1945-11-16 ( 79 years old ) in Dallas, Texas, USA

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.

Movies

Night Caller 2022-05-13
Infiltrators 2014-08-19
Wild in Blue 2014-05-05
Once Fallen 2010-11-02
Plaguers 2010-01-15
Ready or Not 2009-01-01
Neo Ned 2005-04-22
Intermedio 2005-03-29
UnConventional 2004-10-01
The Box - 2003 2003-05-15
Slash 2002-09-13
Storytelling 2001-11-08
Zigs 2001-06-01
Ed Gein 2000-11-17
Me and Will 1999-07-10
Made Men 1999-06-11
Pressure Point 1997-12-27
Barb Wire 1996-05-02
Final Mission 1994-09-21
Save Me 1994-03-23
Private Wars 1993-10-13
Calendar Girl 1993-09-03
Bonds of Love 1993-01-24
Sunstroke 1992-09-23
Quake 1992-06-23
Forever 1992-01-01
Scissors 1991-03-22
The Assassin 1990-02-21
The Forgotten 1989-04-26
Deadly Intent 1988-05-12
Blue Monkey 1987-09-25
Nukie 1987-07-01
Distortions 1987-05-10
The Wind 1986-11-17
Lifeforce 1985-06-21
Torchlight 1985-02-01
Deadly Games 1982-10-12
Turkey Shoot 1982-03-25
The Stunt Man 1980-06-27
Angela 1977-11-10
Helter Skelter 1976-04-01
Cockfighter 1974-08-01
The Visitors 1972-02-02