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Director
Steve Railsback
Acting
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1.6
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 52023
IMDb ID: nm0706883
Known for: Acting
Born: November 16, 1945
Age: 80
Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2024
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 5.61
Wikidata: Q549961
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Executive Producer (2)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Steve Railsback.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Steve Railsback.
7.0
In the Line of Fire
as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
1993 Movie
6.8
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
2008 Movie
6.7
The Devil's Rejects
as Sheriff Ken Dwyer
2005 Movie
6.6
The Stunt Man
as Cameron
1980 Movie
6.5
Storytelling
as Mr. Kirk
2001 Movie
6.3
Lifeforce
as Col. Tom Carlsen
1985 Movie
5.8
Disturbing Behavior
as Officer Cox
1998 Movie
5.7
Armed and Dangerous
as The Cowboy
1986 Movie
5.5
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
as The Owner
2008 Movie
5.4
Turkey Shoot
as Paul Anders
1982 Movie
5.3
Ed Gein
Executive Producer
2000 Movie
5.3
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
as Alumnus Guy #5
2009 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Steve Railsback.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Steve Railsback.
6.3
Lifeforce
as Col. Tom Carlsen
1985 Movie
5.0
Scissors
as Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
1991 Movie
3.5
UnConventional
as Self
2004 Movie
5.3
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
as Alumnus Guy #5
2009 Movie
7.0
In the Line of Fire
as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
1993 Movie
6.8
Helter Skelter
as Charles Manson
1976 Movie
3.8
Angela
as Jean
1977 Movie
6.7
The Devil's Rejects
as Sheriff Ken Dwyer
2005 Movie
6.5
Storytelling
as Mr. Kirk
2001 Movie
5.1
Calendar Girl
as Eddie Darpinian
1993 Movie
5.7
Armed and Dangerous
as The Cowboy
1986 Movie
4.1
Barb Wire
as Colonel Pryzer
1996 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Steve Railsback.
8.3
Supernatural
2005 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as Duane Barry • 2 eps
1993 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
as Fred Kittel • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.2
Charmed
as Litvack • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.6
The Practice
as Walter Dawson • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Dead Run") • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.3
Femme Fatales
as Dr. Daniel Duryea • 3 eps
2011 Series
8.2
Family Law
as Gary Peres • 1 eps
1999 Series
6.8
From Here to Eternity
as Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt • 3 eps
1979 Series
6.3
Decker
as Fictional General Cotter • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.0
The Visitor
as Colonel James Vise • 13 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Steve Railsback.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Steve Railsback.
3.6
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
2024 Movie
4.9
Night Caller
as Andrew Lubitz
2022 Movie
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
2020 Movie
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020 Movie
5.4
Gone Are the Days
as Jaden
2018 Movie
Infiltrators
as Sebastian Koenig
2014 Movie
4.2
Wild in Blue
as Charlie's Father
2014 Movie
5.2
Once Fallen
as Aryan Boss
2010 Movie
2.9
Plaguers
as Tarver
2010 Movie
5.3
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
as Alumnus Guy #5
2009 Movie
4.5
Follow the Prophet
as Senator Stanton
2009 Movie
4.1
Ready or Not
as Pilot
2009 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Steve Railsback.
6.3
Decker
as Fictional General Cotter • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.3
Femme Fatales
as Dr. Daniel Duryea • 3 eps
2011 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
as Fred Kittel • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.3
Supernatural
2005 Series
8.2
Family Law
as Gary Peres • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.2
Charmed
as Litvack • 1 eps
1998 Series
6.0
The Visitor
as Colonel James Vise • 13 eps
1997 Series
7.6
The Practice
as Walter Dawson • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as Duane Barry • 2 eps
1993 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Dead Run") • 1 eps
1985 Series
The Great Transport
as Pavle Paroški • 1 eps
1983 Series
6.8
From Here to Eternity
as Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt • 3 eps
1979 Series