Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-11-16 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Dallas, Texas, USA

Also Known As

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

Great Transport

Great Transport

Acting

Night Caller

2022

Night Caller

as

Andrew Lubitz

The Box - 2003

2003

The Box - 2003

as

Jake Ragna

The Devil's Rejects

2005

The Devil's Rejects

as

Sheriff Ken Dwyer

Armed and Dangerous

1986

Armed and Dangerous

as

The Cowboy

Intermedio

2005

Intermedio

as

Old Man

Storytelling

2001

Storytelling

as

Mr. Kirk

The Wind

1986

The Wind

as

Kesner

The Forgotten

1989

The Forgotten

as

Lt. Jesse Brady

Lifeforce

1985

Lifeforce

as

Col. Tom Carlsen

Barb Wire

1996

Barb Wire

as

Colonel Pryzer

Disturbing Behavior

1998

Disturbing Behavior

as

Officer Cox

Made Men

1999

Made Men

as

Kyle

Plaguers

2010

Plaguers

as

Tarver

Cockfighter

1974

Cockfighter

as

Junior

Alligator 2: The Mutation

1991

Alligator 2: The Mutation

as

Vinnie Brown

Ready or Not

2009

Ready or Not

as

Pilot

The Stunt Man

1980

The Stunt Man

as

Cameron

Scissors

1991

Scissors

as

Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan

Me and Will

1999

Me and Will

as

Rob

Helter Skelter

1976

Helter Skelter

as

Charles Manson

Turkey Shoot

1982

Turkey Shoot

as

Paul Anders

Slash

2002

Slash

as

Jeremiah

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

2008

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

as

The Owner

Ed Gein

2000

Ed Gein

as

Ed Gein

Neo Ned

2005

Neo Ned

as

Mr. Day

Nukie

1987

Nukie

as

Dr. Eric Harvey

Deadly Games

1982

Deadly Games

as

Billy Owens

Trick or Treats

1982

Trick or Treats

as

Bret

Zigs

2001

Zigs

as

Charlie

Scenes From the Goldmine

1987

Scenes From the Goldmine

as

Harry Spiros

Final Mission

1994

Final Mission

as

Colonel Glen Anderson

Blue Monkey

1987

Blue Monkey

as

Det. Jim Bishop

The Golden Seal

1983

The Golden Seal

as

Jim Lee

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

2009

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

as

Alumnus Guy #5

Private Wars

1993

Private Wars

as

Jack Manning

Forever

1992

Forever

as

William Desmond Taylor

Distortions

1987

Distortions

as

Scott Marshall

Termination Man

1998

Termination Man

as

Dylan Pope

The Survivalist

1987

The Survivalist

as

Jack Tillman

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

1972

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

as

Billy the Kid

The Visitors

1972

The Visitors

as

Mike Nickerson

Save Me

1994

Save Me

as

Robbins

Spearfield's Daughter

1986

Spearfield's Daughter

as

Tom Border

Stranger in the House

1997

Stranger in the House

as

Jack Derby

Best Served Cold

Best Served Cold

as

Himself

Wild in Blue

2014

Wild in Blue

as

Charlie's Father

Great Transport

1983

Great Transport

as

Pavle Paroški

Quake

1992

Quake

as

Kyle

Torchlight

1985

Torchlight

as

Jake Gregory

King of the Lost World

2005

King of the Lost World

as

Larry

Bonds of Love

1993

Bonds of Love

as

Ken Smith

Infiltrators

2014

Infiltrators

as

Sebastian Koenig

H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict

1951

H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict

as

Bill

In the Line of Fire

1993

In the Line of Fire

as

CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)

Vanishing Point

1997

Vanishing Point

as

Sergeant Preston

UnConventional

2004

UnConventional

as

Self

Deadly Intent

1988

Deadly Intent

as

Jeff Kirkwood

1993

Calendar Girl

as

Eddie Darpinian

Street Corner Justice

1996

Street Corner Justice

as

Sergeant Ryan Freeborn

Pressure Point

1997

Pressure Point

as

Arno Taylor

Separated by Murder

1994

Separated by Murder

as

Jesse Dixon

Gone Are the Days

2018

Gone Are the Days

as

Jaden

Angela

1977

Angela

as

Jean

Not Quite Hollywood

2008

Not Quite Hollywood

as

Self

Once Fallen

2010

Once Fallen

as

Aryan Boss

Sunstroke

1992

Sunstroke

as

Biggs

The Assassin

1990

The Assassin

as

Hank Knight

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

2020

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

as

Self

The Cops Are Robbers

1990

The Cops Are Robbers

as

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

2003

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

as

Deputy Jessup (uncredited)

La cruz de Iberia

1990

La cruz de Iberia

as

Novak

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

2000

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

as

Follow the Prophet

2009

Follow the Prophet

as

Senator Stanton

Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

2024

Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

as

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2025

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as

Self

Supernatural

Supernatural

as

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

(segment "Dead Run")

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Duane Barry

The Visitor

The Visitor

as

Colonel James Vise

Family Law

Family Law

as

Gary Peres

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

as

Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

as

Fred Kittel

Supernatural

Supernatural

as

Joseph Welch

Decker

Decker

as

Fictional General Cotter

The Great Transport

The Great Transport

as

Pavle Paroški

Femme Fatales

Femme Fatales

as

Dr. Daniel Duryea

Charmed

Charmed

as

Litvack

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

as

Charles Manson

Production

Ed Gein

2000

Ed Gein

as

The Forgotten

1989

The Forgotten

as

Crew

Directing

The Flight of the Dove

1994

The Flight of the Dove

as