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