Steve Railsback
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.
Wild in Blue
as Charlie's FatherA story about a madman with a movie camera. He's a narcissist, nihilist, sexual sadist and...
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American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
as Alumnus Guy #5Ten years after the first American Pie movie, three new hapless virgins discover the Bible...
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Lifeforce
as Col. Tom CarlsenA space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space...
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The Devil's Rejects
as Sheriff Ken DwyerThe murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell,...
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Storytelling
as Mr. KirkCollege and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal...
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Turkey Shoot
as Paul AndersIn the near future, after an unspecified holocaust, survivors are herded into prison camps....
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Armed and Dangerous
as The CowboyAfter policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a...
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In the Line of Fire
as CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President...
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Barb Wire
as Colonel PryzerA sexy nightclub owner, Barb Wire moonlights as a mercenary in Steel Harbor, one of the last...
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The Stunt Man
as CameronA fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way...
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Disturbing Behavior
as Officer CoxSteve Clark is a newcomer in the town of Cradle Bay, and he quickly realizes that there's...
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Save Me
as RobbinsAn accountant beleaguered by personal and professional problems gets involved with a femme...
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Helter Skelter
as Charles MansonThe investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic...
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The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
as Deputy Jessup (uncredited)A sadistic serial killer terrorizes a couple driving on a rural highway in Texas while killing...
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Ed Gein
as Ed GeinThe true story of Edward Gein, the farmer whose horrific crimes inspired Psycho, The Texas...
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Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
as The OwnerOne year after running away from home, Nicole and Jesse are still missing. When Jesse's brother,...
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The Visitors
as Mike NickersonBill, Martha and their little child Hal are spending a quiet winter Sunday in their cosy house...
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Calendar Girl
as Eddie DarpinianThree young men go on an end of the summer trip to Hollywood, California. Their quest: to...
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Scissors
as Alex Morgan / Cole MorganA woman trying to recover from a sexual attack is locked in a posh apartment with a corpse of...
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Alligator 2: The Mutation
as Vinnie BrownA giant mutated alligator runs riot in a small town after the sewer system washes it into a lake.
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King of the Lost World
as LarryIn this modern retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fantasy action-adventure classic, a...
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Not Quite Hollywood
as SelfAs Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art...
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Cockfighter
as JuniorA man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.
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Plaguers
as TarverWhen an alien contagion is released aboard a spaceship transforming its victims into demonic...
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Gone Are the Days
as JadenThe story of notorious outlaw Taylon Flynn, a man hell-bent on exiting this life in a blaze of...
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Vanishing Point
as Sergeant PrestonWhen his wife goes into a troubled labor while he is on the road over 1200 miles away James...
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Trick or Treats
as BretA baby sitter is stuck watching over a young brat on Halloween night who keeps playing vicious...
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Deadly Intent
as Jeff KirkwoodAn archaeologist smuggles a valuable ancient jewel into the US. He is soon murdered by people...
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Ready or Not
as PilotFour college buddies find themselves on the adventure of their lives, when on the morning after...
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Neo Ned
as Mr. DayLike most kids, Ned idolized his father and dreamed of following in his footsteps....
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Deadly Games
as Billy OwensA masked maniac with a penchant for a monster-themed board game is playing his own twisted game...
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Once Fallen
as Aryan BossWhen Chance (Brian Presley) returns home after five years in jail, he is determined to escape...
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Made Men
as KyleA man and a woman are on the run from gangsters whom he has stolen $12.5 million. When the...
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Forever
as William Desmond TaylorA hot-shot music video director moves into a haunted house, where he's seduced and possessed by...
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Intermedio
as Old ManUnder the border leading into Mexico, within a labyrinth of caves, a deadly presence haunts all...
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Scenes From the Goldmine
as Harry SpirosA girl trying to make it in the 1980's New Wave rock and roll scene in L.A.
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Stranger in the House
as Jack DerbyA botched diamond burglary and a dead publishing company executive set off a string of murders...
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Night Caller
as Andrew LubitzTelephone psychic Clementine Carter is pulled into a complex web of mystery when she receives a...
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Blue Monkey
as Det. Jim BishopWhile working in a greenhouse, a man receives an insect bite after touching an exotic plant....
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Private Wars
as Jack ManningA wealthy businessman is trying to "convince" the inhabitants of an old neighborhood to abandon...
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Angela
as JeanA war vet finds out that a former prostitute had his baby. Doubting it's his, he gives it away,...
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The Wind
as KesnerMystery writer Sian Anderson leaves her boyfriend John for three weeks of intense writing in the...
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Slash
as JeremiahA rock band gets stuck on a haunted farm while visiting its lead singer's family.
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as SelfUnleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE...
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The Cops Are Robbers
as uncreditedMade-for-TV drama about one of the largest crimes in history—the 1980 robbery of the Boston...
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Great Transport
as Pavle ParoškiThis WW2 epic was one of the last movies of that kind made in former Yugoslavia. It tells the...
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Bonds of Love
as Ken SmithA divorced woman falls in love with a mentally-disabled man, but his family objects to their...
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The Survivalist
as Jack TillmanAn atomic bomb falls in Siberia and the USA is blamed.
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Me and Will
as RobTwo women with a passion for motorcycles meet while going through rehab. When they discover...
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Nukie
as Dr. Eric HarveyA space child, lost in the universe, is abducted by the U. S. Space Foundation. In a desperate...
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Infiltrators
as Sebastian KoenigAn 'urban explorer' is blackmailed into infiltrating a derelict building on the eve of its...
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Street Corner Justice
as Sergeant Ryan FreebornPittsburgh cop Mike Justus is kicked off the force and moves away to relax in sunny Los Angeles....
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Torchlight
as Jake GregoryA happy marriage turns sour when the husband becomes addicted to cocaine.
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Termination Man
as Dylan PopeWhen a Serbian terrorist blackmails NATO and the U.N. with a deadly nerve gas, a covert squad is...
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Final Mission
as Colonel Glen AndersonCaptain Tom "Outlaw" Waters is one of four Air Force pilots taking part in a "black" Defense...
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The Box - 2003
as Jake RagnaAn ex-con tries to go straight but also wants to get back money he's owed for the job that put...
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The Forgotten
as Lt. Jesse BradyBased on a story by Vietnam veteran Paul Staples, the film concerns six American Green Berets,...
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Decker: Unsealed
as Fictional General CotterIn this entry in the "Decker" franchise, President Davidson Jr. recounts some of Jack Decker's...
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The Assassin
as Hank KnightThe basic plot of this film concerns a secret service-esque man in Mexico battling personal...
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Zigs
as CharlieFour young gamblers come up with a plan to get out of debt with a fixed game.
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Quake
as KyleSet around the tragic events of an earthquake, a young couple experience the horror of being...
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The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
as Billy the KidFormerly lost western starring Jack Elam
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Pressure Point
as Arno TaylorA CIA assassin is embroiled in a deadly game across two continents. Betrayed and imprisoned, he...
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The Golden Seal
as Jim LeeA lonely 10-year-old boy living with his parents in a remote coastal part of Alaksa,...
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Spearfield's Daughter
as Tom BorderThe daughter of a leading politician tries to carve out a career in the world of international...
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The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
as uncreditedIn 1980, The Stunt Man, starring Peter O'Toole and Steve Railsback, became one of the most...
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UnConventional
as SelfHalloween 2003 marked the 13th anniversary of the Chiller Theatre Horror Movie Convention ......
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Sunstroke
as BiggsAfter a bitter divorce, Teresa embarks on a noir journey to recover custody of her daughter....
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H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
as BillBill is targeted by pot pushers who use him as their entry to the "good kids." Needing money...
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Supernatural
as uncreditedWhen they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic...
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Supernatural
as Joseph WelchWhen they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic...
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The Mentalist
as Fred KittelPatrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and...
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Charmed
as LitvackThree sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed...
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The X-Files
as Duane BarryThe exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files:...
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The Twilight Zone
as uncreditedThis 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...
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Femme Fatales
as Dr. Daniel DuryeaThis provocative hit series tells the stories of dangerous women who find extraordinary ways of...
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Family Law
as Gary PeresFamily attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm...
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The Visitor
as Colonel James ViseThe Visitor is a science fiction television series created by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin...
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Decker
as Fictional General CotterThe free world is in danger, and only one man can help. Jack Decker has sworn to defend America...
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From Here to Eternity
as Pvt. Robert E. Lee PrewittThe lives of the men and families of G Company, 24th Infantry Division, United States Army, on...
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The Great Transport
as Pavle ParoškiThe 1983 theatrical film of the same name reedited into a three part mini-series.
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Helter Skelter
as Charles MansonThe investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic...
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