Rick Springfield

Acting

Rick Springfield

Born 1949-08-23 · South Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Acting credits

Battlestar Galactica poster
6.9

After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet in a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.

Battlestar Galactica

1978

Ricki and the Flash poster
5.8

Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family.

Ricki and the Flash

2015

In the Shadows, Someone's Watching poster
7.0

There are a bunch on children in a suburban neighborhood getting hurt in unusual ways. One mother's child gets hurt and she goes looking for answers and finds them but its with twist no one would expect.

In the Shadows, Someone's Watching

1993

Live Aid poster
7.9

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"

Live Aid

1985

Gonzo Girl poster
2.0

A young college graduate toiling as an intern has dreams of making it big in publishing, and the chance comes when they accept an offer to become the latest assistant of a notoriously over the top writer.

Gonzo Girl

2023

Lennon or McCartney poster
5.3

550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only. Some stuck to one, some said more, some answered quickly, some thought it through, and some didn't answer at all. That question… Lennon or McCartney?

Lennon or McCartney

2014

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NR

A crumbling marriage, a Russian massage therapist and a mob-tied inheritance collide in this wildly inappropriate comedy of sex, secrets, survival and second chances.

Deep Tissue

Hard to Hold poster
4.5

Jamie Roberts is a rock star living the highlife when he falls for an intellectual child psychologist who only has ears for classical music. Opposites attract, but his jealous ex-girlfriend isn't ready to give up so easily.

Hard to Hold

1984

The Postal Service Zoom Auditions poster
NR

Watch The Postal Service hold Zoom ‘auditions’ for new bandmembers including Slash, Anne Hathaway and “Weird Al” Yankovic.

The Postal Service Zoom Auditions

2020

Sound City poster
7.4

The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. It follows former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighter David Grohl as he attempts to resurrect the studio back to former glories.

Sound City

2013

Legion poster
3.7

This future-set sci-adventure follows a band of brave soldiers in an epic battle against a government-created monster.

Legion

1998

Nick Knight poster
6.0

Detective Nick Knight is investigating a series of murders in which the bodies are found drained of blood - but the most recent one doesn't fit the pattern. Instead it involves the cure that Nick has been searching for for decades, so that he himself can face the light of day. Later remade as the first two episodes of Forever Knight.

Nick Knight

1989

Brothers Broken poster
NR

Two brothers from the hit '60s rock band PEOPLE! had their careers and relationship torn apart by Scientology. Through a journey of healing, they reunite decades later to face their shared trauma to break free from the grip of indoctrination and rebuild their fractured family anew. With a blend of music nostalgia and cult manipulation, it sheds light on the enduring power of resilience.

Brothers Broken

2026

Silent Motive poster
4.5

Notorious for writing the most successful - and scandalous - scripts in Hollywood, hit screenwriter Laura Bardell suddenly finds herself implicated in a baffling series of film-industry killings. What's worse, the killer is using the same ingenious methods Laura herself employed in her latest movie about a real-life murder case. To her horror, Laura realizes her script is coming to life - and turning her fictional words into homicidal reality.

Silent Motive

1991

Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum poster
6.0

He soared to the heights of stardom in the '80s as a teen idol, a soap star on "General Hospital," and a platinum-selling, Grammy-Award winning music artist. This concert event showcases the energy and vitality that propelled Springfield to the top of the pop charts, filled with spectacular live footage, giant projection screens, integrated music videos, and thousands of adoring fans. It's an unforgettable evening with one of the hottest performers of the '80s! Songs: Don't Walk Away, Alyson, Living in Oz, Affair of the Heart, Celebrate Youth, Human Touch, My Father's Chair, Jessie's Girl, State of the Heart, Bop 'Til You Drop, Don't Talk to Strangers, Love Somebody, Souls, Dance This World Away, Stand Up.

Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum

1985

Loyal Opposition poster
4.7

When a terrorist surfaces, the Chairman of the Joint Chief urges the President for military response. However, the President prefers to try negotiating. So, the General takes the President prisoner and launches an offensive of his own. And the Vice President is the only one who can do something about it. And the Vice President's a woman.

Loyal Opposition

1998

A Change of Place poster
5.2

Kim Jameson is a university professor while Kate Jameson - also known as Dominique, Kim’s twin sister - is a troubled model working in Paris. Kate is a drunk, in desperate need of rehabilitation. Kim checks her twin sister into a rehab center, agreeing to fill in for Dominique during her absence, but by doing so takes on more than she bargained for.

A Change of Place

1994

Traces poster
10.0

Facing unemployment from his record store job, divorce and his 20 year high school reunion, a listless former 90's 'one hit wonder' is given a unique second chance when he agrees to produce and record the debut album of an up and coming Internet sensation.

Traces

2021

The Magic Statue poster
NR

A young woman's wish that she be able to exchange places with her husband is granted.

The Magic Statue

1982

Dead Reckoning poster
4.3

A doctor, his wife and her lover make a voyage on the yacht of the doctor. But when the weather turns very bad they have to stop the sea cruise and seek refuge on a lonely island. There begins a deadly game in which the lover and the wife try to kill the husband...

Dead Reckoning

1990

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6.0

Young Kids Hard Time explores the story of young children sentenced to adult prison for decades, through the eyes of 12-year old Paul Gingerich and 15-year old Colt Lundy, both serving 30 years in adult prison for killing Colt's stepdad.

Young Kids, Hard Time

2012

I Want My '80s Tour Live poster
NR

Rick Springfield, Wang Chung and John Waite perform their biggest hits of the decade including "Jessie's Girl," "Affair of the Heart," "World Start Turning," "Love Somebody," "Don't Talk to Strangers," "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," "Dance Hall Days," "When I See You Smile" and "Missing You."

I Want My '80s Tour Live

An Affair of the Heart poster
NR

The first-ever feature documentary about Grammy® Winning musician, songwriter, actor, and New York Times best-selling author Rick Springfield and his ardently loyal fan base. Film focuses on some universal human desires, such as the importance of connecting with like-minded friends and the ability to create new memories as adults reminiscent of the carefree days of our adolescence. The film highlights Springfield's unique connection with his fans and how this relationship has been a source of happiness, comfort, and inspiration.

An Affair of the Heart

2012

No artwork available
NR

In a time when feathered hair, tightly-suited body, and boyish face were hallmarks of the era, Springfield's hit song "Jesse's Girl" became the anthem of the 1980s. Through concert footage, songs, and the rare photos, become a groupie on the tour of Springfield's life, which chronicles his early days in Australia to his unusual career path; teen idol, TV soap star, serious rocker

Biography: Rick Springfield - Behind The Image

2001