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