Steve Railsback
Born November 16, 1945 (Age: 80)
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Dallas, Texas, USA
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.
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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Filmography
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 74
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009
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as Alumnus Guy #5
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Age: 64
The Devil's Rejects
2005
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as Sheriff Ken Dwyer
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Age: 59
Slash
2002
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as Jeremiah
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Age: 56
Storytelling
2001
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as Mr. Kirk
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Age: 56
Ed Gein
2000
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as Ed Gein
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Age: 55
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
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as
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Age: 54
Disturbing Behavior
1998
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as Officer Cox
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Age: 52
Termination Man
1998
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as Dylan Pope
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Age: 52
Pressure Point
1997
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as Arno Taylor
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Age: 52
Vanishing Point
1997
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as Sergeant Preston
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Age: 51
Stranger in the House
1997
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as Jack Derby
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Age: 51
Street Corner Justice
1996
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as Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
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Age: 50
Barb Wire
1996
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as Colonel Pryzer
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Age: 50
Private Wars
1993
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as Jack Manning
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Age: 47
Calendar Girl
1993
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as Eddie Darpinian
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Age: 47
In the Line of Fire
1993
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as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
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Age: 47
Bonds of Love
1993
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as Ken Smith
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Age: 47
Sunstroke
1992
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as Biggs
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Age: 46
Quake
1992
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as Kyle
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Age: 46
Forever
1992
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as William Desmond Taylor
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Age: 46
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
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as Vinnie Brown
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Age: 45
Scissors
1991
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as Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
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Age: 45
The Cops Are Robbers
1990
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as
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Age: 45
The Assassin
1990
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as Hank Knight
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Age: 44
The Cross of Iberia
1990
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as Novak
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Age: 44
The Forgotten
1989
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as Lt. Jesse Brady
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Age: 43
Deadly Intent
1988
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as Jeff Kirkwood
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Age: 42
Blue Monkey
1987
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as Det. Jim Bishop
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Age: 41
Scenes from the Goldmine
1987
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as Harry Spiros
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Age: 41
Nukie
1987
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as Dr. Eric Harvey
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Age: 41
No Image
Distortions
1987
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as Scott Marshall
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Age: 41
The Survivalist
1987
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as Jack Tillman
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Age: 41
Armed and Dangerous
1986
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as The Cowboy
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Age: 40
Spearfield's Daughter
1986
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as Tom Border
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Age: 40
Lifeforce
1985
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as Col. Tom Carlsen
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Age: 39
The Stunt Man
1980
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as Cameron
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Age: 34
Angela
1977
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as Jean
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Age: 31
Cockfighter
1974
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as Junior
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Age: 28
The Visitors
1972
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as Mike Nickerson
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Age: 26
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
1972
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as Billy the Kid
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Age: 26