R.G. Springsteen
Directing
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.
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movieTiger by the Tail
1970
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tvGentle Ben
1967
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movieHostile Guns
1967
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movieRed Tomahawk
1967
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tvTarzan
1966
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tvThe Monroes
1966
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movieWaco
1966
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movieJohnny Reno
1966
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movieApache Uprising
1965
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tvLaredo
1965
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movieBlack Spurs
1965
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movieTaggart
1965
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tvDaniel Boone
1964
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movieBullet for a Badman
1964
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movieHe Rides Tall
1964
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movieShowdown
1963
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movieOperation Eichmann
1961
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tvJohnny Ringo
1959
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tvWichita Town
1959
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tvRiverboat
1959
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movieBattle Flame
1959
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tvRawhide
1959
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movieRevolt in the Big House
1958
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tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
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tvTrackdown
1957
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tvWagon Train
1957
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movieAffair in Reno
1957
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tvWhirlybirds
1957
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tvThe Hardy Boys
1956
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movieWhen Gangland Strikes
1956
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movieCome Next Spring
1956
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movieSecret Venture
1955
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movieCross Channel
1955
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tvGunsmoke
1955
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movieDouble Jeopardy
1955
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movieTrack the Man Down
1955
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movieI Cover the Underworld
1955
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tvThe Millionaire
1955
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tvLassie
1954
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movieGeraldine
1953
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movieA Perilous Journey
1953
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movieToughest Man in Arizona
1952
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movieTropical Heat Wave
1952
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movieGobs and Gals
1952
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movieThe Fabulous Senorita
1952
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movieOklahoma Annie
1952
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movieHoneychile
1951
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movieMillion Dollar Pursuit
1951
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movieFrisco Tornado
1950
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movieCovered Wagon Raid
1950
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movieHills of Oklahoma
1950
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movieThe Arizona Cowboy
1950
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movieHarbor of Missing Men
1950
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movieBelle of Old Mexico
1950
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movieSinging Guns
1950
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movieNavajo Trail Raiders
1949
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movieFlame of Youth
1949
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movieThe Red Menace
1949
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movieHellfire
1949
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movieDeath Valley Gunfighter
1949
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movieSheriff of Wichita
1949
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movieRenegades of Sonora
1948
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movieSundown in Santa Fe
1948
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movieSon of God’s Country
1948
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movieOut of the Storm
1948
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movieHeart of Virginia
1948
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movieThe Main Street Kid
1948
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movieUnder Colorado Skies
1947
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movieAlong the Oregon Trail
1947
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movieOregon Trail Scouts
1947
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movieVigilantes of Boomtown
1947
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movieStagecoach to Denver
1946
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movieSanta Fe Uprising
1946
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movieConquest of Cheyenne
1946
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movieMan from Rainbow Valley
1946
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movieSun Valley Cyclone
1946
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movieHome on the Range
1946
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movieCalifornia Gold Rush
1946
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movieWagon Wheels Westward
1945
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movieColorado Pioneers
1945
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movieMarshal of Laredo
1945
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movieThe Lady and the Monster
1944
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moviePinto Rustlers
1936
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movieCaryl of the Mountains
1936
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movieFast Bullets
1936
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movieStep on It
1936
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movieManhunt of Mystery Island
1945
Unit Manager