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Steve Railsback
Born · November 16, 1945 (79 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
Bio
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.
Night Caller
Andrew Lubitz
4.5
2022
Plaguers
Tarver
3.0
2010
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Alumnus Guy #5
5.3
2009
Ready or Not
Pilot
4.4
2009
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
The Owner
5.5
2008
The Devil's Rejects
Sheriff Ken Dwyer
6.7
2005
Neo Ned
Mr. Day
6.2
2005
Intermedio
Old Man
4.3
2005
The Box - 2003
Jake Ragna
5.1
2003
Slash
Jeremiah
4.2
2002
Storytelling
Mr. Kirk
6.5
2001
Zigs
Charlie
3.5
2001
Ed Gein
Ed Gein
5.4
2000
Me and Will
Rob
6.2
1999
Made Men
Kyle
5.3
1999
Disturbing Behavior
Officer Cox
5.7
1998
Termination Man
Dylan Pope
3.0
1998
Stranger in the House
Jack Derby
7.0
1997
Barb Wire
Colonel Pryzer
4.0
1996
Final Mission
Colonel Glen Anderson
4.2
1994
Save Me
Robbins
4.3
1994
Private Wars
Jack Manning
6.5
1993
Forever
William Desmond Taylor
2.1
1992
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Vinnie Brown
4.9
1991
Scissors
Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
5.1
1991
The Forgotten
Lt. Jesse Brady
6.2
1989
Blue Monkey
Det. Jim Bishop
5.1
1987
Scenes From the Goldmine
Harry Spiros
5.2
1987
Nukie
Dr. Eric Harvey
2.1
1987
Distortions
Scott Marshall
0.0
1987
The Survivalist
Jack Tillman
2.4
1987
The Wind
Kesner
5.4
1986
Armed and Dangerous
The Cowboy
5.6
1986
Spearfield's Daughter
Tom Border
0.0
1986
Lifeforce
Col. Tom Carlsen
6.3
1985
The Golden Seal
Jim Lee
5.7
1983
Trick or Treats
Bret
4.0
1982
Deadly Games
Billy Owens
3.1
1982
Turkey Shoot
Paul Anders
5.4
1982
The Stunt Man
Cameron
6.7
1980
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson
6.8
1976
Cockfighter
Junior
6.0
1974
The Visitors
Mike Nickerson
6.2
1972
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
0.0
1972
Best Served Cold
Himself
0.0
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
5.0
2024
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Self
0.0
2020
Gone Are the Days
Jaden
5.3
2018
Infiltrators
Sebastian Koenig
0.0
2014
Decker
Fictional General Cotter · (1 episode)
6.2
2014
Wild in Blue
Charlie's Father
4.4
2014
Femme Fatales
Dr. Daniel Duryea · (3 episodes)
6.4
2011
Once Fallen
Aryan Boss
5.0
2010
Follow the Prophet
Senator Stanton
5.7
2009
The Mentalist
Fred Kittel · (1 episode)
8.4
2008
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
6.8
2008
King of the Lost World
Larry
4.4
2005
Supernatural
(1 episode)
8.3
2005
Supernatural
Joseph Welch · (1 episode)
8.3
2005
UnConventional
Self
3.5
2004
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
4.7
2003
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
7.0
2000
Family Law
Gary Peres · (1 episode)
8.2
1999
Charmed
Litvack · (1 episode)
8.2
1998
Pressure Point
Arno Taylor
2.1
1997
The Visitor
Colonel James Vise · (13 episodes)
6.0
1997
Vanishing Point
Sergeant Preston
5.7
1997
Street Corner Justice
Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
5.3
1996
Separated by Murder
Jesse Dixon
3.5
1994
The X-Files
Duane Barry · (2 episodes)
8.4
1993
Calendar Girl
Eddie Darpinian
5.2
1993
In the Line of Fire
CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
7.0
1993
Bonds of Love
Ken Smith
5.3
1993
Sunstroke
Biggs
3.0
1992
Quake
Kyle
3.6
1992
The Cops Are Robbers
4.0
1990
The Assassin
Hank Knight
4.1
1990
La cruz de Iberia
Novak
2.0
1990
Deadly Intent
Jeff Kirkwood
4.5
1988
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Dead Run") · (1 episode)
7.7
1985
Torchlight
Jake Gregory
3.5
1985
Great Transport
Pavle Paroški
7.1
1983
The Great Transport
Pavle Paroški · (1 episode)
0.0
1983
From Here to Eternity
Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt · (3 episodes)
6.5
1979
Angela
Jean
4.4
1977
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson · (2 episodes)
7.0
1976
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
Bill
6.0
1951