Steve Railsback
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox actor
| name = Steve Railsback
| image = Steve Railsback.jpg
| caption = Railsback in 2010
| birth_name = Stephen Hall Railsback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|11|16}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1967–present
| spouse = {{Ubl
|{{Marriage|Jacqueline Giroux|1980|1988|end=div.}}
|{{Marriage|Marcy Sobel|1990}}
}}
| children = 3
| website = {{URL|steverailsbackactor.com}}
}}
Steve Railsback (born November 16, 1945) 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.{{cite news|author=Janet Maslin|authorlink=Janet Maslin|date=October 17, 1980|title=The Stunt Man|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DE1D81238F934A25753C1A966948260|accessdate=November 3, 2007}}
Career
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.[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34221/plaguers-dvd-art-and-specs Plaguers DVD Art and Specs]
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Film !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1972
|data-sort-value="Visitors, The" | The Visitors |Mike Nickerson | |
| 1974
|Junior | |
| 1976
| |
| 1978
|Jean Lebrecque | |
| 1979
|Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt | |
| 1980
|data-sort-value="Stunt Man, The" | The Stunt Man |Cameron | |
| rowspan="3" |1982
|Billy Owens | |
| Trick or Treats
|The Boyfriend | |
| Turkey Shoot
|Paul Anders | |
| rowspan="2" |1983
|data-sort-value="Golden Seal, The" | The Golden Seal |Jim Lee | |
| Veliki transport
|Pavle Paroški | |
| rowspan="2" |1985
|Colonel Tom Carlsen | |
| Torchlight
|Jake Gregory | |
| rowspan="3" |1986
|The Cowboy | |
| Spearfield's Daughter
|Tom Border |
| data-sort-value="Wind, The" | The Wind
|Kesner | |
| rowspan="5" |1987
|Harry Spiros | |
| Distortions
|Scott Marshall | |
| data-sort-value="Survivalist, The" | The Survivalist
|Jack Tillman | |
| Blue Monkey
|Detective Jim Bishop | |
| Nukie
|Dr. Eric Harvey | |
| 1988
|Deadly Intent |Jeff Kirkwood | |
| 1989
|data-sort-value="Assassin, The" | The Assassin |Hank Knight | |
| 1990
|La Cruz de Iberia |Novak | |
| rowspan="2" |1991
|Vincent Brown | |
| Scissors
|Alex Morgan{{\}}Cole Morgan | |
| 1992
|William Desmond Taylor | |
| rowspan="7" |1993
|Kyle | |
| Private Wars
|Jack Manning | |
| Bonds of Love
|Ken Smith |Television film |
| Final Mission
|Colonel Anderson | |
| Save Me
|Robbins | |
| Calendar Girl
|Roy's Father | |
| In the Line of Fire
|David Coppinger |uncredited |
| rowspan="2" |1996
|Sergeant Ryan Freeborn | |
| Barb Wire
|Colonel Victor Pryzer | |
| rowspan="3" |1997
|Jack Derby | |
| Pressure Point
|Arno Taylor | |
| Vanishing Point
|Sergeant Preston | |
| 1998
|Officer Cox | |
| rowspan="2" |1999
|Me and Will |Rob | |
| Made Men
|Kyle | |
| rowspan="3" |2000
|Say Goodnight, Michael |Actor | |
| Termination Man
|Dylan Pope | |
| In the Light of the Moon
| |
| rowspan="2" |2001
|Mr. Kirk | |
| Double Down
|Charlie | |
| 2002
|Slash |Jeremiah | |
| rowspan="2" |2003
|data-sort-value="Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting, The" | The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting |Deputy Jessup |uncredited |
| data-sort-value="Box, The" | The Box
|Jake Ragna | |
| rowspan="4" |2005
|Mr. Day | |
| Intermedio
|Old Man | |
| data-sort-value="Devil's Rejects, The" | The Devil's Rejects
|Sheriff Ken Dwyer |uncredited |
| King of the Lost World
|Larry | |
| rowspan="4" |2008
|Follow the Profit |Senator Stanton | |
| Plaguers
|Tarver | |
| Ready or Not
|Pilot | |
| Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
|Store Clerk | |
| 2018
| Jaden | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Film !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1985
|data-sort-value="Hitchhiker, The" | The Hitchhiker |Mickey |Episode: "Petty Thieves" |
| 1986
|data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | The Twilight Zone |Johnny Davis |Episode: "Dead Run" |
| 1991
|data-sort-value="Young Riders, The" | The Young Riders |Tyler |Episode: "The Peacemakers" |
| 1994
|data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | The X-Files |Duane Barry |2 episodes: s02e05 "Duane Barry" and s02e06 "Ascension" |
| 1995
|Jerry Lee Stark |Episode: "The Guardians" |
| 1997–1998
|data-sort-value="Visitor, The" | The Visitor |Colonel James Vise |13 episodes |
| 2000
|Litvack |Episode: "Give Me a Sign" |
| 2001
|data-sort-value="Practice, The" | The Practice |Walter Dawson |Episode: "Killing Time" |
| rowspan="2"|2002
|Gary Peres |Episode: "Children of a Lesser Dad" |
| data-sort-value="District, The" | The District
|Charles "Chip" Renson |Episode: "Free-Fire Zone" |
| 2004
|data-sort-value="Handler, The" | The Handler |Harley Aimes |Episode: "Give Daddy Some Sugar" |
| rowspan="2"|2005
|Edward Sawyer |Episode: "All Bets Off: Part 2" |
| Supernatural
|Joseph Welch |Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2010
|data-sort-value="Mentalist, The" | The Mentalist |Kittel |Episode: "Ball of Fire" |
| 2012
|Doctor Daniel Duryea |2 episodes |
| 2013
|Owen |Episode: "Invasion of the Appleheads" |
| 2017
|Fictional General Cotter |Episode: "Same Old Glory" |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.steverailsbackactor.com}}
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