Steve Railsback

Steve Railsback

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep ★ 3.2 Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep 2024 Night Caller ★ 5.1 Night Caller 2022 AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. 2020 The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault 2020 Gone Are the Days ★ 5.5 Gone Are the Days 2018 Infiltrators Infiltrators 2014 Decker ★ 6.6 Decker 2014 Wild in Blue ★ 4.2 Wild in Blue 2014 Femme Fatales ★ 6.2 Femme Fatales 2011 Once Fallen ★ 5.2 Once Fallen 2010 Plaguers ★ 3.0 Plaguers 2010 American Pie Presents: The Book of Love ★ 5.3 American Pie Presents: The Book of Love 2009 Follow the Prophet ★ 4.5 Follow the Prophet 2009 Ready or Not ★ 4.1 Ready or Not 2009 Rest Stop: Don't Look Back ★ 6.1 Rest Stop: Don't Look Back 2008 The Mentalist ★ 8.4 The Mentalist 2008 Not Quite Hollywood ★ 6.8 Not Quite Hollywood 2008 King of the Lost World ★ 4.3 King of the Lost World 2005 Supernatural ★ 8.3 Supernatural 2005 The Devil's Rejects ★ 6.7 The Devil's Rejects 2005 Neo Ned ★ 6.0 Neo Ned 2005 Intermedio ★ 4.7 Intermedio 2005 UnConventional ★ 5.3 UnConventional 2004 The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting ★ 4.7 The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting 2003 The Box ★ 4.5 The Box 2003 Slash ★ 4.2 Slash 2002 Storytelling ★ 6.5 Storytelling 2001 Zigs ★ 5.3 Zigs 2001 Ed Gein ★ 5.4 Ed Gein 2000 The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man ★ 7.8 The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man 2000 Family Law ★ 8.1 Family Law 1999 Me and Will ★ 5.4 Me and Will 1999 Made Men ★ 5.3 Made Men 1999 Charmed ★ 8.2 Charmed 1998 Disturbing Behavior ★ 5.8 Disturbing Behavior 1998 Termination Man ★ 4.6 Termination Man 1998 Pressure Point ★ 2.6 Pressure Point 1997 The Visitor ★ 6.4 The Visitor 1997 The Practice ★ 7.7 The Practice 1997 Vanishing Point ★ 5.6 Vanishing Point 1997 Stranger in the House ★ 6.8 Stranger in the House 1997 Street Corner Justice ★ 5.0 Street Corner Justice 1996 Barb Wire ★ 4.1 Barb Wire 1996 Final Mission ★ 4.1 Final Mission 1994 Separated by Murder ★ 4.4 Separated by Murder 1994 Save Me ★ 4.5 Save Me 1994 Private Wars ★ 6.8 Private Wars 1993 The X-Files ★ 8.4 The X-Files 1993 Calendar Girl ★ 5.2 Calendar Girl 1993 In the Line of Fire ★ 7.0 In the Line of Fire 1993 Bonds of Love ★ 5.8 Bonds of Love 1993 Sunstroke ★ 3.0 Sunstroke 1992 Quake ★ 3.9 Quake 1992 Forever ★ 2.6 Forever 1992 Alligator 2: The Mutation ★ 4.9 Alligator 2: The Mutation 1991 Scissors ★ 5.0 Scissors 1991 Good Cops, Bad Cops ★ 4.2 Good Cops, Bad Cops 1990 The Assassin ★ 4.2 The Assassin 1990 The Cross of Iberia ★ 6.0 The Cross of Iberia 1990 The Forgotten ★ 5.8 The Forgotten 1989 Deadly Intent ★ 5.3 Deadly Intent 1988 Blue Monkey ★ 5.0 Blue Monkey 1987 Scenes from the Goldmine ★ 4.9 Scenes from the Goldmine 1987 Nukie ★ 2.3 Nukie 1987 Distortions ★ 9.0 Distortions 1987 The Survivalist ★ 3.3 The Survivalist 1987 The Wind ★ 5.2 The Wind 1986 Armed and Dangerous ★ 5.7 Armed and Dangerous 1986 Spearfield's Daughter ★ 8.0 Spearfield's Daughter 1986 The Twilight Zone ★ 7.7 The Twilight Zone 1985 Lifeforce ★ 6.2 Lifeforce 1985 The Making Of Lifeforce The Making Of Lifeforce 1985 Torchlight ★ 3.8 Torchlight 1984 The Golden Seal ★ 5.7 The Golden Seal 1983 Great Transport ★ 7.5 Great Transport 1983 The Great Transport The Great Transport 1983 Trick or Treats ★ 4.1 Trick or Treats 1982 Deadly Games ★ 3.2 Deadly Games 1982 Turkey Shoot ★ 5.4 Turkey Shoot 1982 The Stunt Man ★ 6.6 The Stunt Man 1980