Acting
Steve Railsback
Born Nov 16, 1945 · Dallas, Texas, USA
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.
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Best Served Cold: How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades
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Documentary
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
2024
Horror · Science Fiction
Night Caller
2022
Horror · Thriller
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
Horror · Documentary
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
Comedy · Horror
Gone Are the Days
2018
Western
Infiltrators
2014
Action
Decker
2014
Comedy
Wild in Blue
2014
Horror
Femme Fatales
2011
Drama
Once Fallen
2010
Drama · Action · Crime
Plaguers
2010
Horror · Science Fiction
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009
Comedy
Follow the Prophet
2009
Thriller · Drama
Ready or Not
2009
Action · Comedy · Romance
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
2008
Horror
The Mentalist
2008
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
Comedy · Documentary
King of the Lost World
2005
Action · Drama · Science Fiction
Supernatural
2005
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Devil's Rejects
2005
Drama · Horror · Crime
Neo Ned
2005
Romance · Drama · Comedy
Intermedio
2005
Horror · Thriller · Mystery
UnConventional
2004
Horror · Documentary
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
2003
Action · Horror · Thriller
The Box
2003
Drama · Action · Thriller
Slash
2002
Comedy · Horror · Thriller
Storytelling
2001
Comedy · Drama
Zigs
2001
Drama
Ed Gein
2000
Crime · Drama · Horror
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
Documentary
Family Law
1999
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Me and Will
1999
Drama
Made Men
1999
Action · Comedy · Crime
Charmed
1998
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Disturbing Behavior
1998
Mystery · Horror · Science Fiction
Termination Man
1998
Action
Pressure Point
1997
Thriller · Action
The Visitor
1997
Drama
The Practice
1997
Drama
Vanishing Point
1997
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Stranger in the House
1997
Thriller
Street Corner Justice
1996
Action
Barb Wire
1996
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Final Mission
1994
Action
Save Me
1994
Mystery · Thriller
Private Wars
1993
Crime · Action
The X-Files
1993
Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Crime
Calendar Girl
1993
Comedy · Drama
In the Line of Fire
1993
Action · Thriller · Crime
Bonds of Love
1993
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Sunstroke
1992
Mystery · Thriller · TV Movie
Quake
1992
Thriller
Forever
1992
Mystery · Horror · Romance
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
Horror · Action
Scissors
1991
Drama · Thriller · Horror
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
The Assassin
1990
Action
The Cross of Iberia
1990
Drama
The Forgotten
1989
Action · Thriller · TV Movie
Deadly Intent
1988
Drama · Thriller
Blue Monkey
1987
Horror · Science Fiction
Scenes from the Goldmine
1987
Drama
Nukie
1987
Family · Science Fiction · Adventure
Distortions
1987
Drama · Mystery · Horror
The Survivalist
1987
Drama · Action
The Wind
1986
Horror · Thriller
Armed and Dangerous
1986
Action · Comedy · Crime
Spearfield's Daughter
1986
Drama · TV Movie
The Twilight Zone
1985
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
Lifeforce
1985
Horror · Science Fiction · Action
Torchlight
1984
Drama
The Golden Seal
1983
Drama · Family
Great Transport
1983
War · Drama · Action
The Great Transport
1983
War & Politics
Trick or Treats
1982
Horror
Deadly Games
1982
Horror · Mystery · Crime
Turkey Shoot
1982
Science Fiction · Action · Horror
The Stunt Man
1980
Action · Comedy · Drama
From Here to Eternity
1979
War & Politics · Drama
Angela
1977
Drama
Helter Skelter
1976
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Helter Skelter
1976
Crime · Drama
Cockfighter
1974
Drama
The Visitors
1972
Drama · Crime · Thriller
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
1972
Western · Drama
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
1951
Drama
Directed
The Spy Within
1994
Thriller
Written
The Forgotten
1989
Action · Thriller · TV Movie