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Steve Railsback

Cast & creator

Steve Railsback

1945-11-16 (age 80) Dallas, Texas, USA Website IMDb

Best known for The Mentalist, Supernatural, Supernatural

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

81

film credits

Series

14

television credits

Career

90

1951–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

5.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

Fred Kittel · 2008

Supernatural

Supernatural

Acting · 2005

Supernatural

Supernatural

Joseph Welch · 2005

The X-Files

The X-Files

Duane Barry · 1993

Charmed

Charmed

Litvack · 1998

Across film & television

Filmography (95)

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Showing 95 of 95 credits

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

Fred Kittel

Supernatural

Supernatural

Supernatural

Supernatural

Joseph Welch

The X-Files

The X-Files

Duane Barry

Charmed

Charmed

Litvack

The Practice

The Practice

Walter Dawson

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

(segment "Dead Run")

Family Law

Family Law

Gary Peres

Decker

Decker

Fictional General Cotter

Femme Fatales

Femme Fatales

Dr. Daniel Duryea

The Visitor

The Visitor

Colonel James Vise

In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire

CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

Alumnus Guy #5

Lifeforce

Lifeforce

Col. Tom Carlsen

The Devil's Rejects

The Devil's Rejects

Sheriff Ken Dwyer

Barb Wire

Barb Wire

Colonel Pryzer

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt

Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous

The Cowboy

Scissors

Scissors

Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan

Turkey Shoot

Turkey Shoot

Paul Anders

Disturbing Behavior

Disturbing Behavior

Officer Cox

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

Deputy Jessup (uncredited)

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

Charles Manson

Storytelling

Storytelling

Mr. Kirk

The Stunt Man

The Stunt Man

Cameron

The Forgotten

The Forgotten

Lt. Jesse Brady

The Forgotten

The Forgotten

Executive Producer

The Forgotten

The Forgotten

Writer

Wild in Blue

Wild in Blue

Charlie's Father

Save Me

Save Me

Robbins

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back

The Owner

Gone Are the Days

Gone Are the Days

Jaden

Alligator 2: The Mutation

Alligator 2: The Mutation

Vinnie Brown

Best Served Cold: How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades

Best Served Cold: How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades

Himself

Calendar Girl

Eddie Darpinian

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

(archive footage)

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

Sergeant Preston

Blue Monkey

Blue Monkey

Det. Jim Bishop

Good Cops, Bad Cops

Good Cops, Bad Cops

The Spy Within

The Spy Within

Director

Once Fallen

Once Fallen

Aryan Boss

Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood

Self

King of the Lost World

King of the Lost World

Larry

Sunstroke

Sunstroke

Biggs

The Great Transport

The Great Transport

Pavle Paroški

Made Men

Made Men

Kyle

Pressure Point

Pressure Point

Arno Taylor

Angela

Angela

Jean

Trick or Treats

Trick or Treats

Bret

Me and Will

Me and Will

Rob

Terminal Voyage

Terminal Voyage

Second Unit Director

UnConventional

UnConventional

Self

Ed Gein

Ed Gein

Ed Gein

Ed Gein

Ed Gein

Executive Producer

Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

Stranger in the House

Stranger in the House

Jack Derby

Scenes from the Goldmine

Scenes from the Goldmine

Harry Spiros

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

Charles Manson

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

(archive footage)

The Visitors

The Visitors

Mike Nickerson

Cockfighter

Cockfighter

Junior

Final Mission

Final Mission

Colonel Glen Anderson

Night Caller

Night Caller

Andrew Lubitz

The Wind

The Wind

Kesner

Neo Ned

Neo Ned

Mr. Day

The Cross of Iberia

The Cross of Iberia

Novak

Deadly Games

Deadly Games

Billy Owens

The Box

The Box

Jake Ragna

Distortions

Distortions

Scott Marshall

The Survivalist

The Survivalist

Jack Tillman

Street Corner Justice

Street Corner Justice

Sergeant Ryan Freeborn

Slash

Slash

Jeremiah

Nukie

Nukie

Dr. Eric Harvey

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

Ready or Not

Ready or Not

Pilot

Great Transport

Great Transport

Pavle Paroški

The Making Of Lifeforce

Self

Private Wars

Private Wars

Jack Manning

The Golden Seal

The Golden Seal

Jim Lee

Bonds of Love

Bonds of Love

Ken Smith

Separated by Murder

Jesse Dixon

Spearfield's Daughter

Spearfield's Daughter

Tom Border

Deadly Intent

Deadly Intent

Jeff Kirkwood

Torchlight

Torchlight

Jake Gregory

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

The Assassin

The Assassin

Hank Knight

Intermedio

Intermedio

Old Man

Follow the Prophet

Follow the Prophet

Senator Stanton

Plaguers

Plaguers

Tarver

Termination Man

Termination Man

Dylan Pope

Zigs

Zigs

Charlie

Forever

Forever

William Desmond Taylor

Quake

Quake

Kyle

Infiltrators

Infiltrators

Sebastian Koenig

H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict

H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict

Bill