Steve Railsback
ActingSteve 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
Lifeforce
Col. Tom Carlsen
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Alumnus Guy #5
In the Line of Fire
CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
Barb Wire
Colonel Pryzer
The Devil's Rejects
Sheriff Ken Dwyer
Save Me
Robbins
Armed and Dangerous
The Cowboy
Turkey Shoot
Paul Anders
Disturbing Behavior
Officer Cox
The Stunt Man
Cameron
Filmography — Acting
Lifeforce
Col. Tom Carlsen
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Alumnus Guy #5
In the Line of Fire
CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
Barb Wire
Colonel Pryzer
The Devil's Rejects
Sheriff Ken Dwyer
Save Me
Robbins
Armed and Dangerous
The Cowboy
Turkey Shoot
Paul Anders
Disturbing Behavior
Officer Cox
The Stunt Man
Cameron
Storytelling
Mr. Kirk
Ed Gein
Ed Gein
Once Fallen
Aryan Boss
Scissors
Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
Neo Ned
Mr. Day
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson
Cockfighter
Junior
Me and Will
Rob
Blue Monkey
Det. Jim Bishop
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
Deadly Games
Billy Owens
Vanishing Point
Sergeant Preston
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Vinnie Brown
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Gone Are the Days
Jaden
King of the Lost World
Larry
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
Made Men
Kyle
Calendar Girl
Eddie Darpinian
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
The Owner
The Wind
Kesner
Ready or Not
Pilot
Slash
Jeremiah
UnConventional
Self
Final Mission
Colonel Glen Anderson
Trick or Treats
Bret
Street Corner Justice
Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
Follow the Prophet
Senator Stanton
Zigs
Charlie
Wild in Blue
Charlie's Father
Intermedio
Old Man
Quake
Kyle
The Cops Are Robbers
Deadly Intent
Jeff Kirkwood
Plaguers
Tarver
The Forgotten
Lt. Jesse Brady
Bonds of Love
Ken Smith
The Box
Jake Ragna
Scenes from the Goldmine
Harry Spiros
The Visitors
Mike Nickerson
Angela
Jean
Forever
William Desmond Taylor
Sunstroke
Biggs
The Survivalist
Jack Tillman
Great Transport
Pavle Paroški
Private Wars
Jack Manning
The Assassin
Hank Knight
Torchlight
Jake Gregory
Night Caller
Andrew Lubitz
Nukie
Dr. Eric Harvey
Termination Man
Dylan Pope
Stranger in the House
Jack Derby
Spearfield's Daughter
Tom Border
Distortions
Scott Marshall
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
Separated by Murder
Jesse Dixon
The Cross of Iberia
Novak
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
Pressure Point
Arno Taylor
The Golden Seal
Jim Lee
Best Served Cold
Himself
Infiltrators
Sebastian Koenig
The Making Of Lifeforce
Self
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
Bill
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
