Biography
Robert G. Springsteen (September 8, 1904 – December 9, 1989) was an American director of Hollywood B movies and television shows. He was most often credited on screen as R. G. Springsteen.
Born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1904, Springsteen started working in Hollywood during the 1920s. He was hired by Fox Studios as a wardrobe assistant. In 1936 he moved to directing and worked as a Second unit, or assistant, director on numerous low budget B movies. During this time film credits often listed him by the nickname of Bud Springsteen. By 1945 Springsteen became a lead director and established himself as a filmmaker with his first B Western, Marshal of Laredo. From 1945 through 1968, Springsteen was a prolific director of Hollywood B Westerns and television episodes initially with Republic Pictures and later with A.C. Lyles's series of Westerns for Paramount Pictures. His last directing job came in 1968 with an episode of the television series Gentle Ben.
Filmography
all 97
Director 96
Movies 80
TV Shows 17
Tiger by the Tail (1970)
Gentle Ben (1967)
Hostile Guns (1967)
Red Tomahawk (1967)
Tarzan (1966)
The Monroes (1966)
Waco (1966)
Johnny Reno (1966)
Apache Uprising (1965)
Laredo (1965)
Black Spurs (1965)
Taggart (1965)
Daniel Boone (1964)
Bullet for a Ban (1964)
He Rides Tall (1964)
Showdown (1963)
Operation Eichmann (1961)
Johnny Ringo (1959)
Wichita Town (1959)
Riverboat (1959)
Battle Flame (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Revolt in the Big House (1958)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
Trackdown (1957)
Affair in Reno (1957)
Whirlybirds (1957)
The Hardy Boys (1956)
When Gangland Strikes (1956)
Come Next Spring (1956)
Secret Venture (1955)
Cross Channel (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Double Jeopardy (1955)
Track the Man Down (1955)
I Cover the Underworld (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Lassie (1954)
Geraldine (1954)
A Perilous Journey (1953)
Toughest Man in Arizona (1952)
Tropical Heat Wave (1952)
Gobs and Gals (1952)
The Fabulous Senorita (1952)
Oklahoma Annie (1952)
Street Bandits (1951)
Honeychile (1951)
Million Dollar Pursuit (1951)
Frisco Tornado (1950)
Covered Wagon Raid (1950)
Hills of Oklahoma (1950)
The Arizona Cowboy (1950)
Harbor of Missing Men (1950)
Belle of Old Mexico (1950)
Singing Guns (1950)
Navajo Trail Raiders (1949)
Flame of Youth (1949)
The Red Menace (1949)
Hellfire (1949)
Death Valley Gunfighter (1949)
Sheriff of Wichita (1949)
Renegades of Sonora (1948)
Sundown in Santa Fe (1948)
Son of God’s Country (1948)
Out of the Storm (1948)
Heart of Virginia (1948)
The Main Street Kid (1948)
Under Colorado Skies (1947)
Along the Oregon Trail (1947)
Oregon Trail Scouts (1947)
Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947)
Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
Santa Fe Uprising (1946)
Conquest of Cheyenne (1946)
Man from Rainbow Valley (1946)
Sun Valley Cyclone (1946)
Home on the Range (1946)
California Gold Rush (1946)
Wagon Wheels Westward (1945)
Colorado Pioneers (1945)
Marshal of Laredo (1945)
Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
The Lady and the Monster (1944)
Pinto Rustlers (1936)
Caryl of the Mountains (1936)
Fast Bullets (1936)
Step on It (1936)
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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-09-08
Deathday
1989-12-09 (85 years old)
Birth Place
Tacoma, United States
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Robert G. Springsteen
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