Highest rated as cast or director
Helter Skelter
1976
The Stunt Man
1980
Lifeforce
1985
Turkey Shoot
1982
Scissors
1991
Blue Monkey
1987
Steve Railsback's 5 titles from the 1980s have a median Balasaur Score of 58, led by The Stunt Man (74) and Lifeforce (59), against 43 for those from the 1990s.
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.
Acted in 84
2020s
- 2024
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
Movie
- 2022
Night Caller
Andrew Lubitz
- 2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2010s
- 2018
- 2014
Infiltrators
Sebastian Koenig
Wild in Blue
Charlie's Father
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Follow the Prophet
Senator Stanton
Ready or Not
Pilot
- 2008
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
The Owner
- 2005
Neo Ned
Mr. Day
- 2003
The Box
Jake Ragna
- 2002
Slash
Jeremiah
- 2001
Zigs
Charlie
- 2000
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
Movie
1990s
- 1999
Made Men
Kyle
- 1998
Termination Man
Dylan Pope
- 1997
Pressure Point
Arno Taylor
Vanishing Point
Sergeant Preston
Stranger in the House
Jack Derby
- 1996
- 1994
Final Mission
Colonel Glen Anderson
- 1993
Private Wars
Jack Manning
Calendar Girl
Eddie Darpinian
Bonds of Love
Ken Smith
- 1992
Quake
Kyle
Forever
William Desmond Taylor
- 1991
- 1990
The Assassin
Hank Knight
The Cross of Iberia
Novak
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
Scenes from the Goldmine
Harry Spiros
Nukie
Dr. Eric Harvey
Distortions
Scott Marshall
- 1986
The Wind
Kesner
Spearfield's Daughter
Tom Border · 3 episodes
- 1985
- 1984
Torchlight
Jake Gregory
- 1983
The Golden Seal
Jim Lee
Great Transport
Pavle Paroški
The Great Transport
Pavle Paroški · 1 episode
- 1982
Trick or Treats
Bret
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
From Here to Eternity
Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt · 3 episodes
- 1977
- 1976
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson · 2 episodes
- 1974
Cockfighter
Junior
- 1972
The Visitors
Mike Nickerson
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
1950s
- 1951
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
Bill
Directed 2
1990s
- 1994
The Spy Within
Director
Terminal Voyage
Second Unit Director
Produced 2
2000s
- 2000
1980s
- 1989
Wrote 1
1980s
- 1989
Appearances3
2020s
- 2026
Best Served Cold: How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades
Himself
2000s
- 2008
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
- 2004
UnConventional
Self