Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 23, 1949
Place of Birth:
South Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia
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Rick Springfield
Biography
Richard Lewis Springthorpe is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. As a musician, he is known for the 1981 No.1 single "Jessie's Girl", which became a blockbuster of 1980s pop rock music and helped establish the emerging music video age. As an actor, Springfield is known for playing Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital. He originated the character from 1981–1983 and then returned to play him again from 2005–2008.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gonzo Girl | |
| 2023 | 500 Days of Silence | Self |
| 2021 | Traces | Carl |
| 2020 | The Postal Service Zoom Auditions | Self |
| 2015 | Ricki and the Flash | Greg |
| 2014 | Lennon or McCartney | Self |
| 2013 | Sound City | Self |
| 2012 | Young Kids, Hard Time | Narration (voice) |
| 2012 | An Affair of the Heart | |
| 2010 | Rick Springfield: Video Vault - A 30-Year Career Music Video Compilation | Self/Performer |
| 2006 | Rick Springfield - Live in Rockford | Himself |
| 2005 | EFX Alive starring Rick Springfield | EFX Master, Merlin, P.T. Barnum, Harry Houdini, H.G. Wells |
| 2001 | Biography: Rick Springfield - Behind the Image | Self |
| 1998 | Legion | Ryan |
| 1998 | Loyal Opposition | Senator Barklay |
| 1994 | A Change of Place | Philip |
| 1993 | In the Shadows, Someone's Watching | |
| 1991 | Silent Motive | Brad |
| 1990 | Dead Reckoning | Kyle Rath |
| 1989 | Nick Knight | Det. Nick Knight |
| 1985 | Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum | Self |
| 1985 | Live Aid | Self |
| 1984 | Hard to Hold | James Roberts |
| 1982 | The Magic Statue | Rick |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | Lt. Zac |
| Rick Springfield - Stripped Down |