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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California. In 1931... more
Trivia:
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One... more
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
Actor:
- The Comeback Trail (1982) .... Duke Montana
- "B.J. and the Bear" .... Jack O'Brien (1 episode, 1981)
- S.T.U.N.T. (1981) TV episode .... Jack O'Brien - Alien Dead (1980) .... Sheriff Kowalski
... aka It Fell from the Sky
... aka Swamp of the Blood Leeches
... aka The Alien Dead (UK: video title) - "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 - Swim Team (1979) .... Rock Sands
- Arizona Raiders (1965) .... Capt. Tom Andrews
- The Bounty Killer (1965) .... Mike Clayman
- "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 - Gunfighters of Abilene (1960) .... Kip
- "The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Ellery Queen
- This Murder Comes to You Live (1959) TV episode - Badman's Country (1958) .... Wyatt Earp
- "Adventures of the Sea Hawk" .... Kiley (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode #1.18 (1958) TV episode .... Kiley - "Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion" .... Capt. Michael Gallant / ... (41 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
(36 more) - The Lawless Eighties (1957) .... Linc Prescott
- Gun Brothers (1956) .... Chad Santee
- "Star Tonight" .... The sheriff (2 episodes, 1955)
- Night, Be Quiet (1955) TV episode
- The Murderer (1955) TV episode .... The sheriff - "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 - "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
- The Cornered Man (1955) TV episode - "The Gulf Playhouse" (1 episode, 1953)
- Prophet in His Land (1953) TV episode - "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 - King of the Congo (1952) .... Thunda/Roger Drum
... aka The Mighty Thunda
... aka Thunda - Pirates of the High Seas (1950) .... Jeff Drake
- Captive Girl (1950) .... Barton
... aka Jungle Jim and the Captive Girl - Caged Fury (1948) .... Smiley
- The Sea Hound (1947) .... Captain Silver
- Last of the Redmen (1947) .... Magua
... aka Last of the Redskins (UK) - Outlaws of the Plains (1946) .... Billy Carson
- Swamp Fire (1946) .... Mike Kalavich
- Overland Riders (1946) .... Billy Carson
- Prairie Badmen (1946) .... Billy Carson
- Ghost of Hidden Valley (1946) .... Billy Carson
- Terrors on Horseback (1946) .... Billy Carson
- Gentlemen with Guns (1946) .... Billy Carson
- Prairie Rustlers (1945) .... Billy Carson / His cousin Jim
- Fighting Bill Carson (1945) .... Billy Carson
- Border Badmen (1945) .... Billy Carson
- Rustlers' Hideout (1945) .... Billy Carson
- Stagecoach Outlaws (1945) .... Billy Carson
- Gangster's Den (1945) .... Billy Carson
- Shadows of Death (1945) .... Billy Carson
- His Brother's Ghost (1945) .... Billy Carson
- Lightning Raiders (1945) .... Billy Carson
- Oath of Vengeance (1944) .... Billy Carson
- Wild Horse Phantom (1944) .... Billy Carson
- Fuzzy Settles Down (1944) .... Billy Carson
- The Drifter (1944) .... Billy Carson / Drifter Davis
- The Contender (1944) .... Gary Farrel
... aka Challenger (USA: TV title) - Valley of Vengeance (1944) .... Billy Carson
... aka Vengeance (UK) - Thundering Gun Slingers (1944) .... Billy Carson
- Frontier Outlaws (1944) .... Billy Carson
- Nabonga (1944) .... Ray Gorman
... aka Nabonga [Gorilla] (USA: poster title)
... aka The Jungle Woman (UK) - Devil Riders (1943) .... Billy Carson
- Blazing Frontier (1943) .... Billy the Kid
... aka Blazing Range (USA: recut version) - The Renegade (1943) .... Billy the Kid
... aka Code of the Plains (USA: reissue title (short version)) - Cattle Stampede (1943) .... Billy the Kid
- Western Cyclone (1943) .... Billy the Kid
... aka Frontier Fighters (USA: reissue title (cut version)) - 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) - The Kid Rides Again (1943) .... Billy the Kid
- Queen of Broadway (1942) .... Ricky Sloane
- The Mysterious Rider (1942) .... Billy the Kid / Bill Andrews
... aka Panhandle Trail (USA: reissue title) - Wildcat (1942) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Mike Rawlins
- Sheriff of Sage Valley (1942) .... Billy the Kid / Kansas Ed Bonney
- Law and Order (1942) .... Billy the Kid / Lt. Ted Morrison
... aka Double Alibi (UK) - Jungle Siren (1942) .... Captain Gary Hart
- Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (1942) .... Billy the Kid
... aka Smoking Guns (UK) - Billy the Kid Trapped (1942) .... Billy the Kid
- Billy the Kid's Round-up (1941) .... Billy the Kid
- Billy the Kid Wanted (1941) .... Billy the Kid
- Jungle Man (1941) .... Dr. Robert Hammond, aka Junga
- Sailor's Lady (1940) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Rodney
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Flash Gordon
... aka Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe (USA: TV title)
... aka Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe (USA: TV title) - Call a Messenger (1939) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Chuck Walsh
- Colorado Sunset (1939) (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe) .... Dave Haines
- Million Dollar Legs (1939) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Coach Jordan
- Unmarried (1939) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Buzz Kinney
- 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) - Illegal Traffic (1938) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Steve
- Red Barry (1938) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Red Barry
- Hunted Men (1938) .... James Flowers
... aka Crime Gives Orders - Tip-Off Girls (1938) (as Larry Crabbe) .... John A. 'Red' Deegan
- Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) .... Flash Gordon
... aka Space Soldiers' Trip to Mars (USA: TV title) - Daughter of Shanghai (1937) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Andrew Sleete
... aka Daughter of the Orient (UK) - Thrill of a Lifetime (1937) .... Don
- Sophie Lang Goes West (1937) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Steve Clayson
- Forlorn River (1937) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Nevada
... aka River of Destiny (USA: reissue title) - King of Gamblers (1937) .... Eddie
... aka Czar of the Slot Machines - Murder Goes to College (1937) .... Strike Belno
- Arizona Mahoney (1936) .... Kirby Talbot
... aka Arizona Thunderbolt
... aka Bad Men of Arizona - Rose Bowl (1936) (as Larry Crabbe) .... Ossie Merrill
... aka O'Riley's Luck (UK) - Lady Be Careful (1936) .... Jake
- The Arizona Raiders (1936) (as Larry Crabbe) .... 'Laramie' Nelson
... aka Bad Men of Arizona (USA: reissue title) - Flash Gordon (1936/I) .... Flash Gordon
... aka Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers (USA: video title)
... aka Space Soldiers (USA: TV title) - Desert Gold (1936) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Chief Moya
... aka Desert Storm (USA: reissue title) - Drift Fence (1936) (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe) .... 'Slinger' Dunn
... aka Texas Desperadoes (USA: reissue title) - Nevada (1935) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Jim Lacey aka 'Nevada'
- Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935) .... Big Ben
- Hold 'Em Yale (1935) .... Hector Wilmot
... aka Uniform Lovers (UK) - The Oil Raider (1934) .... Dave Warren
- She Had to Choose (1934) .... Bill Cutler
- We're Rich Again (1934) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Erasmus Rockwell 'Erp' Pennington
- You're Telling Me! (1934) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Bob Murchison
- Badge of Honor (1934) .... Bob Gordon
- Search for Beauty (1934) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Don Jackson
- The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1933) .... Bob North
... aka Girl of My Dreams (UK) - To the Last Man (1933) .... Bill Hayden
... aka Law of Vengeance (USA: reissue title) - Man of the Forest (1933) .... Yegg
... aka Challenge of the Frontier (USA: reissue title) - Tarzan the Fearless (1933) .... Tarzan
- King of the Jungle (1933) .... Kaspa the Lion Man
- The Thundering Herd (1933) .... Bill - Stage driver
... aka Buffalo Stampede (USA: reissue title) - Island of Lost Souls (1932) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Beast
- That's My Boy (1932) (uncredited) .... Football Player
- The Most Dangerous Game (1932) (uncredited) .... Sailor who falls off boat
- Maker of Men (1931) (uncredited) .... Football Player
... aka Yellow - Movie Town (1931) (uncredited) .... Swimmer
... aka Hollywood Happenings (USA: alternative title) - Good News (1930) (uncredited) .... Student
Stunts:
- The Most Dangerous Game (1932) (stunt double: Joel McCrea) (uncredited)
Thanks:
- Project: Valkyrie (2002) (special thanks)
Self:
- Science Fiction Film Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
... aka The 5th Annual Science Fiction Film Awards (USA: informal title) - "Mantrap" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 30 August 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "Beat the Clock" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 16 August 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - "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 - "The Jack Carter Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode #2.32 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Starlit Days at the Lido (1935) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Hollywood Hobbies (1935) .... Himself
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-7 (1934) .... Himself
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933) .... Himself
- Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Hollywood on Parade (1932) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Haunts of the Black Masseur (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan (1996) (V)
- Bad Girls in the Movies (1986)
-
"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century"
- A Blast for Buck (1980) TV episode (uncredited) .... Brigadier Gordon - Buck Rogers (1977) .... Col. Buck Rogers
- It's Showtime (1976) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966) (TV) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Flash Gordon
- Destination Saturn (1966) (TV) .... Buck Rogers
- Purple Death from Outer Space (1966) (TV) .... Flash Gordon
- Spaceship to the Unknown (1966) (TV) .... Flash Gordon
- Deadly Ray from Mars (1966) (TV) .... Flash Gordon
- Tarzan the Fearless (1964) (TV) .... Tarzan
-
"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 - Planet Outlaws (1953) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Col. Buck Rogers
- Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943) (uncredited) .... Scene from 'Jungle Siren'
- Mars Attacks the World (1938) (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) .... Flash Gordon
- Flash Gordon (1936/II) .... Flash Gordon
Additional Details
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
Publicity Listings:
3 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 2 Articles | 2 Pictorials more
Plot Keywords:
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