Buster Crabbe

Buster Crabbe

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, actor (1908-1983)

Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-metre freestyle swimming event, which launched his career on the silver screen and later television. He starred in a variety of popular feature films and movie serials released between 1933 and the 1950s, portraying the top three syndicated comic-strip heroes of the 1930s: Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 54 films (1931–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 21 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1931 MAKER OF MEN. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1932 Island of Lost Souls Paramount Pictures Inc | Paramount Productions Inc 1:08:00 16mm B&W sound
1932 Island of Lost Souls Erle C. Kenton 70 min 16mm B&W
1933 King of the Jungle Paramount Productions Inc 1:13:00 16mm B&W sound
1933 KING OF THE JUNGLE. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1933 Tarzan the Fearless CINECC 85 min. 16mm B&W
1933 THE THUNDERING HERD. Paramount Productions Inc. 6 reels B&W
1933 TO THE LAST MAN. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1934 BADGE OF HONOR. Mayfair Pictures Corp. (Columbia Pictures Corp.) 7 reels 16mm sound
1934 SEARCH FOR BEAUTY. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1934 THE OIL RAIDER. Mayfair Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1934 You're telling me Erle C. Kenton 71 min 16mm B&W sound
1934 You're Telling Me! Erle C. Kenton 71 min 16mm B&W sound
1934 YOU'RE TELLING ME. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1936 DESERT GOLD. Paramount Productions Inc. 6 reels B&W
1936 LADY BE CAREFUL. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1936 Space soldiers. Chapter ten, The unseen peril [direction,] Frederick Stephani. 20 16mm B&W sound
1937 DAUGHTER OF SHANGHAI. Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1937 FORLORN RIVER. Paramount Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1937 KING OF GAMBLERS. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1937 MURDER GOES TO COLLEGE. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1937 SOPHIE LANG GOES WEST. Paramount Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1938 FLASH GORDON'S TRIP TO MARS. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 2 reels B&W
1938 HUNTED MEN. Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1938 ILLEGAL TRAFFIC. Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1938 RED BARRY. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 2 reels B&W
1938 THRILL OF A LIFETIME. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1938 TIP-OFF GIRLS. Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1939 BUCK ROGERS. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 2 reels B&W
1939 CALL A MESSENGER. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 7 reels B&W
1939 MILLION DOLLAR LEGS. Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1939 UNMARRIED. Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1940 Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe ▶ unknown 12000 16mm B&W sound
1941 Jungle man. PRC Pictures Inc. 2140 16mm B&W sound
1942 Billy The Kid Trapped. Sam Newfield 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1942 Jungle Siren. Sam Newfield 7 reels B&W
1944 Frontier Outlaws. Sam Newfield 6 reels B&W
1944 Nabonga Sam Newfield 75 min B&W
1944 Oath Of Vengeance. Sam Newfield 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1944 Rustlers' Hideout. Sam Newfield 6 reels B&W
1944 Valley Of Vengeance. Sam Newfield 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1945 His Brother's Ghost. Sam Newfield 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1946 Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi. Edwin L. Marin 76 min. 35mm B&W sound
1946 Terrors On Horseback. Sam Newfield 6 reels 35mm B&W sound
1947 The Sea Hound. Mack V. Wright 2 reels 35mm B&W sound
1950 Pirates of the High Seas Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr B&W
1950 Pirates Of The High Seas. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels 35mm B&W sound
1952 King of the Congo Spencer Bennet B&W
1952 King Of The Congo. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels 35mm B&W sound
1956 Gun Brothers. Grand Productions Inc. 79 min. 35mm B&W sound