Steve Railsback
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.
Personal Details
Movies (41)
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
2024
Night Caller
as Andrew Lubitz
2022
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020
Gone Are the Days
as Jaden
2018
Infiltrators
as Sebastian Koenig
2014
Wild in Blue
as Charlie's Father
2014
Once Fallen
as Aryan Boss
2010
Plaguers
as Tarver
2010
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
as Alumnus Guy #5
2009
Follow the Prophet
as Senator Stanton
2009
Ready or Not
as Pilot
2009
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
as The Owner
2008
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
2008
King of the Lost World
as Larry
2005
The Devil's Rejects
as Sheriff Ken Dwyer
2005
Neo Ned
as Mr. Day
2005
Intermedio
as Old Man
2005
UnConventional
as Self
2004
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
as Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
2003
The Box
as Jake Ragna
2003
Slash
as Jeremiah
2002
Storytelling
as Mr. Kirk
2001
Zigs
as Charlie
2001
Ed Gein
as Ed Gein
2000
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
Me and Will
as Rob
1999
Made Men
as Kyle
1999
Disturbing Behavior
as Officer Cox
1998
Termination Man
as Dylan Pope
1998
Pressure Point
as Arno Taylor
1997
Vanishing Point
as Sergeant Preston
1997
Stranger in the House
as Jack Derby
1997
Street Corner Justice
as Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
1996
Barb Wire
as Colonel Pryzer
1996
Final Mission
as Colonel Glen Anderson
1994
The Spy Within
Director (Directing)
1994
Separated by Murder
as Jesse Dixon
1994
Save Me
as Robbins
1994
Private Wars
as Jack Manning
1993
Calendar Girl
as Eddie Darpinian
1993
