
Buster Crabbe
Known for Acting · 131 credits
- Born
- 1908-02-07
- Died
- 1983-04-23
- Place of birth
- Oakland, California, USA
- Also known as
- Clarence Linden Crabbe · Larry Crabbe · Clarence Linden Crabbe II · Larry '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.
Known For
TV Shows (7)

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Brigadier Gordon

The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest

B. J. and the Bear
1979

Science Fiction Film Awards
as Himself
Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion
1955
as Capt. Michael Gallant
Movies (124)

Arizona Mahoney
1936
as Kirby Talbot

Buck Rogers
1977
as Col. Buck Rogers

Rose Bowl
1936
as Ossie Merrill

Cattle Stampede
1943
as Billy the Kid

Flash Gordon
1936
as Flash Gordon

Nabonga
1944
as Ray Gorman

Good News
1930
as Student

Prairie Rustlers
1945
as Billy Carson / Jim Slade / Billy The Kid

Border Badmen
1945
as Billy Carson

Buffalo Stampede
1933
as Bill Hatch

It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)

Planet Outlaws
1953
as Col. Buck Rogers

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938
as Flash Gordon

The Bounty Killer
1965
as Mike Clayman

Thundering Gun Slingers
1944
as Billy Carson

Unmarried
1939
as Buzz Kinney (as Larry Crabbe)

Frontier Outlaws
1944
as Billy Carson

The Oil Raider
1934
as Dave Warren

Badman's Country
1958
as Wyatt Earp

To the Last Man
1933
as Bill Hayden

Arizona Raiders
1965
as Capt. Tom Andrews

She Had to Choose
1934
as Bill Cutler

Gun Brothers
1956
as Chad Santee

The Alien Dead
1980
as Sheriff Kowalski

Captive Girl
1950
as Barton

Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Andrew Sleete (as Larry Crabbe)

Stagecoach Outlaws
1945
as Billy Carson

The Renegade
1943
as Billy the Kid

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Flash Gordon

Billy the Kid Trapped
1942
as Billy the Kid

Buck Rogers
1939
as Buck Rogers

The Boy from Mercury
1996
as Flash Gordon (Archive Footage)

Terrors on Horseback
1946
as Billy Carson

Oath of Vengeance
1944
as Billy Carson

Maker of Men
1931
as Football Player (uncredited)

Devil Riders
1943
as Billy Carson

Drift Fence
1936
as 'Slinger' Dunn

Man of the Forest
1933
as Yegg

Colorado Sunset
1939
as Dave Haines (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe)

Sailor's Lady
1940
as Rodney (as Larry Crabbe)

Wildcat
1942
as Mike Rawlins

Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
2017
as Tarzan (Archive Footage)

The Kid Rides Again
1943
as Billy the Kid

Rocket Ship
1938
as Flash Gordon

Swim Team
1979
as Rock Sands

We're Rich Again
1934
as "Erp" Pennington (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe)

Gunfighters of Abilene
1960
as Kip

Hold 'Em Yale
1935
as Hector Wilmot

Valley Of Vengeance
1944
as Billy Carson

Caged Fury
1948
as Smiley

His Brother's Ghost
1945
as Billy Carson

Shadows of Death
1945
as Billy Carson

Jungle Siren
1942
as Captain Gary Hart

Law and Order
1942
as Billy the Kid / Ted Morrison

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)

Red Barry
1938
as Red Barry

Pirates of the High Seas
1950
as Jeff Drake

Destination Saturn
1966
as Buck Rogers

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
1933
as Bob North

Tarzan the Fearless
1933
as Tarzan

Starlit Days at the Lido
1935
as Self

You're Telling Me!
1934
as Bob Murchison (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)

King of Gamblers
1937
as Eddie

Mars Attacks the World
1938
as Flash Gordon

Billy the Kid Wanted
1941
as Billy the Kid

Gentlemen With Guns
1946
as Billy Carson

Lightning Raiders
1946
as Billy Carson

Nevada
1935
as Jim Lacey aka 'Nevada'

Desert Gold
1936
as Chief Moya

Hunted Men
1938
as James Flowers

Call a Messenger
1939
as Chuck Walsh

The Contender
1944
as Gary Farrel

Million Dollar Legs
1939
as Coach Jordan (as Larry Crabbe)

Lady Be Careful
1936
as Jake

Ghost Of Hidden Valley
1946
as Billy Carson

The Arizona Raiders
1936
as Laramie Nelson

Fuzzy Settles Down
1944
as Billy Carson

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
as Self (uncredited)

Murder Goes to College
1937
as Strike Belno

Fugitive of the Plains
1943
as Billy the Kid

King of the Jungle
1933
as Kaspa

Jungle Man
1941
as Dr. Robert Hammond, aka Junga

Thrill of a Lifetime
1937
as Don

Last of the Redmen
1947
as Magua

The Lawless Eighties
1957
as Linc Prescott

Blazing Frontier
1943
as Billy the Kid

Deadly Ray From Mars
1966
as Flash Gordon

King of the Congo
1952
as Thunda / Roger Drum

Overland Riders
1946
as Billy Carson

Sheriff of Sage Valley
1942
as Billy the Kid / Kansas Ed

Search for Beauty
1934
as Don Jackson (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)

Spaceship to the Unknown
1966
as Flash Gordon (archive footage)

Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935
as Big Ben

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979
as Brigadier Gordon

Illegal Traffic
1938
as Steve

The Comeback Trail
1982
as Duke Montana

Gangster's Den
1945
as Billy Carson

Western Cyclone
1943
as Billy the Kid

Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
1996
as Tarzan (archive footage)

The Mysterious Rider
1942
as Billy the Kid

Swamp Fire
1946
as Mike Kalavich

Purple Death from Outer Space
1966
as Flash Gordon

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
1942
as Billy the Kid

The Drifter
1944
as Billy Carson / Drifter Davis

Billy The Kid's Round-Up
1941
as Billy the Kid

Queen of Broadway
1942
as Ricky Sloane

The Sea Hound
1947
as Capt. Silver
Hollywood Hobbies
1935
as Himself

Rustlers' Hideout
1945
as Billy Carson
Movie-Town
1931
as Larry Crabbe - Champion Swimmer (uncredited)

Forlorn River
1937
as Nevada

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
as Self

Wild Horse Phantom
1944
as Billy Carson

Badge of Honor
1934
as Bob Gordon

Prairie Badmen
1946
as Billy Carson

Sophie Lang Goes West
1937
as Steve Clayson

Tarzan the Fearless
1964
as Tarzan

Outlaws of the Plains
1946
as Billy Carson

Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966
as Flash Gordon

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
About Buster Crabbe
Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular screen serials in the 1930s and 1940s. With 131 credits spanning from 1930 to 2017, Buster Crabbe has appeared in 124 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Buster Crabbe Movies
- Arizona Mahoney (1936) — as Kirby Talbot
- Buck Rogers (1977) — as Col. Buck Rogers
- Rose Bowl (1936) — as Ossie Merrill
- Cattle Stampede (1943) — as Billy the Kid
- Flash Gordon (1936) — as Flash Gordon
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