Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (/?kræb/; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American athlete and actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400m freestyle swimming before subsequently breaking into acting. He starred in a number of popular films in the 1930s and 1940s. He also played the title role in the serials Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers.
| Full Name | Allen Crabbe |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Salary | 18.5 million USD |
| Date Of Birth | February 7, 1908 |
| Died | 1983-04-23 |
| Death Cause | Heart attack |
| Place Of Birth | Oakland, California, USA |
| Height | 1.98 m |
| Weight | 95 kg |
| Occupation | Actor/Athlete |
| Profession | Basketball player |
| Work Position | Actors to portray Tarzan |
| Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Education | California Golden Bears men's basketball, University of California, Berkeley |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Adah Virginia Held |
| Children | Cullen, Susan, Caren Lynn, Cullen, Susan, Caren Lynn† |
| Parents | Allen Crabbe Jr., Cheryl Price |
| Siblings | Nick Holt, grandson |
| Nicknames | Buster Crabbe, Crabbe, Buster |
| Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/allencrabbe |
| Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/allencrabbe |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0185568 |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
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| 1 | I was never one to think that because you are in the picture business, because you're an actor, you're a special person. Not at all, and I have little regard for any people who act that way. If you're lucky, you bring a little excitement to the world. If you're really lucky, you lend your fame to worthwhile causes -- as I was recently privileged to do raising money for the 1984 Olympics, or promoting healthy activities. Apart from that, you're just another human being, trying to make a living, doing it the best way you possibly can. That's the way I've always operated, and I will continue to do so, just doing the best I can. |
| 2 | If you can believe it, we started my last movie for PRC on Monday and had it in the can on Thursday! That's when I decided I'd had enough and quit. I went in and told them I was through. They didn't even bat an eye. The next thing I knew they replaced me with Lash La Rue. |
| 3 | Some say my acting rose to the level of incompetence and then leveled off. I was a lot better actor than people gave me credit for. I didn't have any training, but I feel if I had been given the chance, I could have become a really good, top-rate actor. I didn't make it like a [Clark Gable] or [Charles Boyer]. But I wonder what would have happened if things had been different. |
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| 1 | Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1965. |
| 2 | Was a staunch conservative-minded Republican. |
| 3 | In the 1970s, he was the commercial spokesperson for Continental Airlines. |
| 4 | First cousin four times removed of Confederate General James Longstreet (1821-1904). |
| 5 | Son of Edward Clinton Crabbe and wife Agnes Lucy McNamara. |
| 6 | Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 192-193. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998. |
| 7 | Grandson Nick Holt head defensive football coach 2006 at University of Southern California where Buster Crabbe graduated in 1931. |
| 8 | Father of Cullen Crabbe; His daughter Caren Lynn "Sande" Crabbe (born July 14, 1936) died of anorexia at her maternal grandparents home in Pacific Palisades on April 10, 1957. At the time of her death, she weighed only 60 pounds. |
| 9 | Crabbe did not test for the title role of his most famous film Flash Gordon (1936); in fact, he thought the idea was too far out for movie audiences to accept and would be a box-office flop. However, he was a huge fan of the comic strip and was curious to see who would be cast, so he went to the tryouts and stood in the back of the room watching the testing. The series' producer, Henry MacRae, saw him, came over and offered him the role right away. This turned out that MacRae had seen several of Crabbe's previous films and thought he would be perfect for the role, but the series was being made by Universal and Crabbe was under contract to Paramount, and MacRae did not think Paramount would loan him out. MacRae asked him if a deal could be worked out with Paramount would Crabbe do the role, Crabbe said okay, a deal was arranged and Crabbe became Flash Gordon. |
| 10 | He was the only actor who has played Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Tarzan - the top three pulp heroes of the 1930s. |
| 11 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960. |
| 12 | Guest of Honor at "Multicon 70" science-fiction convention (Oklahoma City, USA, June 18-21, 1970) |
| 13 | Attended and graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii (1927). |
| 14 | In 1971, Crabbe broke the world swimming record for the over sixties in the 400 meters free style. |
| 15 | Was on the 1928 and 1932 United States Olympic swimming teams. Won gold medal in the 400 Meter Swimming Freestyle at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Also won a bronze medal in the 1500 Meter Freestyle at Amsterdam. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| 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 | | Rodney (as Larry Crabbe) |
| Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | 1940 | | Flash Gordon (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) |
| Call a Messenger | 1939 | | Chuck Walsh (as Larry Crabbe) |
| Colorado Sunset | 1939 | | Dave Haines (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe) |
| Million Dollar Legs | 1939 | | Coach Jordan (as Larry Crabbe) |
| Unmarried | 1939 | | Buzz Kinney (as Larry Crabbe) |
| Buck Rogers | 1939 | | Buck Rogers (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) |
| Illegal Traffic | 1938 | | Steve (as Larry Crabbe) |
| Red Barry | 1938 | | Red Barry (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) |
| Hunted Men | 1938 | | James Flowers |
| Tip-Off Girls | 1938 | | John A. 'Red' Deegan (as Larry Crabbe) |
| Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | 1938 | | Flash Gordon |
| Daughter of Shanghai | 1937 | | Andrew Sleete (as Larry Crabbe) |
| Thrill of a Lifetime | 1937 | | Don |
| Sophie Lang Goes West | 1937 | | Steve Clayson (as Larry Crabbe) |
| Forlorn River | 1937 | | Nevada (as Larry Crabbe) |
| King of Gamblers | 1937 | | Eddie (as Larry Crabbe) |
| Murder Goes to College | 1937 | | Strike Belno |
| Arizona Mahoney | 1936 | | Kirby Talbot |
| Rose Bowl | 1936 | | Ossie Merrill (as Larry Crabbe) |
| Lady Be Careful | 1936 | | Jake (as Larry Crabbe) |
| The Arizona Raiders | 1936 | | Laramie Nelson (as Larry Crabbe) |
| Flash Gordon | 1936/I | | Flash Gordon |
| Desert Gold | 1936 | | Chief Moya (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) |
| Drift Fence | 1936 | | Slinger Dunn (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) |
| Nevada | 1935 | | Jim Lacey aka 'Nevada' (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) |
| Wanderer of the Wasteland | 1935 | | Big Ben |
| Hold 'Em Yale | 1935 | | Hector Wilmot (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) |
| The Oil Raider | 1934 | | Dave Warren |
| She Had to Choose | 1934 | | Bill Cutler (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) |
| We're Rich Again | 1934 | | Erasmus Rockwell 'Erp' Pennington (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) |
| You're Telling Me! | 1934 | | Bob Murchison (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) |
| Badge of Honor | 1934 | | Bob Gordon |
| Search for Beauty | 1934 | | Don Jackson (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) |
| The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | 1933 | | Bob North |
| To the Last Man | 1933 | | Bill Hayden |
| Man of the Forest | 1933 | | Yegg |
| Tarzan the Fearless | 1933 | | Tarzan |
| King of the Jungle | 1933 | | Kaspa the Lion Man |
| The Thundering Herd | 1933 | | Bill Hatch |
| Island of Lost Souls | 1932 | | Beast (unconfirmed, uncredited) |
| That's My Boy | 1932 | | Football Player (uncredited) |
| The Most Dangerous Game | 1932 | | Sailor (scenes deleted) |
| Maker of Men | 1931 | | Football Player (uncredited) |
| Movie-Town | 1931 | Short | Larry Crabbe - Champion Swimmer (uncredited) |
| Good News | 1930 | | Student (uncredited) |
| The Comeback Trail | 1982 | | Duke Montana |
| B.J. and the Bear | 1981 | TV Series | Jake O'Brien |
| The Alien Dead | 1980 | | Sheriff Kowalski |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | 1979 | TV Series | Brigadier Gordon |
| Swim Team | 1979 | | Rock Sands |
| Arizona Raiders | 1965 | | Capt. Andrews |
| The Bounty Killer | 1965 | | Mike Clayman |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1956-1960 | TV Series | Jim Dandy / Chief Petty Officer Muldoon |
| Gunfighters of Abilene | 1959 | | Kip Tanner |
| The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen | 1959 | TV Series | |
| Badman's Country | 1958 | | Wyatt Earp |
| Adventures of the Sea Hawk | 1958 | TV Series | Kiley |
| Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion | 1955-1957 | TV Series | Captain Michael Gallant Capt. Michael Gallant |
| The Lawless Eighties | 1957 | | Linc Prescott |
| Gun Brothers | 1956 | | Chad Santee |
| Star Tonight | 1955 | TV Series | The sheriff |
| Kraft Theatre | 1955 | TV Series | |
| Ponds Theater | 1955 | TV Series | |
| The Gulf Playhouse | 1953 | TV Series | |
| The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1952 | TV Series | |
| King of the Congo | 1952 | | Thunda / Roger Drum |
| Pirates of the High Seas | 1950 | | Jeff Drake |
| Captive Girl | 1950 | | Barton |
| Caged Fury | 1948 | | Smiley |
| The Sea Hound | 1947 | | Captain Silver |
| Last of the Redmen | 1947 | | Magua |
| Outlaw 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 Jim Slade |
| Fighting Bill Carson | 1945 | | Billy Carson |
| Border Badmen | 1945 | | Billy Carson |
| Rustlers' Hideout | 1945 | | Billy Carson (Billy Gibson in credits) |
| 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 |
| Valley of Vengeance | 1944 | | Billy Carson |
| Thundering Gun Slingers | 1944 | | Billy Carson |
| Frontier Outlaws | 1944 | | Billy Carson |
| Nabonga | 1944 | | Ray Gorman |
| Devil Riders | 1943 | | Billy Carson |
| Blazing Frontier | 1943 | | Billy the Kid |
| The Renegade | 1943 | | Billy the Kid |
| Cattle Stampede | 1943 | | Billy the Kid |
| Western Cyclone | 1943 | | Billy the Kid |
| Fugitive of the Plains | 1943 | | Billy the Kid |
| The Kid Rides Again | 1943 | | Billy the Kid |
| Queen of Broadway | 1942 | | Ricky Sloane |
| The Mysterious Rider | 1942 | | Billy the Kid - posing as Bill Andrews |
| Wildcat | 1942 | | Mike Rawlins (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) |
| Sheriff of Sage Valley | 1942 | | Billy the Kid / Kansas Ed |
| Law and Order | 1942 | | Billy the Kid Lt. Ted Morrison |
| Jungle Siren | 1942 | | Captain Gary Hart |
| Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns | 1942 | | Billy the Kid |
| Billy the Kid Trapped | 1942 | | Billy the Kid |
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