Steve Railsback

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AKA: Steve Hall Railsback
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 11/16/1945
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States

biography

With the exception of his feature debut in Elia Kazan's "The Visitors" (1972) and a small role in "The Cockfighter" (1974), stage-trained Steve Railsback spent the first ten years of his career working in the theater. While studying with Lee Strasberg at NYC's Actors Studio, he came to the attention of Kazan and later acted in plays directed by Arthur Penn, Jose Quintero and Shelley Winters that ranged from the moodiness of Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" to the zaniness of Thorton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth" (1975). Railsback received international acclaim for his chilling portrayal of Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2005-2005
Joseph Welch
2005
Sheriff Ken Dwyer
2005
Officer Cox
1998
Colonel Pryzer
1996
Associate Producer
1995
Commander Tom Carlsen
1985
Cameron
1980
Mr Day
William Desmond Taylor
Kesner
Mike Nickerson
Michael Robbins
Roy's Father
Actor
Executive Producer
Scott
Billy Owens
Dr Eric Harvey
Jean Labrecque
Ryan Freeborn
Alex
Jeff Kirkwood
Jake Gregory
Director
Jim Lee
Paul Anders
Ed Gein
Actor
Hank Wright
Jack Tillman
Dylan Pope
Detective Jim Bishop
Actor

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Left native Texas and moved to NYC to pursue acting
1972 
Feature acting debut, "The Visitors"; also first movie for James Woods
 
Appeared in NYC stage productions of "Bluebird", "Orpheus Descending" and "One Sunday Afternoon", among others
1975 
Played Henry in Broadway production of Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth", directed by Jose Quintero
1976 
Received national attention for TV debut as Charles Manson in CBS miniseries "Helter Skelter", based on the Vincent Bugliosi book
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