Steve Railsback

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-11-16 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Dallas, Texas, USA

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.

Known For

  • Supernatural

    Supernatural

  • Supernatural

    Supernatural

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • The Mentalist

    The Mentalist

  • Charmed

    Charmed

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Intermedio

    Intermedio

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • UnConventional

    UnConventional

  • Forever

    Forever

  • Torchlight

    Torchlight

  • Femme Fatales

    Femme Fatales

  • Cockfighter

    Cockfighter

  • Vanishing Point

    Vanishing Point

  • Infiltrators

    Infiltrators

  • Scissors

    Scissors

  • Night Caller

    Night Caller

  • In the Line of Fire

    In the Line of Fire

  • Quake

    Quake

  • Angela

    Angela

  • Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

  • American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

    American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

  • Neo Ned

    Neo Ned

  • Made Men

    Made Men

  • Slash

    Slash

  • Lifeforce

    Lifeforce

  • Decker

    Decker

  • Distortions

    Distortions

  • Deadly Games

    Deadly Games

  • The Box

    The Box

  • The Visitor

    The Visitor

  • Pressure Point

    Pressure Point

  • Follow the Prophet

    Follow the Prophet

  • Ed Gein

    Ed Gein

  • Trick or Treats

    Trick or Treats

  • The Devil's Rejects

    The Devil's Rejects

  • Zigs

    Zigs

  • Armed and Dangerous

    Armed and Dangerous

  • From Here to Eternity

    From Here to Eternity

  • Turkey Shoot

    Turkey Shoot

  • Barb Wire

    Barb Wire

  • Disturbing Behavior

    Disturbing Behavior

  • Save Me

    Save Me

  • Sunstroke

    Sunstroke

  • Separated by Murder

    Separated by Murder

  • Calendar Girl

    Calendar Girl

  • Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

    Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

  • The Stunt Man

    The Stunt Man

  • Storytelling

    Storytelling

  • Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

  • Great Transport

    Great Transport

  • Once Fallen

    Once Fallen

  • King of the Lost World

    King of the Lost World

  • Not Quite Hollywood

    Not Quite Hollywood

  • The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

    The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

  • Alligator 2: The Mutation

    Alligator 2: The Mutation

  • The Forgotten

    The Forgotten

  • The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

    The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

  • Gone Are the Days

    Gone Are the Days

  • Blue Monkey

    Blue Monkey

  • The Survivalist

    The Survivalist

  • The Assassin

    The Assassin

  • Me and Will

    Me and Will

  • The Visitors

    The Visitors

  • Plaguers

    Plaguers

  • Bonds of Love

    Bonds of Love

  • Deadly Intent

    Deadly Intent

  • Wild in Blue

    Wild in Blue

  • Street Corner Justice

    Street Corner Justice

  • Private Wars

    Private Wars

  • Scenes from the Goldmine

    Scenes from the Goldmine

  • The Wind

    The Wind

  • The Great Transport

    The Great Transport

  • Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

    Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

  • The Making Of Lifeforce

    The Making Of Lifeforce

  • Ready or Not

    Ready or Not

  • The Golden Seal

    The Golden Seal

  • Nukie

    Nukie

  • The Cops Are Robbers

    The Cops Are Robbers

  • Stranger in the House

    Stranger in the House

  • Termination Man

    Termination Man

  • The Cross of Iberia

    The Cross of Iberia

  • Final Mission

    Final Mission

  • The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

    The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

  • Spearfield's Daughter

    Spearfield's Daughter

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

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

  • The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

    The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

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

    H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict

  • Best Served Cold

    Best Served Cold