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name: "Rick Springfield"
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born: "23 August 1949"
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# Rick Springfield

Actor. Born 23 August 1949 in South Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 August 1949, South Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia
- **Also known as:** Richard Lewis Springthorpe, Richard Springthorpe

## Biography

Rick Springfield is an Australian actor and musician. Born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on 23 August 1949 in Guildford, New South Wales, he began his acting career with guest roles in American television series in the late 1970s, including an appearance as Keith Stuart on *The Rockford Files*.

He is best known for originating the role of Dr Noah Drake on the soap opera *General Hospital*, appearing from 1981 to 1983 and returning in later years including 2005–2008. Springfield has also had recurring or guest roles in series such as *Supernatural*, *Californication* and *True Detective*, and appeared in the film *Ricki and the Flash* (2015). His parallel music career includes the 1981 hit single "Jessie's Girl".

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, as Keith Stuart — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)

## Also known for

- *Supernatural* (2005), Vince Vincente, Lucifer
- *American Horror Story* (2011), Pastor Charles
- *True Detective* (2014), Dr. Irving Pitlor
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Renny Sinclair
- *Californication* (2007), Rick Springfield
- *Ricki and the Flash* (2015), Greg
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), Mike Roark
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), Anton

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