Steve Railsback

Steve Railsback

Date of Birth:

Nov 16, 1945

Place of Birth:

Dallas, Texas, USA

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:

Torchlight Torchlight

1985

Quake Quake

1992

Great Transport Great Transport

1983

King of the Lost World King of the Lost World

2005

Bonds of Love Bonds of Love

1993

In the Line of Fire In the Line of Fire

1993

H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict

1951

Infiltrators Infiltrators

2014

Wild in Blue Wild in Blue

2014

Decker: Unsealed Decker: Unsealed

2017

The Visitors The Visitors

1972

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

1972

The Survivalist The Survivalist

1987

Save Me Save Me

1994

Spearfield's Daughter Spearfield's Daughter

1986

Best Served Cold Best Served Cold

1970

Stranger in the House Stranger in the House

1997

Vanishing Point Vanishing Point

1997

UnConventional UnConventional

2004

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

2020

The Assassin The Assassin

1990

Sunstroke Sunstroke

1992

The Cops Are Robbers The Cops Are Robbers

1990

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

2003

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

2000

La cruz de Iberia La cruz de Iberia

1990

Once Fallen Once Fallen

2010

Not Quite Hollywood Not Quite Hollywood

2008

Street Corner Justice Street Corner Justice

1996

Calendar Girl Calendar Girl

1993

Deadly Intent Deadly Intent

1988

Pressure Point Pressure Point

1997

Separated by Murder Separated by Murder

1994

Angela Angela

1977

Gone Are the Days Gone Are the Days

2018

Termination Man Termination Man

1998

Distortions Distortions

1987

Plaguers Plaguers

2010

Made Men Made Men

1999

Disturbing Behavior Disturbing Behavior

1998

Cockfighter Cockfighter

1974

Alligator 2: The Mutation Alligator 2: The Mutation

1991

Scissors Scissors

1991

The Stunt Man The Stunt Man

1980

Ready or Not Ready or Not

2009

Barb Wire Barb Wire

1996

Lifeforce Lifeforce

1985

Armed and Dangerous Armed and Dangerous

1986

The Devil's Rejects The Devil's Rejects

2005

The Box - 2003 The Box - 2003

2003

Intermedio Intermedio

2005

Storytelling Storytelling

2001

The Forgotten The Forgotten

1989

The Wind The Wind

1986

Me and Will Me and Will

1999

Helter Skelter Helter Skelter

1976

Blue Monkey Blue Monkey

1987

Final Mission Final Mission

1994

Scenes From the Goldmine Scenes From the Goldmine

1987

The Golden Seal The Golden Seal

1983

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

2009

Forever Forever

1992

Private Wars Private Wars

1993

Zigs Zigs

2001

Trick or Treats Trick or Treats

1982

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

2008

Slash Slash

2002

Turkey Shoot Turkey Shoot

1982

Ed Gein Ed Gein

2000

Neo Ned Neo Ned

2005

Deadly Games Deadly Games

1982

Nukie Nukie

1987

Night Caller Night Caller

2022

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