Birthname: Clarence Linden Crabbe
| Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Feb 7, 1908 Oakland, CA |
| Died | Apr 23, 1983 Scottsdale, AZ |
| Age | Died at 75 |
Buster Crabbe | |
| Job | Actor/Athlete |
| Years active | 1930-1982 (acting) |
| Top Roles | Buck Rogers, Bob Murchison, Bill, Dr. Robert Hammond, aka Junga, Sailor who falls off boat |
| Top Genres | Action, Western, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Crime |
| Top Topics | Pre-Code Cinema, Book-Based, Period Piece |
| Top Collaborators | William LeBaron (Producer), Charles King, I. Stanford Jolley, Reed Howes |
| Shares birthday with | Eddie Bracken, Gloria Talbott, Jock Mahoney see more.. |
Buster Crabbe Overview:
Legendary actor, Buster Crabbe, was born Clarence Linden Crabbe on Feb 7, 1908 in Oakland, CA. Crabbe died at the age of 75 on Apr 23, 1983 in Scottsdale, AZ .
MINI BIO:S
Olympic swimming champion who won a bronze medal for America in 1928 and a gold in 1932, before becoming as famous playing intergalactic heroes Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers as another swimming champ, Johnny Weissmuller did playing Tarzan. Crabbe became a "B" western star of the 1940s before moving into business and becoming an executive in water sports. In 1971 he broke the world 400 metre freestyle record for over-sixties! Died from a heart attack. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. Crabbe was never nominated for an Academy Award.
Buster Crabbe BlogHub Articles:
Olympics to Hollywood: Buster Crabbe
on Aug 12, 2016 From Comet Over HollywoodJohnny Weissmuller wasn?t the only swimming Olympian to play Tarzan. There was also Clarence ?Buster? Crabbe. Crabbe and Weissmuller knew each other before their Hollywood days and were competitive. Crabbe developed as his swimming (and surfing) prowess while growing up on a pineapple plantation in ... Read full article
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Buster Crabbe Quotes:
Billy Carson:
I'm going to go, Fuzz. When that lynching party gets ready to singe your whiskers, you can call for me.
Shawnee Jack: You better stop spoilin' her. First thing you know, she'll be followin' you around like a shadow.
Chad Santee: Well, if we had done a little more Indian spoiling in the past, it'd save a heap of fightin' and a heap of dyin'.
[discussing a corpse]
Chad Santee: Give me a hand with this man.
Blackjack Silk: Yeah? And if I don't?
Chad Santee: You'll be laying out there with him when the coyotes come vistin' tonight.
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Shawnee Jack: You better stop spoilin' her. First thing you know, she'll be followin' you around like a shadow.
Chad Santee: Well, if we had done a little more Indian spoiling in the past, it'd save a heap of fightin' and a heap of dyin'.
[discussing a corpse]
Chad Santee: Give me a hand with this man.
Blackjack Silk: Yeah? And if I don't?
Chad Santee: You'll be laying out there with him when the coyotes come vistin' tonight.
read more quotes from Buster Crabbe...
