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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 (born February 7, 1908, Oakland, California, U.S.—died April 23, 1983, Scottsdale, Arizona) was a swimmer from the United States whose Olympic gold medal led to a long and successful acting career.
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...
Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American Olympic swimmer, and a movie and television actor. He won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle at the 1932 Summer Olympics and for playing science fiction hero Flash Gordon in three movie serials.
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.
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.
Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (/ ˈkræb /; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his career on the silver screen and later television.
Honore Type: Swimmer. FOR THE RECORD: OLYMPIC GAMES: 1928 bronze (1500m freestyle), 4th (400m freestyle); 1932 gold (400m freestyle), 5th (1500m freestyle); WORLD RECORDS: 16; NATIONAL RECORDS: 35; World’s Fair Aquacade star; Buster Crabbe’s Aquaparade; Actor starring in Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Tarzan and Captain Gallant.
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.
