Buster Crabbe
Known for
Acting
Life
1908 – 1983 (aged 75)
Born in
Oakland, California, USA
Credits
View on IMDb122 acting credits
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
20 Sep 1979
Flash Gordon
06 Apr 1936
The Alien Dead
01 Jun 1980
Arizona Raiders
01 Aug 1965
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
03 Mar 1940
To the Last Man
15 Sep 1933
B. J. and the Bear
10 Feb 1979
Nabonga
25 Jan 1944
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Filmography
2017
- Tarzan: Lord of the Moviesas Tarzan (Archive Footage)
1996
- The Boy from Mercuryas Flash Gordon (Archive Footage)
- Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzanas Tarzan (archive footage)
1982
- The Comeback Trailas Duke Montana
1980
- The Alien Deadas Sheriff Kowalski
1979
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girlsas Brigadier Gordon
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Centuryas Brigadier Gordon2 episodes
- Swim Teamas Rock Sands
- B. J. and the Bear1 episode
1977
- Buck Rogersas Col. Buck Rogers
1976
- Meanwhile, Back at the Ranchas (archive footage)
1966
- Peril from the Planet Mongoas Flash Gordon
- Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Marsas Flash Gordon
- Destination Saturnas Buck Rogers
- Purple Death from Outer Spaceas Flash Gordon
- Spaceship to the Unknownas Flash Gordon (archive footage)
- Deadly Ray From Marsas Flash Gordon
1965
- Arizona Raidersas Capt. Tom Andrews
- The Bounty Killeras Mike Clayman
1964
- Tarzan the Fearlessas Tarzan
1960
- Gunfighters of Abileneas Kip
1958
- Badman's Countryas Wyatt Earp
1957
- The Lawless Eightiesas Linc Prescott
1956
- Gun Brothersas Chad Santee
1955
- Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legionas Capt. Michael Gallant24 episodes
1953
- Planet Outlawsas Col. Buck Rogers
1952
- King of the Congoas Thunda
1950
- Pirates of the High Seasas Jeff Drake
- Captive Girlas Barton
1948
- The Philco Television Playhouse1 episode
- Caged Furyas Smiley
1947
- The Sea Houndas Capt. Silver
- Last of the Redmenas Magua
1946
- Outlaws of the Plainsas Billy Carson
- Swamp Fireas Mike Kalavich
- Overland Ridersas Billy Carson
- Prairie Badmenas Billy Carson
- Ghost Of Hidden Valleyas Billy Carson
- Terrors on Horsebackas Billy Carson
- Gentlemen With Gunsas Billy Carson
- Lightning Raidersas Billy Carson
1945
- Prairie Rustlersas Billy Carson
- Fighting Bill Carsonas Billy Carson
- Border Badmenas Billy Carson
- Rustlers' Hideoutas Billy Carson
- Stagecoach Outlawsas Billy Carson
- Gangster's Denas Billy Carson
- Shadows of Deathas Billy Carson
- His Brother's Ghostas Billy Carson
1944
- Oath of Vengeanceas Billy Carson
- Wild Horse Phantomas Billy Carson
- Fuzzy Settles Downas Billy Carson
- The Drifteras Billy Carson
- The Contenderas Gary Farrel
- Valley Of Vengeanceas Billy Carson
- Thundering Gun Slingersas Billy Carson
- Frontier Outlawsas Billy Carson
- Nabongaas Ray Gorman
1943
- Devil Ridersas Billy Carson
- Blazing Frontieras Billy the Kid
- The Renegadeas Billy the Kid
- Cattle Stampedeas Billy the Kid
- Western Cycloneas Billy the Kid
- Fugitive of the Plainsas Billy the Kid
- The Kid Rides Againas Billy the Kid
1942
- Queen of Broadwayas Ricky Sloane
- The Mysterious Rideras Billy the Kid
- Wildcatas Mike Rawlins
- Sheriff of Sage Valleyas Billy the Kid
- Law and Orderas Billy the Kid
- Jungle Sirenas Captain Gary Hart
- Billy the Kid's Smoking Gunsas Billy the Kid
- Billy the Kid Trappedas Billy the Kid
1941
- Billy The Kid's Round-Upas Billy the Kid
- Billy the Kid Wantedas Billy the Kid
- Jungle Manas Dr. Robert Hammond, aka Junga
1940
- Sailor's Ladyas Rodney (as Larry Crabbe)
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universeas Flash Gordon
1939
- Call a Messengeras Chuck Walsh
- Colorado Sunsetas Dave Haines (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe)
- Million Dollar Legsas Coach Jordan (as Larry Crabbe)
- Unmarriedas Buzz Kinney (as Larry Crabbe)
- Buck Rogersas Buck Rogers
1938
- Mars Attacks the Worldas Flash Gordon
- Illegal Trafficas Steve
- Red Barryas Red Barry
- Hunted Menas James Flowers
- Tip-Off Girlsas John A. 'Red' Deegan
- Flash Gordon's Trip to Marsas Flash Gordon
- Rocket Shipas Flash Gordon
1937
- Daughter of Shanghaias Andrew Sleete (as Larry Crabbe)
- Thrill of a Lifetimeas Don
- Sophie Lang Goes Westas Steve Clayson
- Forlorn Riveras Nevada
- King of Gamblersas Eddie
- Murder Goes to Collegeas Strike Belno
1936
- Arizona Mahoneyas Kirby Talbot
- Rose Bowlas Ossie Merrill
- Lady Be Carefulas Jake
- The Arizona Raidersas Laramie Nelson
- Flash Gordonas Flash Gordon
- Desert Goldas Chief Moya
- Drift Fenceas 'Slinger' Dunn
1935
- Nevadaas Jim Lacey aka 'Nevada'
- Wanderer of the Wastelandas Big Ben
- Hold 'Em Yaleas Hector Wilmot
1934
- The Oil Raideras Dave Warren
- She Had to Chooseas Bill Cutler
- We're Rich Againas "Erp" Pennington (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe)
- You're Telling Me!as Bob Murchison (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
- Badge of Honoras Bob Gordon
- Search for Beautyas Don Jackson (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
1933
- The Sweetheart of Sigma Chias Bob North
- To the Last Manas Bill Hayden
- Man of the Forestas Yegg
- Tarzan the Fearlessas Tarzan
- King of the Jungleas Kaspa
- Buffalo Stampedeas Bill Hatch
1931
- Maker of Menas Football Player (uncredited)
- Movie-Townas Larry Crabbe - Champion Swimmer (uncredited)
1930
- Good Newsas Student