
Steve Railsback
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.
TV Shows(14)

Decker
Fictional General Cotter

Femme Fatales
Dr. Daniel Duryea

The Mentalist
Fred Kittel

Supernatural

Supernatural
Joseph Welch

Family Law
Gary Peres

Charmed
Litvack

The Visitor
Colonel James Vise

The Practice
Walter Dawson

The X-Files
Duane Barry

The Twilight Zone
(segment "Dead Run")

The Great Transport
Pavle Paroški

From Here to Eternity
Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt

Helter Skelter
Charles Manson