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.
Acted in
Night Caller
2022
as Andrew Lubitz
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
as Self
Gone Are the Days
2018
as Jaden
Decker: Unsealed
2017
as Fictional General Cotter
Infiltrators
2014
as Sebastian Koenig
Decker
2014
as Fictional General Cotter
Wild in Blue
2014
as Charlie's Father
Femme Fatales
2011
as Dr. Daniel Duryea
Once Fallen
2010
as Aryan Boss
Plaguers
2010
as Tarver
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009
as Alumnus Guy #5
Ready or Not
2009
as Pilot
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
2008
as The Owner
The Mentalist
2008
as Fred Kittel
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
King of the Lost World
2005
as Larry
Supernatural
2005
Supernatural
2005
as Joseph Welch
The Devil's Rejects
2005
as Sheriff Ken Dwyer
Neo Ned
2005
as Mr. Day
Intermedio
2005
as Old Man
UnConventional
2004
as Self
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
2003
as Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
The Box - 2003
2003
as Jake Ragna
Slash
2002
as Jeremiah
Storytelling
2001
as Mr. Kirk
Zigs
2001
as Charlie
Ed Gein
2000
as Ed Gein
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
Family Law
1999
as Gary Peres
Me and Will
1999
as Rob
Made Men
1999
as Kyle
Charmed
1998
as Litvack
Disturbing Behavior
1998
as Officer Cox
Termination Man
1998
as Dylan Pope
Pressure Point
1997
as Arno Taylor
The Visitor
1997
as Colonel James Vise
Vanishing Point
1997
as Sergeant Preston
Stranger in the House
1997
as Jack Derby
Street Corner Justice
1996
as Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
Barb Wire
1996
as Colonel Pryzer
Final Mission
1994
as Colonel Glen Anderson
Separated by Murder
1994
as Jesse Dixon
Save Me
1994
as Robbins
Private Wars
1993
as Jack Manning
The X-Files
1993
as Duane Barry
Calendar Girl
1993
as Eddie Darpinian
In the Line of Fire
1993
as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
Bonds of Love
1993
as Ken Smith
Sunstroke
1992
as Biggs
Quake
1992
as Kyle
Forever
1992
as William Desmond Taylor
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
as Vinnie Brown
Scissors
1991
as Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
The Cops Are Robbers
1990
The Assassin
1990
as Hank Knight
La cruz de Iberia
1990
as Novak
The Forgotten
1989
as Lt. Jesse Brady
Deadly Intent
1988
as Jeff Kirkwood
Blue Monkey
1987
as Det. Jim Bishop
Scenes From the Goldmine
1987
as Harry Spiros
Nukie
1987
as Dr. Eric Harvey
Distortions
1987
as Scott Marshall
The Survivalist
1987
as Jack Tillman
The Wind
1986
as Kesner
Armed and Dangerous
1986
as The Cowboy
Spearfield's Daughter
1986
as Tom Border
The Twilight Zone
1985
Lifeforce
1985
as Col. Tom Carlsen
Torchlight
1985
as Jake Gregory
The Golden Seal
1983
as Jim Lee
Great Transport
1983
as Pavle Paroški
The Great Transport
1983
as Pavle Paroški
Trick or Treats
1982
as Bret
Deadly Games
1982
as Billy Owens
Turkey Shoot
1982
as Paul Anders
The Stunt Man
1980
as Cameron
From Here to Eternity
1979
as Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
Angela
1977
as Jean
Helter Skelter
1976
as Charles Manson
Helter Skelter
1976
as Charles Manson
Cockfighter
1974
as Junior
The Visitors
1972
as Mike Nickerson
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
1972
as Billy the Kid
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
1951
as Bill
Best Served Cold
as Himself