Steve Railsback

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-11-16 (79 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

  • Charmed

    Charmed

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Femme Fatales

    Femme Fatales

  • Ed Gein

    Ed Gein

  • The Devil's Rejects

    The Devil's Rejects

  • Lifeforce

    Lifeforce

  • Armed and Dangerous

    Armed and Dangerous

  • American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

    American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

  • Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

    Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

  • Alligator 2: The Mutation

    Alligator 2: The Mutation

  • Disturbing Behavior

    Disturbing Behavior

  • The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

    The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

  • The Visitor

    The Visitor

  • The Visitors

    The Visitors

  • King of the Lost World

    King of the Lost World

  • In the Line of Fire

    In the Line of Fire

  • Wild in Blue

    Wild in Blue

  • The Wind

    The Wind

  • Street Corner Justice

    Street Corner Justice

  • The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

    The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

  • Stranger in the House

    Stranger in the House

  • Save Me

    Save Me

  • Trick or Treats

    Trick or Treats

  • Forever

    Forever

  • Turkey Shoot

    Turkey Shoot

  • Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

    Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

  • Barb Wire

    Barb Wire

  • Storytelling

    Storytelling

  • Scissors

    Scissors

  • Made Men

    Made Men

  • Neo Ned

    Neo Ned

  • Final Mission

    Final Mission

  • Decker

    Decker

  • Bonds of Love

    Bonds of Love

  • Vanishing Point

    Vanishing Point

  • The Stunt Man

    The Stunt Man

  • Quake

    Quake

  • The Forgotten

    The Forgotten

  • Infiltrators

    Infiltrators

  • Intermedio

    Intermedio

  • Slash

    Slash

  • Once Fallen

    Once Fallen

  • The Cops Are Robbers

    The Cops Are Robbers

  • Nukie

    Nukie

  • Ready or Not

    Ready or Not

  • Distortions

    Distortions

  • The Golden Seal

    The Golden Seal

  • From Here to Eternity

    From Here to Eternity

  • Not Quite Hollywood

    Not Quite Hollywood

  • Separated by Murder

    Separated by Murder

  • Great Transport

    Great Transport

  • The Assassin

    The Assassin

  • Follow the Prophet

    Follow the Prophet

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

    H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict

  • Plaguers

    Plaguers

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

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

  • Zigs

    Zigs

  • Calendar Girl

    Calendar Girl

  • Termination Man

    Termination Man

  • Night Caller

    Night Caller

  • Deadly Games

    Deadly Games

  • The Box

    The Box

  • Torchlight

    Torchlight

  • Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

  • Gone Are the Days

    Gone Are the Days

  • Cockfighter

    Cockfighter

  • UnConventional

    UnConventional

  • Spearfield's Daughter

    Spearfield's Daughter

  • The Survivalist

    The Survivalist

  • Private Wars

    Private Wars

  • Pressure Point

    Pressure Point

  • Blue Monkey

    Blue Monkey

  • The Great Transport

    The Great Transport

  • The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

    The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

  • Me and Will

    Me and Will

  • Deadly Intent

    Deadly Intent

  • The Cross of Iberia

    The Cross of Iberia

  • Angela

    Angela

  • Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

  • The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

    The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

  • Scenes from the Goldmine

    Scenes from the Goldmine

  • Best Served Cold

    Best Served Cold

  • Sunstroke

    Sunstroke