Steve Railsback
Born in Dallas, Texas, USA — Nov 16 1945
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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…
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Supernatural
The Mentalist
Fred Kittel
The X-Files
Duane Barry
Charmed
Litvack
The Practice
Walter Dawson
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Dead Run")
Family Law
Gary Peres
Femme Fatales
Dr. Daniel Duryea
The Visitor
Colonel James Vise
Lifeforce
Col. Tom Carlsen
Decker
Fictional General Cotter
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Alumnus Guy #5
Barb Wire
Colonel Pryzer
The Devil's Rejects
Sheriff Ken Dwyer
From Here to Eternity
Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
In the Line of Fire
CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
Disturbing Behavior
Officer Cox
Turkey Shoot
Paul Anders
Save Me
Robbins
Storytelling
Mr. Kirk
Neo Ned
Mr. Day
The Stunt Man
Cameron
Armed and Dangerous
The Cowboy
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
King of the Lost World
Larry
Cockfighter
Junior
Slash
Jeremiah
Blue Monkey
Det. Jim Bishop
The Box
Jake Ragna
The Forgotten
Lt. Jesse Brady
Deadly Intent
Jeff Kirkwood
Angela
Jean
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson
Me and Will
Rob
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Made Men
Kyle
The Visitors
Mike Nickerson
Trick or Treats
Bret
Private Wars
Jack Manning
Vanishing Point
Sergeant Preston
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
Forever
William Desmond Taylor
Pressure Point
Arno Taylor
Quake
Kyle
The Spy Within
Directing
Ready or Not
Pilot
Calendar Girl
Eddie Darpinian
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson
Zigs
Charlie
Final Mission
Colonel Glen Anderson
Bonds of Love
Ken Smith
Distortions
Scott Marshall
Scenes from the Goldmine
Harry Spiros
Once Fallen
Aryan Boss
The Cops Are Robbers
The Wind
Kesner
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Vinnie Brown
The Golden Seal
Jim Lee
Deadly Games
Billy Owens
Nukie
Dr. Eric Harvey
Plaguers
Tarver
Wild in Blue
Charlie's Father
Ed Gein
Ed Gein
Gone Are the Days
Jaden
Night Caller
Andrew Lubitz
Intermedio
Old Man
Scissors
Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
Torchlight
Jake Gregory
The Great Transport
Pavle Paroški
Infiltrators
Sebastian Koenig
The Assassin
Hank Knight
Street Corner Justice
Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
UnConventional
Self
Stranger in the House
Jack Derby
Sunstroke
Biggs
Follow the Prophet
Senator Stanton
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
The Owner
Great Transport
Pavle Paroški
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
Termination Man
Dylan Pope
Best Served Cold
Himself
Spearfield's Daughter
Tom Border
Separated by Murder
Jesse Dixon
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
The Making Of Lifeforce
Self
The Survivalist
Jack Tillman
The Cross of Iberia
Novak
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
Bill