Steve Railsback
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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 wit...
Known For
Filmography
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
2024
Night Caller
2022
as Andrew Lubitz
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
Gone Are the Days
2018
as Jaden
Wild in Blue
2014
as Charlie's Father
Infiltrators
2014
as Sebastian Koenig
Decker
2014
as Fictional General Cotter
Femme Fatales
2011
as Dr. Daniel Duryea
Plaguers
2010
as Tarver
Once Fallen
2010
as Aryan Boss
Ready or Not
2009
as Pilot
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009
as Alumnus Guy #5
Follow the Prophet
2009
as Senator Stanton
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
2008
as The Owner
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
The Mentalist
2008
as Fred Kittel
The Devil's Rejects
2005
as Sheriff Ken Dwyer
Intermedio
2005
as Old Man
Neo Ned
2005
as Mr. Day
King of the Lost World
2005
as Larry
Supernatural
2005
Supernatural
2005
as Joseph Welch
UnConventional
2004
as Self
The Box
2003
as Jake Ragna
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
2003
as Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
Slash
2002
as Jeremiah
Storytelling
2001
as Mr. Kirk
Zigs
2001
as Charlie
Ed Gein
2000
as Ed Gein
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
Made Men
1999
as Kyle
Me and Will
1999
as Rob
Family Law
1999
as Gary Peres
Disturbing Behavior
1998
as Officer Cox
Termination Man
1998
as Dylan Pope
Charmed
1998
as Litvack
Stranger in the House
1997
as Jack Derby
Vanishing Point
1997
as Sergeant Preston
Pressure Point
1997
as Arno Taylor
The Visitor
1997
as Colonel James Vise
The Practice
1997
as Walter Dawson
Barb Wire
1996
as Colonel Pryzer
Street Corner Justice
1996
as Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
Final Mission
1994
as Colonel Glen Anderson
Save Me
1994
as Robbins
Separated by Murder
1994
as Jesse Dixon
Private Wars
1993
as Jack Manning
Bonds of Love
1993
as Ken Smith
In the Line of Fire
1993
as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
Calendar Girl
1993
as Eddie Darpinian
The X-Files
1993
as Duane Barry
Forever
1992
as William Desmond Taylor
Quake
1992
as Kyle
Sunstroke
1992
as Biggs
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
as Vinnie Brown
Scissors
1991
as Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
The Assassin
1990
as Hank Knight
The Cops Are Robbers
1990
The Cross of Iberia
1990
as Novak
The Forgotten
1989
as Lt. Jesse Brady
Deadly Intent
1988
as Jeff Kirkwood
Nukie
1987
as Dr. Eric Harvey
Scenes from the Goldmine
1987
as Harry Spiros
Blue Monkey
1987
as Det. Jim Bishop
Distortions
1987
as Scott Marshall
The Survivalist
1987
as Jack Tillman
Armed and Dangerous
1986
as The Cowboy
The Wind
1986
as Kesner
Spearfield's Daughter
1986
as Tom Border
Lifeforce
1985
as Col. Tom Carlsen
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985
as Self
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Dead Run")
Torchlight
1984
as Jake Gregory
The Golden Seal
1983
as Jim Lee
Great Transport
1983
as Pavle Paroški
The Great Transport
1983
as Pavle Paroški
Turkey Shoot
1982
as Paul Anders
Deadly Games
1982
as Billy Owens
Trick or Treats
1982
as Bret
The Stunt Man
1980
as Cameron
From Here to Eternity
1979
as Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
Angela
1977
as Jean
Helter Skelter
1976
as Charles Manson
Helter Skelter
1976
as Charles Manson
Cockfighter
1974
as Junior
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
1972
as Billy the Kid
The Visitors
1972
as Mike Nickerson
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
1951
as Bill