Steve Railsback
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
Supernatural
Joseph Welch
The Mentalist
Fred Kittel
The X-Files
Duane Barry
Charmed
Litvack
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Dead Run")
Family Law
Gary Peres
Decker
Fictional General Cotter
Femme Fatales
Dr. Daniel Duryea
From Here to Eternity
Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson
The Visitor
Colonel James Vise
The Great Transport
Pavle Paroški
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Alumnus Guy #5
Lifeforce
Col. Tom Carlsen
In the Line of Fire
CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
Disturbing Behavior
Officer Cox
The Devil's Rejects
Sheriff Ken Dwyer
Barb Wire
Colonel Pryzer
Armed and Dangerous
The Cowboy
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
Storytelling
Mr. Kirk
Turkey Shoot
Paul Anders
Scissors
Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
Save Me
Robbins
Plaguers
Tarver
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
The Owner
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Vinnie Brown
Gone Are the Days
Jaden
Vanishing Point
Sergeant Preston
Once Fallen
Aryan Boss
Cockfighter
Junior
The Stunt Man
Cameron
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Self
Ed Gein
Ed Gein
Calendar Girl
Eddie Darpinian
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
Blue Monkey
Det. Jim Bishop
The Visitors
Mike Nickerson
Me and Will
Rob
King of the Lost World
Larry
Forever
William Desmond Taylor
Deadly Intent
Jeff Kirkwood
Made Men
Kyle
Deadly Games
Billy Owens
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson
Trick or Treats
Bret
Neo Ned
Mr. Day
The Box - 2003
Jake Ragna
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Self
Final Mission
Colonel Glen Anderson
Night Caller
Andrew Lubitz
Wild in Blue
Charlie's Father
Quake
Kyle
Ready or Not
Pilot
The Wind
Kesner
Scenes From the Goldmine
Harry Spiros
The Forgotten
Lt. Jesse Brady
Torchlight
Jake Gregory
Bonds of Love
Ken Smith
Nukie
Dr. Eric Harvey
Great Transport
Pavle Paroški
Intermedio
Old Man
Private Wars
Jack Manning
Angela
Jean
Stranger in the House
Jack Derby
UnConventional
Self
Spearfield's Daughter
Tom Border
Zigs
Charlie
Termination Man
Dylan Pope
Slash
Jeremiah
Distortions
Scott Marshall
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
Follow the Prophet
Senator Stanton
The Assassin
Hank Knight
The Cops Are Robbers
Street Corner Justice
Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
La cruz de Iberia
Novak
Separated by Murder
Jesse Dixon
Sunstroke
Biggs
Infiltrators
Sebastian Koenig
The Survivalist
Jack Tillman
The Golden Seal
Jim Lee
Pressure Point
Arno Taylor
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
Bill
Best Served Cold
Himself