Steve Railsback
Acting
🎂 1945-11-16
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.
Cast credits(89)
2005
Joseph Welch
2005
Fred Kittel
2008
Litvack
1998
Duane Barry
1993
Walter Dawson
1997
(segment "Dead Run")
1985
Gary Peres
1999
Alumnus Guy #5
2009
Dr. Daniel Duryea
2011
The Cowboy
1986
Col. Tom Carlsen
1985
CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
1993
(archive footage)
2020
Robbins
1994
Colonel Pryzer
1996
Officer Cox
1998
Sheriff Ken Dwyer
2005
Dr. Eric Harvey
1987
Colonel James Vise
1997
Vinnie Brown
1991
Paul Anders
1982
Ed Gein
2000
Ken Smith
1993
Aryan Boss
2010
Det. Jim Bishop
1987
Mr. Kirk
2001
Kyle
1999
Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
1991
Larry
2005
Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
1979
Mr. Day
2005
Fictional General Cotter
2014
Jean
1977
Charles Manson
1976
The Owner
2008
Charlie
2001
Self
2008
Colonel Glen Anderson
1994
Kyle
1992
Pilot
2009
William Desmond Taylor
1992
Jack Derby
1997
Jeff Kirkwood
1988
Cameron
1980
Charlie's Father
2014
Rob
1999
Lt. Jesse Brady
1989
Kesner
1986
Jaden
2018
Dylan Pope
1998
Jim Lee
1983
Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
2003
Sebastian Koenig
2014
Sergeant Preston
1997
Mike Nickerson
1972
Junior
1974
Pavle Paroški
1983
Jake Ragna
2003
Jeremiah
2002
Tom Border
1986
Eddie Darpinian
1993
Jack Manning
1993
Harry Spiros
1987
Old Man
2005
Tarver
2010
Charles Manson
1976
Billy Owens
1982
2024
Pavle Paroški
1983
Scott Marshall
1987
Andrew Lubitz
2022
Jack Tillman
1987
Novak
1990
(archive footage)
2020
Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
1996
1990
Bret
1982
Jake Gregory
1985
Biggs
1992
Hank Knight
1990
Jesse Dixon
1994
Arno Taylor
1997
Senator Stanton
2009
Self
2004
2000
Himself
Billy the Kid
1972
Bill
1951
