Steve Railsback
74 movies · 13 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 16, 1945 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Dallas, Texas, USA
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.
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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.
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Known for
Steve Railsback: movies and TV shows
Acting (85)
- 2024
- 2022 Night Caller
as Andrew Lubitz
- 2020 AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
- 2020 The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
- 2018 Gone Are the Days
as Jaden
- 2014 Infiltrators
as Sebastian Koenig
- 2014
- 2014 Wild in Blue
as Charlie's Father
- 2011
- 2010 Once Fallen
as Aryan Boss
- 2010 Plaguers
as Tarver
- 2009 American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
as Alumnus Guy #5
- 2009 Follow the Prophet
as Senator Stanton
- 2009 Ready or Not
as Pilot
- 2008 Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
as The Owner
- 2008
- 2005 King of the Lost World
as Larry
- 2005
- 2005 The Devil's Rejects
as Sheriff Ken Dwyer
- 2005 Neo Ned
as Mr. Day
- 2005 Intermedio
as Old Man
- 2003 The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
as Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
- 2003 The Box
as Jake Ragna
- 2002 Slash
as Jeremiah
- 2001 Storytelling
as Mr. Kirk
- 2001 Zigs
as Charlie
- 2000 Ed Gein
as Ed Gein
- 2000
- 1999
- 1999 Me and Will
as Rob
- 1999 Made Men
as Kyle
- 1998
- 1998 Disturbing Behavior
as Officer Cox
- 1998 Termination Man
as Dylan Pope
- 1997 Pressure Point
as Arno Taylor
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997 Vanishing Point
as Sergeant Preston
- 1997 Stranger in the House
as Jack Derby
- 1996 Street Corner Justice
as Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
- 1996 Barb Wire
as Colonel Pryzer
- 1994 Final Mission
as Colonel Glen Anderson
- 1994 Separated by Murder
as Jesse Dixon
- 1994 Save Me
as Robbins
- 1993 Private Wars
as Jack Manning
- 1993
- 1993 Calendar Girl
as Eddie Darpinian
- 1993 In the Line of Fire
as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
- 1993 Bonds of Love
as Ken Smith
- 1992 Sunstroke
as Biggs
- 1992 Quake
as Kyle
- 1992 Forever
as William Desmond Taylor
- 1991 Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Vinnie Brown
- 1991 Scissors
as Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
- 1990
- 1990 The Assassin
as Hank Knight
- 1990 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
- 1987 Scenes from the Goldmine
as Harry Spiros
- 1987 Nukie
as Dr. Eric Harvey
- 1987 Distortions
as Scott Marshall
- 1987 The Survivalist
as Jack Tillman
- 1986 The Wind
as Kesner
- 1986 Armed and Dangerous
as The Cowboy
- 1986 Spearfield's Daughter
as Tom Border
- 1985
- 1985 Lifeforce
as Col. Tom Carlsen
- 1984 Torchlight
as Jake Gregory
- 1983 The Golden Seal
as Jim Lee
- 1983 Great Transport
as Pavle Paroški
- 1983
- 1982 Trick or Treats
as Bret
- 1982 Deadly Games
as Billy Owens
- 1982 Turkey Shoot
as Paul Anders
- 1980 The Stunt Man
as Cameron
- 1979
- 1977 Angela
as Jean
- 1976 Helter Skelter
as Charles Manson
- 1976
- 1974 Cockfighter
as Junior
- 1972 The Visitors
as Mike Nickerson
- 1972 The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
as Billy the Kid
- 1951
Behind the camera (4)
- 2000 Ed Gein
Executive Producer
- 1994 The Spy Within
Director
- 1994 Terminal Voyage
Second Unit Director
- 1989 The Forgotten
Executive Producer, Writer
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- 2026
- 2008
- 2004
- 1985