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Buster Crabbe - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic

Home/People/Buster Crabbe

Born

February 7, 1908
Died: April 23, 1983

(Lived 75 years)

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Career Highlights

119

Movies

7

TV Shows

Also Known As

Clarence Linden Crabbe

Larry Crabbe

Clarence Linden Crabbe II

Larry 'Buster' Crabbe

External Links

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.

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Tarzan: Lord of the Movies

as Tarzan (Archive Footage)

January 1, 2017

The Comeback Trail poster

The Comeback Trail

as Duke Montana

The Alien Dead poster

The Alien Dead

as Sheriff Kowalski

Swim Team poster

Swim Team

Buck Rogers poster

Buck Rogers

as Col. Buck Rogers

January 1, 1977

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch poster

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

as (archive footage)

It's Showtime poster

It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

Destination Saturn poster

Destination Saturn

January 1, 1966

Purple Death from Outer Space poster

Purple Death from Outer Space

as Flash Gordon

January 1, 1966

Spaceship to the Unknown poster

Spaceship to the Unknown

as Flash Gordon (archive footage)

January 1, 1966

Arizona Raiders poster

Arizona Raiders

as Capt. Tom Andrews

The Bounty Killer poster

The Bounty Killer

as Mike Clayman

Tarzan the Fearless poster

Tarzan the Fearless

January 1, 1964

Gunfighters of Abilene poster

Gunfighters of Abilene

January 1, 1960

Badman's Country poster

Badman's Country

The Lawless Eighties poster

The Lawless Eighties

as Linc Prescott

Gun Brothers poster

Gun Brothers

September 15, 1956

Planet Outlaws poster

Planet Outlaws

as Col. Buck Rogers

January 1, 1953

King of the Congo poster

King of the Congo

as Thunda / Roger Drum

Pirates of the High Seas poster

Pirates of the High Seas

November 2, 1950

Captive Girl poster

Captive Girl

Caged Fury poster

Caged Fury

The Sea Hound poster

The Sea Hound

as Capt. Silver

September 4, 1947

Last of the Redmen poster

Last of the Redmen

Outlaws of the Plains poster

Outlaws of the Plains

as Billy Carson

September 22, 1946

Swamp Fire poster

Swamp Fire

as Mike Kalavich

September 6, 1946

Overland Riders poster

Overland Riders

as Billy Carson

August 21, 1946

Prairie Badmen poster

Prairie Badmen

as Billy Carson

Ghost Of Hidden Valley poster

Ghost Of Hidden Valley

as Billy Carson

Terrors on Horseback poster

Terrors on Horseback

as Billy Carson

Gentlemen With Guns poster

Gentlemen With Guns

as Billy Carson

Lightning Raiders poster

Lightning Raiders

as Billy Carson

January 7, 1946

Prairie Rustlers poster

Prairie Rustlers

as Billy Carson / Jim Slade / Billy The Kid

November 7, 1945

Fighting Bill Carson poster

Fighting Bill Carson

as Billy Carson

October 31, 1945

Border Badmen poster

Border Badmen

as Billy Carson

October 10, 1945

Rustlers' Hideout poster

Rustlers' Hideout

as Billy Carson

September 2, 1945

Stagecoach Outlaws poster

Stagecoach Outlaws

as Billy Carson

August 17, 1945

Parade of Aquatic Champions poster

Parade of Aquatic Champions

Gangster's Den poster

Gangster's Den

as Billy Carson

Shadows of Death poster

Shadows of Death

as Billy Carson

His Brother's Ghost poster

His Brother's Ghost

as Billy Carson

February 3, 1945

Oath of Vengeance poster

Oath of Vengeance

as Billy Carson

December 9, 1944

Wild Horse Phantom poster

Wild Horse Phantom

as Billy Carson

October 28, 1944

Fuzzy Settles Down poster

Fuzzy Settles Down

as Billy Carson

The Drifter poster

The Drifter

as Billy Carson / Drifter Davis

The Contender poster

The Contender

Valley Of Vengeance poster

Valley Of Vengeance

as Billy Carson

Thundering Gun Slingers poster

Thundering Gun Slingers

as Billy Carson

Frontier Outlaws poster

Frontier Outlaws

as Billy Carson

Nabonga poster

Nabonga

January 25, 1944

Devil Riders poster

Devil Riders

as Billy Carson

November 5, 1943

Blazing Frontier poster

Blazing Frontier

as Billy the Kid

September 4, 1943

The Renegade poster

The Renegade

as Billy the Kid

August 25, 1943

Cattle Stampede poster

Cattle Stampede

as Billy the Kid

August 16, 1943

Western Cyclone poster

Western Cyclone

as Billy the Kid

Fugitive of the Plains poster

Fugitive of the Plains

as Billy the Kid

The Kid Rides Again poster

The Kid Rides Again

as Billy the Kid

January 27, 1943

Queen of Broadway poster

Queen of Broadway

as Ricky Sloane

November 24, 1942

The Mysterious Rider poster

The Mysterious Rider

as Billy the Kid

November 20, 1942

Wildcat poster

Wildcat

as Mike Rawlins

September 3, 1942

Sheriff of Sage Valley poster

Sheriff of Sage Valley

as Billy the Kid / Kansas Ed

September 2, 1942

Law and Order poster

Law and Order

as Billy the Kid / Ted Morrison

August 21, 1942

Jungle Siren poster

Jungle Siren

as Captain Gary Hart

August 14, 1942

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns poster

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns

as Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid Trapped poster

Billy the Kid Trapped

as Billy the Kid

February 27, 1942

Billy The Kid's Round-Up poster

Billy The Kid's Round-Up

as Billy the Kid

December 12, 1941

Billy the Kid Wanted poster

Billy the Kid Wanted

as Billy the Kid

October 3, 1941

Jungle Man poster

Jungle Man

as Dr. Robert Hammond, aka Junga

September 19, 1941

Sailor's Lady poster

Sailor's Lady

as Rodney (as Larry Crabbe)

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe poster

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

as Flash Gordon

Call a Messenger poster

Call a Messenger

November 3, 1939

Colorado Sunset poster

Colorado Sunset

as Dave Haines (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe)

Million Dollar Legs poster

Million Dollar Legs

as Coach Jordan (as Larry Crabbe)

Unmarried poster

Unmarried

as Buzz Kinney (as Larry Crabbe)

Buck Rogers poster

Buck Rogers

Mars Attacks the World poster

Mars Attacks the World

as Flash Gordon

November 7, 1938

Illegal Traffic poster

Illegal Traffic

November 2, 1938

Red Barry poster

Red Barry

October 18, 1938

Hunted Men poster

Hunted Men

as James Flowers

Tip-Off Girls poster

Tip-Off Girls

as John A. 'Red' Deegan

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars poster

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

as Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars poster

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars

as Flash Gordon

Rocket Ship poster

Rocket Ship

as Flash Gordon

Daughter of Shanghai poster

Daughter of Shanghai

as Andrew Sleete (as Larry Crabbe)

December 17, 1937

Thrill of a Lifetime poster

Thrill of a Lifetime

December 3, 1937

Sophie Lang Goes West poster

Sophie Lang Goes West

as Steve Clayson

September 10, 1937

Forlorn River poster

Forlorn River

King of Gamblers poster

King of Gamblers

Murder Goes to College poster

Murder Goes to College

as Strike Belno

February 24, 1937

Arizona Mahoney poster

Arizona Mahoney

as Kirby Talbot

December 4, 1936

Rose Bowl poster

Rose Bowl

as Ossie Merrill

November 30, 1936

Lady Be Careful poster

Lady Be Careful

September 3, 1936

The Arizona Raiders poster

The Arizona Raiders

as Laramie Nelson

Flash Gordon poster

Flash Gordon

as Flash Gordon

Desert Gold poster

Desert Gold

Drift Fence poster

Drift Fence

as 'Slinger' Dunn

February 14, 1936

Nevada poster

Nevada

as Jim Lacey aka 'Nevada'

November 29, 1935

Starlit Days at the Lido poster

Starlit Days at the Lido

September 28, 1935

Wanderer of the Wasteland poster

Wanderer of the Wasteland

September 9, 1935

Hollywood Hobbies

Hold 'Em Yale poster

Hold 'Em Yale

as Hector Wilmot

The Oil Raider poster

The Oil Raider

November 1, 1934

She Had to Choose poster

She Had to Choose

October 1, 1934

We're Rich Again poster

We're Rich Again

as Erasmus Rockwell 'Erp' Pennington (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)

You're Telling Me! poster

You're Telling Me!

as Bob Murchison (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)

Badge of Honor poster

Badge of Honor

Search for Beauty poster

Search for Beauty

as Don Jackson (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)

February 2, 1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 poster

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

as Self (uncredited)

December 1, 1933

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi poster

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

October 25, 1933

To the Last Man poster

To the Last Man

September 15, 1933

Man of the Forest poster

Man of the Forest

August 24, 1933

Tarzan the Fearless poster

Tarzan the Fearless

August 11, 1933

King of the Jungle poster

King of the Jungle

Buffalo Stampede poster

Buffalo Stampede

Hollywood on Parade No. B-7 poster

Hollywood on Parade No. B-7

January 1, 1933

Maker of Men poster

Maker of Men

as Football Player (uncredited)

Movie-Town

as Larry Crabbe - Champion Swimmer (uncredited)

Good News poster

Good News

August 22, 1930

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls poster

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls

as Brigadier Gordon