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