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 | Bob Murchison, Bill, Football Player, 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.
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Olympics to Hollywood:
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:
Red Barry:
How did you know it was a woman?
Hong Kong Cholly: Oh, smell of perfume. Hong Kong Cholly pretty good defective, yes?
Red Barry: Pretty good defective - only it doesn't help much.
[Billy gets the drop on Cal and his gang again]
Cal: You certainly go out of your way to look for trouble.
Billy Carson: It could be, but I haven't found any yet that bothered me.
[reading a wanted poster which accuses Billy, Fuzzy and Jeff of crimes they didn't commit]
Billy 'The Kid' Bonney: They'll be accusing us of starting the Civil War next.
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Hong Kong Cholly: Oh, smell of perfume. Hong Kong Cholly pretty good defective, yes?
Red Barry: Pretty good defective - only it doesn't help much.
[Billy gets the drop on Cal and his gang again]
Cal: You certainly go out of your way to look for trouble.
Billy Carson: It could be, but I haven't found any yet that bothered me.
[reading a wanted poster which accuses Billy, Fuzzy and Jeff of crimes they didn't commit]
Billy 'The Kid' Bonney: They'll be accusing us of starting the Civil War next.
read more quotes from Buster Crabbe...
