He died of a heart attack on April 23, 1983, at the age of 75. In the 1960s Crabbe retired from the screen, but during the last years of his life he made a return to acting, taking roles in TV shows such as Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and acting in a few low-budget films, such as Alien Dead (1980). Serving as co-stars were Fuzzy Knight and Crabbe's son Cullen.
#Buster crabbe series#
Also, from 1955 through 1957, Crabbe starred in the syndicated TV series Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion. Although he still found roles into the 1950s, he focused hisĮfforts on his swimming pool company, Buster Crabbe Swimming Pools, once a frequent prize on The Price is Right in the late 1950sĪnd early 1960s. The films of buster crabbe Tarzan the Fearless (1933)Ĭrabbe with Erin Gray and Gil Gerard in an episode of the NBC TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century titled Planet of the Slave Girls, which originally aired on Septemlater yearsĬrabbe's film career began to decline in the years following World War II. Schedules, so in 1947 he signed with Columbia to star in a string of action films. Poverty row studio PRC, where he acted in the studio's popular Billy the Kid western series. When his contract with Paramount lapsed in 1940, Crabbe headed over to Were sold into a TV syndication package in the early 1950s.
#Buster crabbe serial#
Was the first actor to portray Flash Gordon onscreen, actor Gale Gordon voiced the radio serial in 1935. Some of these serials have alternate titles, resulting from their release to television. Jean Rogers and Charles Middleton) and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940 with Carol With Jean Rogers and Charles Middleton) Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938 with
#Buster crabbe movie#
While the Tarzan film did not do much for his career, Crabbe eventually found screen fame in the Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers serials.īetween 19, Crabbe starred as Flash Gordon in three movie serials released by Universal Studios: Flash Gordon (1936 No print of the serial currently exists and is considered lost. Only the first episode of the serial and pulled it. At the time of the serial's release, many theaters showed Serial and as a feature, the full-length version is the only one that exists today. However, Fearless was poorly received by fans and criticsĪlike, mostly due to its low production values and the popularity of Weissmuller's Tarzan the Ape Man (1932). The Fearless (1933 with Julie Bishop and Mischa Auer) to encourage a competition between Weissmuller and Crabbe. Later that year, producer Sol Lesser cast Crabbe in the Principal Pictures 12-chapter serial Tarzan
However, Paramount cast Crabbe in King of the Jungle (1933 with Frances Dee and Sidney Toler), a thinly veiled
Earlier, he had tested for the role of Tarzan at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer but lost out to Johnny After his Olympic success, Crabbe landed a contract with Paramount Studios inġ933. Prior to winning a gold medal in 1932 for the 400-meter freestyle, Crabbe had graduated from college and attempted to break intoįilms with a few bit parts while working as a stunt double. Born Clarence Linden Crabbe in Oakland, California, on February 7, 1908, Buster Crabbe spent his formative years in Hawaii, where he learned
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