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.
Joseph Welch
Fred Kittel
Duane Barry
Litvack
(segment "Dead Run")
Dr. Daniel Duryea
Gary Peres
Fictional General Cotter
Colonel James Vise
Col. Tom Carlsen
Alumnus Guy #5
Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
Charles Manson
Officer Cox
Sheriff Ken Dwyer
Colonel Pryzer
Det. Jim Bishop
Tarver
The Cowboy
Paul Anders
Junior
Robbins
Pavle Paroški
Vinnie Brown
Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
Jaden
Eddie Darpinian
Rob
Mr. Kirk
Cameron
Self
Kyle
Sergeant Preston
The Owner
Mr. Day
Charles Manson
Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
Self
Larry
Kesner
Ed Gein
Billy Owens
Jake Gregory
William Desmond Taylor
Aryan Boss
Bret
Lt. Jesse Brady
Jim Lee
Jeff Kirkwood
Dr. Eric Harvey
Mike Nickerson
Old Man
Pilot
Charlie's Father
Tom Border
Ken Smith
Scott Marshall
Hank Knight
Jake Ragna
Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
Jean
Colonel Glen Anderson
Harry Spiros
Senator Stanton
Jesse Dixon
Andrew Lubitz
Pavle Paroški
Jack Derby
Jack Manning
Charlie
Dylan Pope
Self
Novak
Kyle
Biggs
Sebastian Koenig
Jack Tillman
Self
Jeremiah
Arno Taylor
Himself
Bill
Billy the Kid