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R.G. Springsteen

R.G. Springsteen

Known For Directing
Birthday Sep 08, 1904
Died Dec 09, 1989 (85)
Birthplace Tacoma, Washington, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
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 b ... y 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.

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Filmography

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Manhunt of Mystery Island

Manhunt of Mystery Island

1945

Unit Manager

The Lady and the Monster

The Lady and the Monster

1944

Assistant Director

Fast Bullets

Fast Bullets

1936

Assistant Director

Pinto Rustlers

Pinto Rustlers

1936

Assistant Director

Caryl of the Mountains

Caryl of the Mountains

1936

Assistant Director

Step on It

Step on It

1936

Assistant Director

Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail

1970

Director

Hostile Guns

Hostile Guns

1967

Director

Red Tomahawk

Red Tomahawk

1967

Director

Waco

Waco

1966

Director

Johnny Reno

Johnny Reno

1966

Director

Taggart

Taggart

1965

Director

Apache Uprising

Apache Uprising

1965

Director

Black Spurs

Black Spurs

1965

Director

Bullet for a Badman

Bullet for a Badman

1964

Director

He Rides Tall

He Rides Tall

1964

Director

Showdown

Showdown

1963

Director

Operation Eichmann

Operation Eichmann

1961

Director

Battle Flame

Battle Flame

1959

Director

Revolt in the Big House

Revolt in the Big House

1958

Director

Affair in Reno

Affair in Reno

1957

Director

Come Next Spring

Come Next Spring

1956

Director

When Gangland Strikes

When Gangland Strikes

1956

Director

Double Jeopardy

Double Jeopardy

1955

Director

Secret Venture

Secret Venture

1955

Director

Cross Channel

Cross Channel

1955

Director

Track the Man Down

Track the Man Down

1955

Director

I Cover the Underworld

I Cover the Underworld

1955

Director

Geraldine

Geraldine

1954

Director

A Perilous Journey

A Perilous Journey

1953

Director

Oklahoma Annie

Oklahoma Annie

1952

Director

Gobs and Gals

Gobs and Gals

1952

Director

Toughest Man in Arizona

Toughest Man in Arizona

1952

Director

Tropical Heat Wave

Tropical Heat Wave

1952

Director

The Fabulous Senorita

The Fabulous Senorita

1952

Director

Honeychile

Honeychile

1951

Director

Street Bandits

Street Bandits

1951

Director

Million Dollar Pursuit

Million Dollar Pursuit

1951

Director

Singing Guns

Singing Guns

1950

Director

Frisco Tornado

Frisco Tornado

1950

Director

The Arizona Cowboy

The Arizona Cowboy

1950

Director

Hills of Oklahoma

Hills of Oklahoma

1950

Director

Harbor of Missing Men

Harbor of Missing Men

1950

Director

Belle of Old Mexico

Belle of Old Mexico

1950

Director

Covered Wagon Raid

Covered Wagon Raid

1950

Director

Hellfire

Hellfire

1949

Director

The Red Menace

The Red Menace

1949

Director

Sheriff of Wichita

Sheriff of Wichita

1949

Director

Death Valley Gunfighter

Death Valley Gunfighter

1949

Director

Navajo Trail Raiders

Navajo Trail Raiders

1949

Director

Out of the Storm

Out of the Storm

1948

Director

Renegades of Sonora

Renegades of Sonora

1948

Director

Son of God’s Country

Son of God’s Country

1948

Director

The Main Street Kid

The Main Street Kid

1948

Director

Heart of Virginia

Heart of Virginia

1948

Director

Sundown in Santa Fe

Sundown in Santa Fe

1948

Director

Marshal of Cripple Creek

Marshal of Cripple Creek

1947

Director

Vigilantes of Boomtown

Vigilantes of Boomtown

1947

Director

Along the Oregon Trail

Along the Oregon Trail

1947

Director

Oregon Trail Scouts

Oregon Trail Scouts

1947

Director

Under Colorado Skies

Under Colorado Skies

1947

Director

Stagecoach to Denver

Stagecoach to Denver

1946

Director

Santa Fe Uprising

Santa Fe Uprising

1946

Director

Sun Valley Cyclone

Sun Valley Cyclone

1946

Director

Man from Rainbow Valley

Man from Rainbow Valley

1946

Director

Conquest of Cheyenne

Conquest of Cheyenne

1946

Director

Home on the Range

Home on the Range

1946

Director

California Gold Rush

California Gold Rush

1946

Director

Wagon Wheels Westward

Wagon Wheels Westward

1945

Director

Colorado Pioneers

Colorado Pioneers

1945

Director

Marshal of Laredo

Marshal of Laredo

1945

Director

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