Buster Crabbe

Personal Info

Birthday

February 7, 1908

Day of Death

1983-04-23

(75 years old)

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Also Known As

Clarence Linden Crabbe

Larry Crabbe

Clarence Linden Crabbe II

Larry 'Buster' Crabbe

Buster Crabbe

Biography

Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular screen serials in the 1930s and 1940s.

Known For

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion

Nabonga

Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan

To the Last Man

Flash Gordon

Tarzan the Fearless

Swamp Fire

Filmography

2017
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
as Tarzan (Archive Footage)
1996
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
as Tarzan (archive footage)
1982
The Comeback Trail
as Duke Montana
1980
The Alien Dead
as Sheriff Kowalski
1979
Swim Team
as Rock Sands
1977
Buck Rogers
as Col. Buck Rogers
1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1966
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Flash Gordon (archive footage)
Destination Saturn
as Buck Rogers
Purple Death from Outer Space
as Flash Gordon
1965
Arizona Raiders
as Capt. Tom Andrews
The Bounty Killer
as Mike Clayman
1960
Gunfighters of Abilene
as Kip
1958
Badman's Country
as Wyatt Earp
1957
The Lawless Eighties
as Linc Prescott
1956
Gun Brothers
as Chad Santee
1953
Planet Outlaws
as Col. Buck Rogers
1952
King of the Congo
as Thunda / Roger Drum
1950
Pirates of the High Seas
as Jeff Drake
Captive Girl
as Barton
1948
Caged Fury
as Smiley
1947
The Sea Hound
as Capt. Silver
Last of the Redmen
as Magua
1946
Outlaws of the Plains
as Billy Carson
Swamp Fire
as Mike Kalavich
Overland Riders
as Billy Carson
Prairie Badmen
as Billy Carson
Ghost Of Hidden Valley
as Billy Carson
Terrors on Horseback
as Billy Carson
Gentlemen With Guns
as Billy Carson
Lightning Raiders
as Billy Carson
1945
Prairie Rustlers
as Billy Carson / Jim Slade / Billy The Kid
Fighting Bill Carson
as Billy Carson
Border Badmen
as Billy Carson
Rustlers' Hideout
as Billy Carson
Stagecoach Outlaws
as Billy Carson
Parade of Aquatic Champions
as Himself
Gangster's Den
as Billy Carson
Shadows of Death
as Billy Carson
His Brother's Ghost
as Billy Carson
1944
Oath of Vengeance
as Billy Carson
Wild Horse Phantom
as Billy Carson
Fuzzy Settles Down
as Billy Carson
The Drifter
as Billy Carson / Drifter Davis
The Contender
as Gary Farrel
Valley Of Vengeance
as Billy Carson
Thundering Gun Slingers
as Billy Carson
Frontier Outlaws
as Billy Carson
Nabonga
as Ray Gorman
1943
Devil Riders
as Billy Carson
Blazing Frontier
as Billy the Kid
The Renegade
as Billy the Kid
Cattle Stampede
as Billy the Kid
Western Cyclone
as Billy the Kid
Fugitive of the Plains
as Billy the Kid
The Kid Rides Again
as Billy the Kid
1942
Queen of Broadway
as Ricky Sloane
The Mysterious Rider
as Billy the Kid
Wildcat
as Mike Rawlins
Sheriff of Sage Valley
as Billy the Kid / Kansas Ed
Law and Order
as Billy the Kid / Ted Morrison
Jungle Siren
as Captain Gary Hart
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
as Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Billy the Kid
1941
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid Wanted
as Billy the Kid
Jungle Man
as Dr. Robert Hammond, aka Junga
1940
Sailor's Lady
as Rodney (as Larry Crabbe)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Flash Gordon
1939
Call a Messenger
as Chuck Walsh
Colorado Sunset
as Dave Haines (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe)
Million Dollar Legs
as Coach Jordan (as Larry Crabbe)
Unmarried
as Buzz Kinney (as Larry Crabbe)
1938
Mars Attacks the World
as Flash Gordon
Illegal Traffic
as Steve
Red Barry
as Red Barry
Hunted Men
as James Flowers
Tip-Off Girls
as John A. 'Red' Deegan
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
as Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Flash Gordon
Rocket Ship
as Flash Gordon
1937
Daughter of Shanghai
as Andrew Sleete (as Larry Crabbe)
Thrill of a Lifetime
as Don
Sophie Lang Goes West
as Steve Clayson
Forlorn River
as Nevada
King of Gamblers
as Eddie
Murder Goes to College
as Strike Belno
1936
Arizona Mahoney
as Kirby Talbot
Rose Bowl
as Ossie Merrill
Lady Be Careful
as Jake
The Arizona Raiders
as Laramie Nelson
Flash Gordon
as Flash Gordon
Desert Gold
as Chief Moya
Drift Fence
as 'Slinger' Dunn
1935
Nevada
as Jim Lacey aka 'Nevada'
Starlit Days at the Lido
as Self
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Big Ben
Hollywood Hobbies
as Himself
Hold 'Em Yale
as Hector Wilmot
1934
The Oil Raider
as Dave Warren
She Had to Choose
as Bill Cutler
We're Rich Again
as Erasmus Rockwell 'Erp' Pennington (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
You're Telling Me!
as Bob Murchison (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
Badge of Honor
as Bob Gordon
Search for Beauty
as Don Jackson (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (uncredited)
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Bob North
To the Last Man
as Bill Hayden
Man of the Forest
as Yegg
Tarzan the Fearless
as Tarzan
King of the Jungle
as Kaspa
Buffalo Stampede
as Bill Hatch
Hollywood on Parade No. B-7
as Self
1931
Maker of Men
as Football Player (uncredited)
Movie-Town
as Larry Crabbe - Champion Swimmer (uncredited)
1930
Good News
as Student