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
1980 Alien Dead Fred Olen Ray 87 min Color
1965 Arizona Raiders. Admiral Pictures Inc. 88 min 35mm Color sound
1959 Gunfighters Of Abilene. Vogue Pictures Inc. 66 min 35mm B&W sound
1957 The Lawless Eighties. Republic Pictures Corp 7 reels 35mm B&W sound
1956 Gun Brothers. Grand Productions Inc. 79 min. 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
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
1947 The Sea Hound. Mack V. Wright 2 reels 35mm 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
1945 His Brother's Ghost. Sam Newfield 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
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
1942 Billy The Kid Trapped. Sam Newfield 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1942 Jungle Siren. Sam Newfield 7 reels B&W
1941 Jungle man. PRC Pictures Inc. 2140 16mm B&W sound
1940 Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe ▶ unknown 12000 16mm B&W sound
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
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
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
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
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
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