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Steve Railsback
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…
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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 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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2022
Night Caller
Movie Andrew Lubitz
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2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Movie (archive footage)
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2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Movie (archive footage)
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2018
Gone Are the Days
Movie Jaden
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2014
Infiltrators
Movie Sebastian Koenig
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2014
Decker
TV show Fictional General Cotter
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2014
Wild in Blue
Movie Charlie's Father
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2011
Femme Fatales
TV show Dr. Daniel Duryea
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2010
Once Fallen
Movie Aryan Boss
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2010
Plaguers
Movie Tarver
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2009
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Movie Alumnus Guy #5
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2009
Follow the Prophet
Movie Senator Stanton
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2009
Ready or Not
Movie Pilot
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2008
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
Movie The Owner
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2008
The Mentalist
TV show Fred Kittel
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2008
Not Quite Hollywood
Movie Self
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2005
King of the Lost World
Movie Larry
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2005
Supernatural
TV show
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2005
The Devil's Rejects
Movie Sheriff Ken Dwyer
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2005
Neo Ned
Movie Mr. Day
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2005
Intermedio
Movie Old Man
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2004
UnConventional
Movie Self
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2003
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Movie Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
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2003
The Box
Movie Jake Ragna
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2002
Slash
Movie Jeremiah
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2001
Storytelling
Movie Mr. Kirk
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2001
Zigs
Movie Charlie
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2000
Ed Gein
Movie Ed Gein
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1999
Family Law
TV show Gary Peres
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1999
Me and Will
Movie Rob
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1999
Made Men
Movie Kyle
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1998
Charmed
TV show Litvack
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1998
Disturbing Behavior
Movie Officer Cox
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1998
Termination Man
Movie Dylan Pope
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1997
Pressure Point
Movie Arno Taylor
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1997
The Visitor
TV show Colonel James Vise
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1997
The Practice
TV show Walter Dawson
