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.

Filmography

• All's Fair — Tommy
• 2023Gonzo Girl
• 2021Traces — Carl
• Duncanville — Bobby Bastille (voice)
• I Can See Your Voice
• Greatest Hits
• 2015Ricki and the Flash — Greg
• 2014Rick Springfield: Stripped Down
• True Detective — Dr. Irving Pitlor
• The Goldbergs — Gary Globberman
• 2012An Affair of the Heart
• 2012Young Kids, Hard Time — Narration (voice)
• American Horror Story — Pastor Charles
• Hawaii Five-0 — Renny Sinclair
• Hot in Cleveland — Tom
• 2010Rick Springfield: Video Vault - A 30-Year Career Music Video Compilation — Self/Performer
• Californication — Rick Springfield
• 2005EFX Alive starring Rick Springfield — EFX Master, Merlin, P.T. Barnum, Harry Houdini, H.G. Wells
• Supernatural — Vince Vincente, Lucifer
• Family Guy — Rick Springfield (voice)
• 1998Legion — Ryan
• 1998Loyal Opposition — Senator Barklay
• Martial Law — Special Agent Stockwell
• E! True Hollywood Story
• Suddenly Susan — Zach Hayword
• 1994A Change of Place — Philip
• High Tide — Mick Barrett
• Robin's Hoods — Nick Collins
• 1993In the Shadows, Someone's Watching
• Human Target — Christopher Chance
• 1991Silent Motive — Brad
• 1990Dead Reckoning — Kyle Rath
• 1989Nick Knight — Det. Nick Knight
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark
• 1985Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum — Self, Music Producer
• 1984Hard to Hold — James Roberts
• 1982The Magic Statue — Rick
• California Fever
• 1978Battlestar Galactica — Lt. Zac
• Battlestar Galactica — Lieutenant Zac
• In the Beginning
• The Eddie Capra Mysteries
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
• The Incredible Hulk — Mike Roark
• Wonder Woman — Anton
• The Rockford Files — Keith Stuart
• The Six Million Dollar Man — Niles
• Mission: Magic! — Rick Springfield (voice)

Appearances as themselves (24)

• 2026Brothers Broken — self
• 2023500 Days of Silence — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• 2021Write Record Tour — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Guest
• Steve — Self
• 2014Lennon or McCartney — Self
• 2013Sound City — Self
• The Eric Andre Show — Self
• The Talk — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Shatner's Raw Nerve — Self
• 2006Rick Springfield - Live in Rockford — Himself
• The Colbert Report — Self
• On Air with Ryan Seacrest — Self - Performer
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2001Biography: Rick Springfield - Behind The Image — Self
• The Early Show — Self
• Where Are They Now? — Self
• 1985Live Aid — Self
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• Solid Gold — Self
• Deep Tissue — Self
• I Want My '80s Tour Live — Self