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Buster Crabbe (1908–1983)

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Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California. In 1931, while working on That's My Boy for Columbia Pictures, he was tested by MGM for Tarzan and rejected. Paramount Pictures put him in King of the Jungle as Kaspa, the Lion Man (after a book of that title but clearly a copy of the Tarzan stories)... See full bio »

Born:

Clarence Linden Crabbe
in Oakland, California, USA

Died:

(age 75) in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Buster Crabbe, The Concord, Kiamesha Lake, NY, 1950s, **I.V. Buster Crabbe, KING OF THE JUNGLE, Paramount, 1933, **I.V.
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1982 The Comeback Trail
Duke Montana
 
1981 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
Jack O'Brien
– S.T.U.N.T. (1981) … Jack O'Brien
 
1980 Alien Dead
Sheriff Kowalski
 
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Brigadier Gordon
– Planet of the Slave Girls (1979) … Brigadier Gordon
 
1979 Swim Team
Rock Sands
 
1965 Arizona Raiders
Capt. Tom Andrews
 
1965 The Bounty Killer
Mike Clayman
 
1953-1960 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
C.P.O. Muldoon / Chief Petty Officer Muldoon / Guest
– Freddie in Las Vegas (1960) … Guest
– Desert Island (1956) … Chief Petty Officer Muldoon
– Navy Men (1953) … C.P.O. Muldoon
 
1960 Gunfighters of Abilene
Kip Tanner
 
1959 The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (TV series)
– This Murder Comes to You Live (1959)
 
1958 Badman's Country
Wyatt Earp
 
1958 Adventures of the Sea Hawk (TV series)
Kiley
– Episode #1.18 (1958) … Kiley
 
1955-1957 Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (TV series)
Capt. Michael Gallant / Captain Michael Gallant
– Ring of Steel (1957) … Capt. Michael Gallant
– Dr. Legionnaire (1957) … Capt. Michael Gallant
– One Accident Too Many (1957) … Capt. Michael Gallant
– Out of Bounds (1957) … Captain Michael Gallant
– Guns for Sale (1956) … Capt. Michael Gallant
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1957 The Lawless Eighties
Linc Prescott
 
1956 Gun Brothers
Chad Santee
 
1955 Star Tonight (TV series)
The sheriff
– Night, Be Quiet (1955)
– The Murderer (1955) … The sheriff
 
1955 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Million Dollar Rookie (1955)
 
1955 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– The Cornered Man (1955)
 
1953 The Gulf Playhouse (TV series)
– Prophet in His Land (1953)
 
1952 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– A Cowboy for Chris (1952)
 
1952 King of the Congo
Thunda/Roger Drum
 
1950 Pirates of the High Seas
Jeff Drake
 
1950 Captive Girl
Barton
 
1948 Caged Fury
Smiley
 
1947 The Sea Hound
Capt. Silver
 
1947 Last of the Redmen
Magua
 
1946 Outlaws of the Plains
Billy Carson
 
1946 Swamp Fire
Mike Kalavich
 
1946 Overland Riders
Billy Carson
 
1946 Prairie Badmen
Billy Carson
 
1946 Ghost of Hidden Valley
Billy Carson
 
1946 Terrors on Horseback
Billy Carson
 
1946 Gentlemen with Guns
Billy Carson
 
1945 Prairie Rustlers
Billy Carson / Jim Slade
 
1945 Fighting Bill Carson
Billy Carson
 
1945 Border Badmen
Billy Carson
 
1945 Rustlers' Hideout
Billy Carson
 
1945 Stagecoach Outlaws
Billy Carson
 
1945 Gangster's Den
Billy Carson
 
1945 Shadows of Death
Billy Carson
 
1945 His Brother's Ghost
Billy Carson
 
1945 Lightning Raiders
Billy Carson
 
1944 Oath of Vengeance
Billy Carson
 
1944 Wild Horse Phantom
Billy Carson
 
1944 Fuzzy Settles Down
Billy Carson
 
1944 The Drifter
Billy Carson / Drifter Davis
 
1944 The Contender
Gary Farrel
 
1944 Valley of Vengeance
Billy Carson
 
1944 Thundering Gun Slingers
Billy Carson
 
1944 Frontier Outlaws
Billy Carson
 
1944 Nabonga
Ray Gorman
 
1943 Devil Riders
Billy Carson
 
1943 Blazing Frontier
Billy the Kid
 
1943 The Renegade (short)
Billy the Kid
 
1943 Cattle Stampede
Billy the Kid
 
1943 Western Cyclone
Billy the Kid
 
1943 Fugitive of the Plains
Billy the Kid
 
1943 The Kid Rides Again
Billy the Kid
 
1942 Queen of Broadway
Ricky Sloane
 
1942 The Mysterious Rider
Billy the Kid posing as Bill Andrews
 
1942 Wildcat
Mike Rawlins (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1942 Sheriff of Sage Valley
Billy the Kid / Kansas Ed Bonney
 
1942 Law and Order
Billy the Kid / Lt. Ted Morrison
 
1942 Jungle Siren
Capt. Gary Hart
 
1942 Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
Billy the Kid
 
1942 Billy the Kid Trapped
Billy the Kid
 
1941 Billy the Kid's Round-Up
Billy the Kid
 
1941 Billy the Kid Wanted
Billy the Kid
 
1941 Jungle Man
Dr. Robert Hammond, aka Junga
 
1940 Sailor's Lady
Rodney (as Larry Crabbe)
 
1940 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Flash Gordon (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1939 Call a Messenger
Chuck Walsh (as Larry Crabbe)
 
1939 Colorado Sunset
Dave Haines (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe)
 
1939 Million Dollar Legs
Coach Jordan (as Larry Crabbe)
 
1939 Unmarried
Buzz Kinney (as Larry Crabbe)
 
1939 Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1938 Illegal Traffic
Steve (as Larry Crabbe)
 
1938 Red Barry
Red Barry (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1938 Hunted Men
James Flowers
 
1938 Tip-Off Girls
John A. 'Red' Deegan (as Larry Crabbe)
 
1938 Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Flash Gordon
 
1937 Daughter of Shanghai
Andrew Sleete (as Larry Crabbe)
 
1937 Thrill of a Lifetime
Don
 
1937 Sophie Lang Goes West
Steve Clayson (as Larry Crabbe)
 
1937 Forlorn River
Nevada (as Larry Crabbe)
 
1937 King of Gamblers
Eddie
 
1937 Murder Goes to College
Strike Belno
 
1936 Arizona Mahoney
Kirby Talbot
 
1936 Rose Bowl
Ossie Merrill (as Larry Crabbe)
 
1936 Lady Be Careful
Jake (as Larry Crabbe)
 
1936 The Arizona Raiders
Laramie Nelson (as Larry Crabbe)
 
1936/I Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
 
1936 Desert Gold
Chief Moya (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1936 Drift Fence
'Slinger' Dunn (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe)
 
1935 Nevada
Jim Lacey aka 'Nevada' (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1935 Wanderer of the Wasteland
Big Ben
 
1935 Hold 'Em Yale
Hector Wilmot (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1934 The Oil Raider
Dave Warren
 
1934 She Had to Choose
Bill Cutler (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1934 We're Rich Again
Erasmus Rockwell 'Erp' Pennington (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1934 You're Telling Me!
Bob Murchison (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1934 Badge of Honor
Bob Gordon
 
1934 Search for Beauty
Don Jackson (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1933 The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Bob North
 
1933 To the Last Man
Bill Hayden
 
1933 Man of the Forest
Yegg
 
1933 Tarzan the Fearless
Tarzan
 
1933 King of the Jungle
Kaspa the Lion Man
 
1933 The Thundering Herd
Bill - Stage driver
 
1932 Island of Lost Souls
Beast (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1932 That's My Boy
Football Player (uncredited)
 
1932 The Most Dangerous Game
Sailor who falls off boat (uncredited)
 
1931 Maker of Men
Football Player (uncredited)
 
1931 Movie-Town (short)
Larry Crabbe - Champion Swimmer (uncredited)
 
1930 Good News
Student (uncredited)
 
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1932 The Most Dangerous Game (stunt double: Joel McCrea - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2002 Project: Valkyrie (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (18 titles)
1980 Hour Magazine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 December 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 The 1980 Sci-Fi Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978 Science Fiction Film Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.186 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 Mantrap (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 August 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Beat the Clock (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 August 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1967 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Audience Bow
– Episode #21.10 (1967) … Himself - Audience Bow
 
1956 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #2.8 (1956) … Himself - Guest
 
1955 Masquerade Party (TV series)
Guest
– Episode dated 9 February 1955 (1955) … Guest
 
1953 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #5.17 (1953) … Himself - Actor
 
1951 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.32 (1951) … Himself
 
1940 Medicus Film of New York World's Fair (documentary)
Himself
 
1935 Starlit Days at the Lido (short)
Himself
 
1935 Hollywood Hobbies (documentary short)
Himself
 
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-7 (short)
Himself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (short)
Himself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1932 Hollywood on Parade (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (21 titles)
2007 The Wonder of It All (documentary)
Flash Gordon
 
2005 How William Shatner Changed the World (TV documentary)
Flash Gordon
 
2004 Haunts of the Black Masseur (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan (video documentary short)
 
1989 Action Heroes of Movies & T.V.: A Campy Compilation (video documentary)
Captain Gallant
 
1986 Bad Girls in the Movies (documentary)
 
1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
 
1977 Buck Rogers
Col. Buck Rogers
 
1976 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
 
1976 It's Showtime (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1966 Spaceship to the Unknown (TV movie)
Flash Gordon
 
1966 Purple Death from Outer Space (TV movie)
Flash Gordon
 
1966 Peril from the Planet Mongo (TV movie)
Flash Gordon (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1966 Destination Saturn (TV movie)
Buck Rogers
 
1966 Deadly Ray from Mars (TV movie)
Flash Gordon
 
1964 Tarzan the Fearless (TV movie)
Tarzan
 
1956 The Gabby Hayes Show (TV series)
 
1953 Planet Outlaws
Col. Buck Rogers (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1943 Isle of Forgotten Sins
Scene from 'Jungle Siren' (uncredited)
 
1938 Mars Attacks the World
Flash Gordon (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
 
1936 Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
 

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(9/21/70) Appeared on the daytime program "Tempo" hosted by Regis Philbin. Also appearing were Kay Starr and Dr. Paul Popenoe. See more »

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3 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Larry "Buster" Crabbe | Larry 'Buster' Crabbe | Larry Crabbe

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

Some say my acting rose to the level of incompetence and then leveled off. I was a lot better actor than people gave me credit for. I didn't have any training, but I feel if I had been given the chance, I could have become a really good, top-rate actor. I didn't make it like a [Clark Gable] or [Charles Boyer]. But I wonder what would have happened if things had been different. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 192-193. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius