R.G. Springsteen
Directing
Born 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. 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.
Directed (74)
Tiger by the Tail
1970
Hostile Guns
1967
Red Tomahawk
1967
Waco
1966
Johnny Reno
1966
Apache Uprising
1965
Black Spurs
1965
Taggart
1965
Bullet for a Badman
1964
He Rides Tall
1964
Showdown
1963
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
1961
Operation Eichmann
1961
Battle Flame
1959
King of the Wild Stallions
1959
Revolt in the Big House
1958
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
1958
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
1957
Affair in Reno
1957
When Gangland Strikes
1956
Come Next Spring
1956
Secret Venture
1955
Cross Channel
1955
Double Jeopardy
1955
Track the Man Down
1955
I Cover the Underworld
1955
Geraldine
1953
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
Secret Service Investigator
1948
Heart of Virginia
1948
The Main Street Kid
1948
Under Colorado Skies
1947
Along the Oregon Trail
1947
Marshal of Cripple Creek
1947
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
1947
Oregon Trail Scouts
1947
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
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
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
1946
California Gold Rush
1946
Wagon Wheels Westward
1945
Colorado Pioneers
1945
Marshal of Laredo
1945