R.G. Springsteen

Directing·Sep 8, 1904·Tacoma, Washington, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Tiger by the Tail1970 · Director	Director
Hostile Guns1967 · Director	Director
Red Tomahawk1967 · Director	Director
Waco1966 · Director	Director
Johnny Reno1966 · Director	Director
Apache Uprising1965 · Director	Director
Black Spurs1965 · Director	Director
Taggart1965 · Director	Director
Bullet for a Badman1964 · Director	Director
He Rides Tall1964 · Director	Director
Showdown1963 · Director	Director
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon1961 · Director	Director
Operation Eichmann1961 · Director	Director
Battle Flame1959 · Director	Director
King of the Wild Stallions1959 · Director	Director
Revolt in the Big House1958 · Director	Director
Cole Younger, Gunfighter1958 · Director	Director
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm1957 · Director	Director
Affair in Reno1957 · Director	Director
When Gangland Strikes1956 · Director	Director
Come Next Spring1956 · Director	Director
Secret Venture1955 · Director	Director
Cross Channel1955 · Director	Director
Double Jeopardy1955 · Director	Director
Track the Man Down1955 · Director	Director
I Cover the Underworld1955 · Director	Director
Geraldine1953 · Director	Director
A Perilous Journey1953 · Director	Director
Toughest Man in Arizona1952 · Director	Director
Tropical Heat Wave1952 · Director	Director
Gobs and Gals1952 · Director	Director
The Fabulous Senorita1952 · Director	Director
Oklahoma Annie1952 · Director	Director
SStreet Bandits1951 · Director	Director
Honeychile1951 · Director	Director
Million Dollar Pursuit1951 · Director	Director
Frisco Tornado1950 · Director	Director
Covered Wagon Raid1950 · Director	Director
Hills of Oklahoma1950 · Director	Director
The Arizona Cowboy1950 · Director	Director
Harbor of Missing Men1950 · Director	Director
Belle of Old Mexico1950 · Director	Director
Singing Guns1950 · Director	Director
Navajo Trail Raiders1949 · Director	Director
Flame of Youth1949 · Director	Director
The Red Menace1949 · Director	Director
Hellfire1949 · Director	Director
Death Valley Gunfighter1949 · Director	Director