bonds of Love
Ken Smith
Great Transport
Pavle Paroški
Scenes from the Goldmine
Harry Spiros
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
Spearfield's Daughter
Tom Border
Slash
Jeremiah
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
The Box
Jake Ragna
Termination Man
Dylan Pope
Forever
William Desmond Taylor
The Cross of Iberia
Novak
Quake
Kyle
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
Bill
The Survivalist
Jack Tillman
Infiltrators
Sebastian Koenig
Zigs
Charlie
Follow the Prophet
Senator Stanton
TV Shows (14)
The Mentalist
Fred Kittel · 1 eps
Supernatural
2005
Supernatural
Joseph Welch · 1 eps
The X-Files
Duane Barry · 2 eps
Charmed
Litvack · 1 eps
The Practice
Walter Dawson · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Dead Run") · 1 eps
Family Law
Gary Peres · 1 eps
Decker
Fictional General Cotter · 1 eps
Femme Fatales
Dr. Daniel Duryea · 3 eps
The Visitor
Colonel James Vise · 13 eps
From Here to Eternity
Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt · 3 eps
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson · 2 eps
The Great Transport
Pavle Paroški · 1 eps
