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Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (/ ˈkræb /; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. [1] . He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his career on the silver screen and later television.
Buster Crabbe was the only actor who played all three of the most popular, iconic characters of the day: Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and Tarzan. Hollywood movie producers, aware of the acting success enjoyed by Johnny Weissmuller after his Olympic swimming gold, signed Crabbe to an acting contract.
Buster Crabbe. Actor: Nabonga. Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California. In 1931, while working on That's My Boy (1932) for Columbia Pictures, he was tested by MGM for Tarzan and rejected.
Apr 24, 1983 · Buster Crabbe, a top swimmer of his day who went on to become a popular movie actor and successful businessman, died of a heart attack yesterday morning at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 75...
Buster Crabbe. Actor: Nabonga. Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California. In 1931, while working on That's My Boy (1932) for Columbia Pictures, he was tested by MGM for Tarzan and rejected.
Crabbe was a life-long advocate of physical fitness, conducted televised physical fitness programs and in 1971, aged 63, he set a world age group record for the 400m freestyle. He had extensive business interests, including Buster Crabbe Swim Pools.
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. Flash Gordon. The Alien Dead. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. Nabonga. Tarzan the Fearless. Jungle Man. Planet Outlaws. Buck Rogers. Acting. All. Department.
Crabbe was a life-long advocate of physical fitness, conducted televised physical fitness programs and in 1971, aged 63, he set a world age group record for the 400m freestyle. He had extensive business interests, including Buster Crabbe Swim Pools.
As “Flash Gordon” and as “Buck Rogers”, actor Buster Crabbe conquered space before there were any astronauts. He also conquered the Sahara Desert as “Capt. Gallant” and the jungle as “Tarzan”. But Crabbe’s real life heroics as an Olympic swimmer are no less spectacular than his record on film and TV.
Apr 24, 1983 · Buster Crabbe, swimming hero of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and later a hero of scores Hollywood B-movies and adventure serials, died Saturday in Scottsdale, Ariz.
