Acting
Steve Railsback
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.
Filmography
Best Served Cold: How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades
Film · 2026
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
Film · 2024
Night Caller
Film · 2022
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Film · 2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Film · 2020
Gone Are the Days
Film · 2018
Wild in Blue
Film · 2014
Infiltrators
Film · 2014
Decker
Series · 2014
Femme Fatales
Series · 2011
Plaguers
Film · 2010
Once Fallen
Film · 2010
Ready or Not
Film · 2009
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Film · 2009
Follow the Prophet
Film · 2009
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
Film · 2008
Not Quite Hollywood
Film · 2008
The Mentalist
Series · 2008
The Devil's Rejects
Film · 2005
Intermedio
Film · 2005
Neo Ned
Film · 2005
King of the Lost World
Film · 2005
Supernatural
Series · 2005
Supernatural
Series · 2005
UnConventional
Film · 2004
The Box
Film · 2003
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Film · 2003
Slash
Film · 2002
Storytelling
Film · 2001
Zigs
Film · 2001
Ed Gein
Film · 2000
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
Film · 2000
Made Men
Film · 1999
Me and Will
Film · 1999
Family Law
Series · 1999
Disturbing Behavior
Film · 1998
Termination Man
Film · 1998
Charmed
Series · 1998
Stranger in the House
Film · 1997
Vanishing Point
Film · 1997
Pressure Point
Film · 1997
The Visitor
Series · 1997
The Practice
Series · 1997
Barb Wire
Film · 1996
Street Corner Justice
Film · 1996
Final Mission
Film · 1994
Save Me
Film · 1994
Separated by Murder
Film · 1994
Private Wars
Film · 1993
Bonds of Love
Film · 1993
In the Line of Fire
Film · 1993
Calendar Girl
Film · 1993
The X-Files
Series · 1993
Forever
Film · 1992
Quake
Film · 1992
Sunstroke
Film · 1992
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Film · 1991
Scissors
Film · 1991
The Assassin
Film · 1990
Good Cops, Bad Cops
Film · 1990
The Cross of Iberia
Film · 1990
The Forgotten
Film · 1989
Deadly Intent
Film · 1988
Nukie
Film · 1987
Scenes from the Goldmine
Film · 1987
Blue Monkey
Film · 1987
Distortions
Film · 1987
The Survivalist
Film · 1987
Armed and Dangerous
Film · 1986
The Wind
Film · 1986
Spearfield's Daughter
Film · 1986
Lifeforce
Film · 1985
The Making Of Lifeforce
Film · 1985
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1985
Torchlight
Film · 1984
The Golden Seal
Film · 1983
Great Transport
Film · 1983
The Great Transport
Series · 1983
Turkey Shoot
Film · 1982
Deadly Games
Film · 1982
Trick or Treats
Film · 1982
The Stunt Man
Film · 1980
From Here to Eternity
Series · 1979
Angela
Film · 1977
Helter Skelter
Film · 1976
Helter Skelter
Series · 1976
Cockfighter
Film · 1974
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Film · 1972
The Visitors
Film · 1972
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
Film · 1951