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 Mentalist

    The Mentalist

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Charmed

    Charmed

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Nukie

    Nukie

  • Femme Fatales

    Femme Fatales

  • American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

    American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

  • The Visitors

    The Visitors

  • The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

    The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

  • The Wind

    The Wind

  • Great Transport

    Great Transport

  • Intermedio

    Intermedio

  • Vanishing Point

    Vanishing Point

  • The Assassin

    The Assassin

  • Night Caller

    Night Caller

  • Ed Gein

    Ed Gein

  • The Devil's Rejects

    The Devil's Rejects

  • Lifeforce

    Lifeforce

  • In the Line of Fire

    In the Line of Fire

  • The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

    The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

  • Turkey Shoot

    Turkey Shoot

  • Termination Man

    Termination Man

  • Plaguers

    Plaguers

  • Forever

    Forever

  • The Box

    The Box

  • Slash

    Slash

  • Save Me

    Save Me

  • Zigs

    Zigs

  • Made Men

    Made Men

  • Storytelling

    Storytelling

  • Neo Ned

    Neo Ned

  • Infiltrators

    Infiltrators

  • The Forgotten

    The Forgotten

  • Decker

    Decker

  • Once Fallen

    Once Fallen

  • Disturbing Behavior

    Disturbing Behavior

  • Pressure Point

    Pressure Point

  • Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

    Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

  • The Visitor

    The Visitor

  • Torchlight

    Torchlight

  • Quake

    Quake

  • Angela

    Angela

  • Scissors

    Scissors

  • Distortions

    Distortions

  • Deadly Games

    Deadly Games

  • Private Wars

    Private Wars

  • The Survivalist

    The Survivalist

  • UnConventional

    UnConventional

  • Cockfighter

    Cockfighter

  • Calendar Girl

    Calendar Girl

  • Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

    Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

  • Armed and Dangerous

    Armed and Dangerous

  • Final Mission

    Final Mission

  • The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

    The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

  • Wild in Blue

    Wild in Blue

  • The Stunt Man

    The Stunt Man

  • The Cops Are Robbers

    The Cops Are Robbers

  • Trick or Treats

    Trick or Treats

  • King of the Lost World

    King of the Lost World

  • Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

  • Alligator 2: The Mutation

    Alligator 2: The Mutation

  • The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

    The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

  • Barb Wire

    Barb Wire

  • From Here to Eternity

    From Here to Eternity

  • Bonds of Love

    Bonds of Love

  • Gone Are the Days

    Gone Are the Days

  • The Golden Seal

    The Golden Seal

  • The Cross of Iberia

    The Cross of Iberia

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

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

  • Street Corner Justice

    Street Corner Justice

  • Stranger in the House

    Stranger in the House

  • Separated by Murder

    Separated by Murder

  • Follow the Prophet

    Follow the Prophet

  • Ready or Not

    Ready or Not

  • Spearfield's Daughter

    Spearfield's Daughter

  • Not Quite Hollywood

    Not Quite Hollywood

  • Me and Will

    Me and Will

  • The Making Of Lifeforce

    The Making Of Lifeforce

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

    H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict

  • The Great Transport

    The Great Transport

  • Blue Monkey

    Blue Monkey

  • Sunstroke

    Sunstroke

  • Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

  • Deadly Intent

    Deadly Intent

  • Best Served Cold

    Best Served Cold

  • Scenes from the Goldmine

    Scenes from the Goldmine