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.
Directed 97
1970s
- 1970
Tiger by the Tail
Director
1960s
- 1967
Hostile Guns
Director
Red Tomahawk
Director
- 1966
Johnny Reno
Director
- 1965
Apache Uprising
Director
Black Spurs
Director
- 1964
He Rides Tall
Director
- 1963
Showdown
Director
- 1961
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
Director
Operation Eichmann
Director
1950s
- 1959
Wichita Town
Director
Battle Flame
Director
King of the Wild Stallions
Director
- 1958
Revolt in the Big House
Director
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
Director
- 1957
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
Director
Affair in Reno
Director
Whirlybirds
Director
- 1956
When Gangland Strikes
Director
Come Next Spring
Director
- 1955
Secret Venture
Director
Cross Channel
Director
Double Jeopardy
Director
Track the Man Down
Director
I Cover the Underworld
Director
- 1954
- 1953
Geraldine
Director
A Perilous Journey
Director
- 1952
Tropical Heat Wave
Director
Gobs and Gals
Director
The Fabulous Senorita
Director
- 1951
Street Bandits
Director
Honeychile
Director
Million Dollar Pursuit
Director
- 1950
Covered Wagon Raid
Director
Hills of Oklahoma
Director
The Arizona Cowboy
Director
Harbor of Missing Men
Director
Belle of Old Mexico
Director
1940s
- 1949
Navajo Trail Raiders
Director
Flame of Youth
Director
The Red Menace
Director
Hellfire
Director
Death Valley Gunfighter
Director
Sheriff of Wichita
Director
- 1948
Renegades of Sonora
Director
Sundown in Santa Fe
Director
Son of God’s Country
Director
Out of the Storm
Director
Secret Service Investigator
Director
Heart of Virginia
Director
The Main Street Kid
Director
- 1947
Under Colorado Skies
Director
Along the Oregon Trail
Director
Marshal of Cripple Creek
Director
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
Director
Oregon Trail Scouts
Director
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
Director
Vigilantes of Boomtown
Director
- 1946
Stagecoach to Denver
Director
Santa Fe Uprising
Director
Conquest of Cheyenne
Director
Man from Rainbow Valley
Director
Sun Valley Cyclone
Director
Home on the Range
Director
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
Director
California Gold Rush
Director
- 1945
Wagon Wheels Westward
Director
Colorado Pioneers
Director
Marshal of Laredo
Director
- 1944
The Lady and the Monster
Assistant Director
1930s
- 1936
Pinto Rustlers
Assistant Director
Caryl of the Mountains
Assistant Director
Fast Bullets
Assistant Director
Step on It
Assistant Director
