| Occupation Actor Children Lalesha Railsback Role Theatre actor | Name Steve Railsback Years active 1967-present Siblings Mike Railsback | |
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| Full Name Stephen Hall Railsback Born November 16, 1945 (age 70) (1945-11-16) Dallas, Texas, U.S. Website www.steverailsbackactor.com Spouse Marcy Sobel (m. 1990), Jacqueline Giroux (m. 1980–1988) Parents Clyde Webb Railsback, Emerett Spencer Movies Lifeforce, The Stunt Man, Helter Skelter, Turkey Shoot, In the Light of the Moon Similar People Peter Firth, Mathilda May, Richard Rush, Tobe Hooper, Brad Sykes | ||
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Stephen Hall "Steve" Railsback (born November 16, 1945) is an American theatre, film, and television actor, born in Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his performances in the films The Stunt Man and his portrayal of Charles Manson in the television miniseries Helter Skelter.
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- Steve railsback actor helter skelter x files the 25th hour radio show
- The actor s journey steve railsback
- Personal life
- Career
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The actor s journey steve railsback
Personal life
Railsback was born Stephen Hall Railsback, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Emerett Spencer (née Sanford) and Clyde Webb Railsback. He had six brothers.
Career
Railsback was a student of Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio and in the late sixties and early seventies spent ten years working in theatre in New York City.
He made his film debut in The Visitors, directed by Elia Kazan. He played the parts of two notorious murderers, appearing as Charles Manson in the 1976 television mini-series, 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 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.
