R.G. Springsteen

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R.G. Springsteen

Directing September 8, 1904

Tacoma, Washington, USA

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. Spr…

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Wagon Train

Wagon Train

6.6 1957 TV Show
Lassie

Lassie

6.3 1954 TV Show
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

7.0 1964 TV Show
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.7 1955 TV Show
Rawhide

Rawhide

7.2 1959 TV Show
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

7.1 1958 TV Show
The Millionaire

The Millionaire

5.8 1955 TV Show
Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

6.8 1957 TV Show
Tarzan

Tarzan

6.9 1966 TV Show
Trackdown

Trackdown

6.9 1957 TV Show
Laredo

Laredo

6.4 1965 TV Show
Riverboat

Riverboat

6.5 1959 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1970
    Tiger by the Tail

    Movie Director

  2. 1967
    Gentle Ben

    TV show Director

  3. 1967
    Hostile Guns

    Movie Director

  4. 1967
    Red Tomahawk

    Movie Director

  5. 1966
    Tarzan

    TV show Director

  6. 1966
    The Monroes

    TV show Director

  7. 1966
    Waco

    Movie Director

  8. 1966
    Johnny Reno

    Movie Director

  9. 1965
    Apache Uprising

    Movie Director

  10. 1965
    Laredo

    TV show Director

  11. 1965
    Black Spurs

    Movie Director

  12. 1965
    Taggart

    Movie Director

  13. 1964
    Daniel Boone

    TV show Director

  14. 1964
    Bullet for a Badman

    Movie Director

  15. 1964
    He Rides Tall

    Movie Director

  16. 1963
    Showdown

    Movie Director

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  1. 1961
    Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

    Movie Director

  2. 1961
    Operation Eichmann

    Movie Director

  3. 1959
    Johnny Ringo

    TV show Director

  4. 1959
    Wichita Town

    TV show Director

  5. 1959
    Riverboat

    TV show Director

  6. 1959
    Battle Flame

    Movie Director

  7. 1959
    King of the Wild Stallions

    Movie Director

  8. 1959
    Rawhide

    TV show Director

  9. 1958
    Revolt in the Big House

    Movie Director

  10. 1958
    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    TV show Director

  11. 1958
    Cole Younger, Gunfighter

    Movie Director

  12. 1957
    Trackdown

    TV show Director

  13. 1957
    Wagon Train

    TV show Director

  14. 1957
    The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm

    Movie Director

  15. 1957
    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    TV show Director

  16. 1957
    Affair in Reno

    Movie Director

  17. 1957
    Whirlybirds

    TV show Director

  18. 1956
    The Hardy Boys

    TV show Director

  19. 1956
    When Gangland Strikes

    Movie Director

  20. 1956
    Come Next Spring

    Movie Director

  21. 1955
    Secret Venture

    Movie Director

  22. 1955
    Cross Channel

    Movie Director

  23. 1955
    Gunsmoke

    TV show Director

  24. 1955
    Double Jeopardy

    Movie Director