No other mass criminal or cult figure in American history has garnered as much fascination within Hollywood and popular culture as Charles Manson (though Ted Bundy is coming close). He and his “family” have been the subject of many onscreen treatments from “American Horror Story: Cult” to Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Here is a sampling of actors who have dared to play the notorious figure.
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CBSSteve Railsback – “Helter Skelter” (1976)
The memory of Manson was still fresh when this TV special based on Vincent Bugliosi’s book aired. CBS even made it a two-night special.