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Planet Outlaws (1953) -- An American soldier suspended in time wakes up to find himself in the futuristic world of the year 2500.
His Brother's Ghost (1945) -- Thorne and his gang are wiping out the ranchers. When they get to the Jones ranch they wound Andy. When he dies Billy Carson has his brother Fuzzy become Andy's ghost. They then set out to bring in the gang.
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) -- Flash and his friends return to planet Mongo for an antidote to the Purple Death. But Ming the Merciless has other plans for them...
The Contender (1944) -- Widower Gary Farrell can't afford, on his $45-weekly salary as a truck driver, to send his young son...
Planet Outlaws (1953) -- An American soldier suspended in time wakes up to find himself in the futuristic world of the year 2500.

Overview

Date of Death:
23 April 1983, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA more
Mini Biography:
Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California. In 1931... more
Trivia:
Father of Cullen Crabbe. more
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Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Frank Miller Moves from Central City to 25th Century
 (From Comicmix. 19 December 2008, 11:37 AM, PST)

Frank Miller to Write and Direct ‘Buck Rogers’
 (From Ugo MovieBlog. 19 December 2008, 10:55 AM, PST)

Alternate Names:
Larry "Buster" Crabbe | Larry 'Buster' Crabbe | Larry Crabbe

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Stunts, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Comeback Trail (1982) .... Duke Montana
  2. "B.J. and the Bear" .... Jack O'Brien (1 episode, 1981)
        - S.T.U.N.T. (1981) TV episode .... Jack O'Brien
  3. Alien Dead (1980) .... Sheriff Kowalski
    ... aka It Fell from the Sky
    ... aka Swamp of the Blood Leeches
    ... aka The Alien Dead (UK: video title)

  4. "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" .... Brigadier Gordon (2 episodes, 1979)
        - Planet of the Slave Girls: Part 1 (1979) TV episode .... Brigadier Gordon
        - Planet of the Slave Girls: Part 2 (1979) TV episode .... Brigadier Gordon
  5. Swim Team (1979) .... Rock Sands

  6. Arizona Raiders (1965) .... Capt. Tom Andrews
  7. The Bounty Killer (1965) .... Mike Clayman
  8. "The Red Skelton Show" .... C.P.O. Muldoon / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1960)
    ... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Freddie in Las Vegas (1960) TV episode .... Guest
        - Desert Island (1956) TV episode .... Chief Petty Officer Muldoon
        - Navy Men (1956) TV episode .... C.P.O. Muldoon
  9. Gunfighters of Abilene (1960) .... Kip

  10. Badman's Country (1958) .... Wyatt Earp
  11. "Adventures of the Sea Hawk" .... Kiley (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode #1.18 (1958) TV episode .... Kiley
  12. "Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion" .... Capt. Michael Gallant (40 episodes, 1955-1957)
    ... aka "Foreign Legionnaire"
        - Ring of Steel (1957) TV episode .... Capt. Michael Gallant
        - Dr. Legionnaire (1957) TV episode .... Capt. Michael Gallant
        - One Accident Too Many (1957) TV episode .... Capt. Michael Gallant
        - Guns for Sale (1956) TV episode .... Capt. Michael Gallant
        - Cuffy's Good Deed (1956) TV episode .... Capt. Michael Gallant
          (35 more)
  13. The Lawless Eighties (1957) .... Linc Prescott
  14. Gun Brothers (1956) .... Chad Santee
  15. "Star Tonight" (2 episodes, 1955)
        - Night, Be Quiet (1955) TV episode
        - The Murderer (1955) TV episode
  16. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - Million Dollar Rookie (1955) TV episode
  17. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Ponds Theater" (USA: new title)
        - The Cornered Man (1955) TV episode
  18. "The Gulf Playhouse" (1 episode, 1953)
        - Prophet in His Land (1953) TV episode
  19. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka "Arena Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Repertory Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" (USA: new title)
        - A Cowboy for Chris (1952) TV episode
  20. King of the Congo (1952) .... Thunda/Roger Drum
    ... aka The Mighty Thunda
    ... aka Thunda
  21. Pirates of the High Seas (1950) .... Jeff Drake
  22. Captive Girl (1950) .... Barton
    ... aka Jungle Jim and the Captive Girl

  23. Caged Fury (1948) .... Smiley
  24. The Sea Hound (1947) .... Captain Silver
  25. Last of the Redmen (1947) .... Magua
    ... aka Last of the Redskins (UK)
  26. Outlaws of the Plains (1946) .... Billy Carson
  27. Swamp Fire (1946) .... Mike Kalavich
  28. Overland Riders (1946) .... Billy Carson
  29. Prairie Badmen (1946) .... Billy Carson
  30. Ghost of Hidden Valley (1946) .... Billy Carson
  31. Terrors on Horseback (1946) .... Billy Carson
  32. Gentlemen with Guns (1946) .... Billy Carson
  33. Prairie Rustlers (1945) .... Billy Carson / His cousin Jim
  34. Fighting Bill Carson (1945) .... Billy Carson
  35. Border Badmen (1945) .... Billy Carson
  36. Rustlers' Hideout (1945) .... Billy Carson
  37. Stagecoach Outlaws (1945) .... Billy Carson
  38. Gangster's Den (1945) .... Billy Carson
  39. Shadows of Death (1945) .... Billy Carson
  40. His Brother's Ghost (1945) .... Billy Carson
  41. Lightning Raiders (1945) .... Billy Carson
  42. Oath of Vengeance (1944) .... Billy Carson
  43. Wild Horse Phantom (1944) .... Billy Carson
  44. Fuzzy Settles Down (1944) .... Billy Carson
  45. The Drifter (1944) .... Billy Carson / Drifter Davis
  46. The Contender (1944) .... Gary Farrel
    ... aka Challenger (USA: TV title)
  47. Valley of Vengeance (1944) .... Billy Carson
    ... aka Vengeance (UK)
  48. Thundering Gun Slingers (1944) .... Billy Carson
  49. Frontier Outlaws (1944) .... Billy Carson
  50. Nabonga (1944) .... Ray Gorman
    ... aka Nabonga [Gorilla] (USA: poster title)
    ... aka The Jungle Woman (UK)
  51. Devil Riders (1943) .... Billy Carson
  52. Blazing Frontier (1943) .... Billy the Kid
    ... aka Blazing Range (USA: recut version)
  53. The Renegade (1943) .... Billy the Kid
    ... aka Code of the Plains (USA: reissue title (short version))
  54. Cattle Stampede (1943) .... Billy the Kid
  55. Western Cyclone (1943) .... Billy the Kid
    ... aka Frontier Fighters (USA: reissue title (cut version))
  56. Fugitive of the Plains (1943) .... Billy the Kid
    ... aka Billy the Kid in Fugitive of the Plains
    ... aka Raiders of Red Rock (USA: reissue title)
  57. The Kid Rides Again (1943) .... Billy the Kid
  58. Queen of Broadway (1942) .... Ricky Sloane
  59. The Mysterious Rider (1942) .... Billy the Kid / Bill Andrews
    ... aka Panhandle Trail (USA: reissue title)
  60. Wildcat (1942) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Mike Rawlins
  61. Sheriff of Sage Valley (1942) .... Billy the Kid / Kansas Ed Bonney
  62. Law and Order (1942) .... Billy the Kid / Lt. Ted Morrison
    ... aka Double Alibi (UK)
  63. Jungle Siren (1942) .... Captain Gary Hart
  64. Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (1942) .... Billy the Kid
    ... aka Smoking Guns (UK)
  65. Billy the Kid Trapped (1942) .... Billy the Kid
  66. Billy the Kid's Round-up (1941) .... Billy the Kid
  67. Billy the Kid Wanted (1941) .... Billy the Kid
  68. Jungle Man (1941) .... Dr. Robert Hammond, aka Junga
  69. Sailor's Lady (1940) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Rodney
  70. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Flash Gordon
    ... aka Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe (USA: TV title)

  71. Call a Messenger (1939) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Chuck Walsh
  72. Colorado Sunset (1939) (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe) .... Dave Haines
  73. Million Dollar Legs (1939) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Coach Jordan
  74. Unmarried (1939) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Buzz Kinney
  75. Buck Rogers (1939) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Buck Rogers
    ... aka Buck Rogers Conquers the Universe (USA: video title)
    ... aka Buck Rogers: Destination Saturn (USA: recut version)
  76. Illegal Traffic (1938) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Steve
  77. Red Barry (1938) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Red Barry
  78. Hunted Men (1938) .... James Flowers
    ... aka Crime Gives Orders
  79. Tip-Off Girls (1938) (as Larry Crabbe) .... John A. 'Red' Deegan
  80. Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) .... Flash Gordon
    ... aka Space Soldiers' Trip to Mars (USA: TV title)
  81. Daughter of Shanghai (1937) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Andrew Sleete
    ... aka Daughter of the Orient (UK)
  82. Thrill of a Lifetime (1937) .... Don
  83. Sophie Lang Goes West (1937) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Steve Clayson
  84. Forlorn River (1937) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Nevada
    ... aka River of Destiny (USA: reissue title)
  85. King of Gamblers (1937) .... Eddie
    ... aka Czar of the Slot Machines
  86. Murder Goes to College (1937) .... Strike Belno
  87. Arizona Mahoney (1936) .... Kirby Talbot
    ... aka Arizona Thunderbolt
    ... aka Bad Men of Arizona
  88. Rose Bowl (1936) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Ossie Merrill
    ... aka O'Riley's Luck (UK)
  89. Lady Be Careful (1936) .... Jake
  90. The Arizona Raiders (1936) (as Larry Crabbe) .... 'Laramie' Nelson
    ... aka Bad Men of Arizona (USA: reissue title)
  91. Flash Gordon (1936/I) .... Flash Gordon
    ... aka Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers (USA: video title)
    ... aka Space Soldiers (USA: TV title)
  92. Desert Gold (1936) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Chief Moya
    ... aka Desert Storm (USA: reissue title)
  93. Drift Fence (1936) (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe) .... 'Slinger' Dunn
    ... aka Texas Desperadoes (USA: reissue title)
  94. Nevada (1935) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Jim Lacey aka 'Nevada'
  95. Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935) .... Big Ben
  96. Hold 'Em Yale (1935) .... Hector Wilmot
    ... aka Uniform Lovers (UK)
  97. The Oil Raider (1934) .... Dave Warren
  98. She Had to Choose (1934) .... Bill Cutler
  99. We're Rich Again (1934) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Erasmus Rockwell 'Erp' Pennington
  100. You're Telling Me! (1934) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Bob Murchison
  101. Badge of Honor (1934) .... Bob Gordon
  102. Search for Beauty (1934) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Don Jackson
  103. The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1933) .... Bob North
    ... aka Girl of My Dreams (UK)
  104. To the Last Man (1933) .... Bill Hayden
    ... aka Law of Vengeance (USA: reissue title)
  105. Man of the Forest (1933) .... Yegg
    ... aka Challenge of the Frontier (USA: reissue title)
  106. Tarzan the Fearless (1933) .... Tarzan
  107. King of the Jungle (1933) .... Kaspa the Lion Man
  108. The Thundering Herd (1933) .... Bill Hatch, Stage Driver
    ... aka Buffalo Stampede (USA: reissue title)
  109. Island of Lost Souls (1932) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Beast
  110. That's My Boy (1932) (uncredited) .... Football Player
  111. The Most Dangerous Game (1932) (uncredited) .... Sailor who falls off boat
  112. Maker of Men (1931) (uncredited) .... Football Player
    ... aka Yellow
  113. Movie Town (1931) (uncredited) .... Swimmer
    ... aka Hollywood Happenings (USA: alternative title)
  114. Good News (1930) (uncredited) .... Student
Stunts:
  1. The Most Dangerous Game (1932) (stunt double: Joel McCrea) (uncredited)
Thanks:
  1. Project: Valkyrie (2002) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. Science Fiction Film Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter, 'best spcial effects'
    ... aka The 5th Annual Science Fiction Film Awards (USA: informal title)
  2. "Mantrap" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 30 August 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Beat the Clock" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 16 August 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself

  4. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Audience Bow (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #21.10 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Audience Bow

  5. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.8 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  6. "The Jack Carter Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode #2.32 (1951) TV episode .... Himself

  7. Starlit Days at the Lido (1935) (uncredited) .... Himself
  8. Hollywood Hobbies (1935) .... Himself
  9. Hollywood on Parade No. B-7 (1934) .... Himself
  10. Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933) .... Himself
  11. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
  12. Hollywood on Parade (1932) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Haunts of the Black Masseur (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan (1996) (V)
  3. Bad Girls in the Movies (1986)
  4. "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century"
        - A Blast for Buck (1980) TV episode (uncredited) .... Brigadier Gordon
  5. Buck Rogers (1977) .... Col. Buck Rogers
  6. It's Showtime (1976) (uncredited) .... Himself
  7. Destination Saturn (1966) (TV) .... Buck Rogers
  8. Spaceship to the Unknown (1966) (TV) .... Flash Gordon
  9. Deadly Ray from Mars (1966) (TV) .... Flash Gordon
  10. Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966) (TV) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Flash Gordon
  11. Purple Death from Outer Space (1966) (TV) .... Flash Gordon
  12. Tarzan the Fearless (1964) (TV) .... Tarzan
  13. "The Gabby Hayes Show"
        - His Brother's Ghost (1956) TV episode .... Billy Carson
        - Overland Riders (1956) TV episode .... Billy Carson
        - Stagecoach Outlaws (1956) TV episode .... Billy Carson
        - Terrors on Horseback (1956) TV episode .... Billy Carson
        - Wild Horse Phantom (1956) TV episode .... Billy Carson
  14. Planet Outlaws (1953) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Col. Buck Rogers
  15. Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943) (uncredited) .... Scene from 'Jungle Siren'
  16. Mars Attacks the World (1938) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Flash Gordon
  17. Flash Gordon (1936/II) .... Flash Gordon


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Other Works:
Appeared on the daytime program "Tempo" hosted by Regis Philbin on September 21, 1970. Also appearing were Kay Starr and Dr. Paul Popenoe. more
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