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.
Acting
TV
Supernatural
2005
TV
Supernatural
as Joseph Welch
2005
TV
The Mentalist
as Fred Kittel
2008
TV
The X-Files
as Duane Barry
1993
TV
Charmed
as Litvack
1998
Movie
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
as Alumnus Guy #5
2009
Movie
In the Line of Fire
as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
1993
Movie
The Devil's Rejects
as Sheriff Ken Dwyer
2005
Movie
Lifeforce
as Col. Tom Carlsen
1985
Movie
Barb Wire
as Colonel Pryzer
1996
Movie
Disturbing Behavior
as Officer Cox
1998
TV
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Dead Run")
1985
Movie
Armed and Dangerous
as The Cowboy
1986
Movie
Storytelling
as Mr. Kirk
2001
Movie
The Stunt Man
as Cameron
1980
Movie
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
as The Owner
2008
Movie
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
as Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
2003
Movie
Ed Gein
as Ed Gein
2000
TV
The Practice
as Walter Dawson
1997
Movie
Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Vinnie Brown
1991
Movie
Turkey Shoot
as Paul Anders
1982
Movie
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
2008
Movie
Helter Skelter
as Charles Manson
1976
Movie
Calendar Girl
as Eddie Darpinian
1993
