Steve Railsback

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Born:
1947 in Dallas, TX
Biography:Before underappreciated character actor Steve Railsback became a fixture in the direct-to-video market, he studied with Lee Strasberg and spent a decade acting on the N.Y.C. theater circuit. His made his film debut in Elia Kazan's 1972 crime thriller The Visitors, and followed that up with a role in the 1974 action drama Cockfighter. His first major film role was as the cult leader Charles Manson in the 1976 CBS movie Helter Skelter, based on the book by Vincent Bugliosi. He starred opposite Sophia Loren in the barely released Canadian film Angela and opposite Kim Basinger in the six-hour romantic miniseries From Here to Eternity. His last mainstream starring role was in the 1980 offbeat action movie The Stunt Man, as a fugitive who stumbles onto the set of a fictional movie directed by Peter O'Toole and starring Barbara Hershey. The movie developed a bit of a cult following, and as a result Railsback... Full Biography
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Steve Railsback at the Sahara premiere in Hollywood on April 04, 2005
Steve Railsback at the Sahara premiere in Hollywood on April 04, 2005
Steve Railsback at the Sahara premiere in Hollywood on April 04, 2005
Steve Railsback at the Sahara premiere in Hollywood on April 04, 2005
Steve Railsback at the House of Wax premiere in Westwood on April 26, 2005
Steve Railsback at the House of Wax premiere in Westwood on April 26, 2005
Steve Railsback at the House of Wax premiere in Westwood on April 26, 2005
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