Steve Railsback
Born: 1945-11-16 in Dallas, Texas, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2022
- Night Caller as Andrew Lubitz
2020
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as (archive footage)
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. as (archive footage)
2018
- Gone Are the Days as Jaden
2014
- Decker as Fictional General Cotter
- Wild in Blue as Charlie's Father
- Infiltrators as Sebastian Koenig
2011
- Femme Fatales as Dr. Daniel Duryea
2010
- Once Fallen as Aryan Boss
- Plaguers as Tarver
2009
- American Pie Presents: The Book of Love as Alumnus Guy #5
- Ready or Not as Pilot
- Follow the Prophet as Senator Stanton
2008
- The Mentalist as Fred Kittel
- Rest Stop: Don't Look Back as The Owner
- Not Quite Hollywood as Self
2005
- Supernatural
- The Devil's Rejects as Sheriff Ken Dwyer
- Neo Ned as Mr. Day
- King of the Lost World as Larry
- Intermedio as Old Man
2004
- UnConventional as Self
2003
- The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting as Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
- The Box as Jake Ragna
2002
- Slash as Jeremiah
2001
- Storytelling as Mr. Kirk
- Zigs as Charlie
2000
- Ed Gein as Ed Gein
- The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
1999
- Family Law as Gary Peres
- Me and Will as Rob
- Made Men as Kyle
1998
- Charmed as Litvack
- Disturbing Behavior as Officer Cox
- Termination Man as Dylan Pope
1997
- The Practice as Walter Dawson
- The Visitor as Colonel James Vise
- Vanishing Point as Sergeant Preston
- Stranger in the House as Jack Derby
- Pressure Point as Arno Taylor
1996
- Barb Wire as Colonel Pryzer
- Street Corner Justice as Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
1994
- Save Me as Robbins
- Final Mission as Colonel Glen Anderson
- The Spy Within ... (Director)
- Terminal Voyage ... (Second Unit Director)
- Separated by Murder as Jesse Dixon
1993
- The X-Files as Duane Barry
- In the Line of Fire as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
- Calendar Girl as Eddie Darpinian
- Private Wars as Jack Manning
- Bonds of Love as Ken Smith
1991
- Scissors as Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
- Alligator 2: The Mutation as Vinnie Brown
1990
- Good Cops, Bad Cops
- The Assassin as Hank Knight
- The Cross of Iberia as Novak
1989
- The Forgotten as Lt. Jesse Brady
1988
- Deadly Intent as Jeff Kirkwood
1987
- Blue Monkey as Det. Jim Bishop
- Scenes from the Goldmine as Harry Spiros
- Nukie as Dr. Eric Harvey
- Distortions as Scott Marshall
- The Survivalist as Jack Tillman
1986
- Armed and Dangerous as The Cowboy
- The Wind as Kesner
- Spearfield's Daughter as Tom Border
1985
- The Twilight Zone as (segment "Dead Run")
- Lifeforce as Col. Tom Carlsen
- The Making Of Lifeforce as Self
1984
- Torchlight as Jake Gregory
1983
- Great Transport as Pavle Paroški
- The Golden Seal as Jim Lee
- The Great Transport as Pavle Paroški
1982
- Turkey Shoot as Paul Anders
- Deadly Games as Billy Owens
- Trick or Treats as Bret
1980
- The Stunt Man as Cameron
1979
- From Here to Eternity as Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
1977
- Angela as Jean
1976
- Helter Skelter as Charles Manson
- Helter Skelter as Charles Manson
1974
- Cockfighter as Junior
1972
- The Visitors as Mike Nickerson
- The Last Escape of Billy the Kid as Billy the Kid