Steve Railsback
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| Born | 16 November 1945 [1] Dallas, Texas |
Steve Railsback (born 16 November 1945[1]) is an American actor of film and television.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Railsback was born Stephen Hall Railsback[1] in Dallas, Texas, the son of Emerett Spencer (née Sanford) and Clyde Webb Railsback.[2] Railsback was a student of Lee Strasberg and The Actors Studio. Railsback has been married twice. His first marriage, lasting from 1980 to 1988, was to Jackie Giroux and produced one child (Lalesha). His second marriage (1990 to present) was to Marcy Railsback, resulting in two children (Beau and Eden).
[edit] Career
After exercising his craft in New York theatre in the late sixties and early seventies, Railsback made his film debut in The Visitors, directed by Elia Kazan. Although usually a supporting actor, he is known for starring as Charles Manson in the 1976 television mini-series Helter Skelter as well as the lead role in The Stunt Man opposite Peter O'Toole. Other starring roles include the astronaut in Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce and playing serial killer Ed Gein in the film In the Light of the Moon, for which he was also executive producer. Other notable roles include Duane Barry in 2 episodes of The X-Files and Joseph Welch in the Pilot episode of Supernatural.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1972 | The Visitors | Mike Nickerson | |
| 1974 | Cockfighter | Junior | |
| 1976 | Helter Skelter | Charles Manson | |
| 1978 | Angela | Jean Lebrecque | |
| 1980 | The Stunt Man | Cameron | |
| 1982 | Deadly Games | Billy Owens | |
| Trick or Treats | The Boyfriend | ||
| Turkey Shoot | Paul Anders | ||
| 1983 | The Golden Seal | Jim Lee | |
| Veliki transport | Pavle | ||
| 1985 | Lifeforce | Col. Tom Carlsen | |
| Torchlight | Jake Gregory | ||
| 1986 | Armed and Dangerous | The Cowboy | |
| 1987 | Scenes from the Goldmine | Harry Spiros | |
| Distortions | Scott Marshall | ||
| The Survivalist | Jack Tillman | ||
| The Wind | Kesner | ||
| Blue Monkey | Detective Jim Bishop | ||
| 1988 | Deadly Intent | Jeff Kirkwood | |
| 1989 | The Assassin | Hank Knight | |
| 1990 | La Cruz de Iberia | Novak | |
| 1991 | Alligator II: The Mutation | Vincent 'Vinnie' Brown | |
| Scissors | Alex Morgan/Cole Morgan | ||
| 1992 | Forever | William Desmond Taylor | |
| 1993 | Quake | Kyle | |
| Nukie | Dr. Eric Harvey | ||
| Private Wars | Jack Manning | ||
| Final Mission | Col. Anderson | ||
| Save Me | Robbins | ||
| Calendar Girl | Roy's Father | ||
| In the Line of Fire | CIA Agent David Coppinge | uncredited | |
| 1996 | Street Corner Justice | Sergeant Ryan Freeborn | |
| Barb Wire | Colonel Pryzer | ||
| 1997 | Stranger in the House | Jack Derby | |
| Pressure Point | Arno Taylor | ||
| 1998 | Disturbing Behavior | Officer Cox | |
| 1999 | Me and Will | Rob | |
| Made Men | Kyle | ||
| 2000 | Say Goodnight, Michael | ||
| Termination Man | Dylan Pope | ||
| In the Light of the Moon | Ed Gein | ||
| 2001 | Storytelling | Mr. Kirk ('Non-fiction') | |
| Zigs | Charlie | ||
| 2002 | Slash | Jeremiah | |
| 2003 | The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting | Police officer | uncredited |
| The Box | Jake Ragna | ||
| 2005 | Neo Ned | Mr. Day | |
| Intermedio | Old Man | ||
| The Devil's Rejects | Sheriff Ken Dwyer | uncredited | |
| King of the Lost World | Larry | ||
| 2008 | Follow the Profit | Senator Stanton | post-production |
| Plaguers | Tarver | post-production | |
| Ready or Not | Pilot | completed |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c According to the State of Texas, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 at Ancestry.com.
- ^ Steve Railsback Biography - Yahoo! Movies
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