Buster Crabbe

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Biography

LARRY "BUSTER" CRABBE was born in Oakland, but grew up in Hawaii. It was here that he developed into a great swimmer and high…more

Born

2/17/1907, Oakland, California

Died

4/23/1983

Birth Name

Clarence Linden Crabbe II

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (1)

Role
- Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion
  Captain Michael Gallant
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Informer's Map
    11/18/56
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Long Night
    9/30/56
  - S 2: Ep 1 Gallant's New Post
    9/16/56
  - S 1: Ep 36 The Little Boy Who Found Christmas
    12/25/55
  - S 1: Ep 3 Firepower
    2/27/55
  - + 2 More Credits
Guest Star (17)

Role
- B.J. and the Bear
  Jake
  - S 3: Ep 12 S.T.U.N.T.
    3/31/81
- Buck Rogers
  Brigadier Gordan
  - S 1: Ep 4 Planet of the Slave Girls (2)
    9/27/79
  - S 1: Ep 3 Planet of the Slave Girls (1)
    9/27/79
- Over Easy
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 56 January 27, 1978
    1/27/78
- The Waltons
  Tex on Banjo
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 186 June 6, 1972
    6/6/72
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 117 March 2, 1971
    3/2/71
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 110 June 5, 1970
    6/5/70
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 132 March 7, 1967
    3/7/67
  - S 3: Ep 100 Week of January 25, 1965
    1/25/65
  - S 17: Ep 195 August 8, 1979
    8/8/79
  - S 15: Ep 8 September 15, 1976
    9/15/76
  - S 14: Ep 57 November 18, 1975
    11/18/75
  - + 1 More Credits
- Matinee Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 78 More Than a Man
    1/15/58
- The Red Skelton Show
  Muldoon
  - S 5: Ep 33 Desert Island
    5/15/56
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 10 November 19, 1955
    11/19/55
- Star Tonight
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 10 Night , Be Quiet
    11/3/55
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Murderer
    3/17/55
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 8: Ep 35 Million Dollar Rookie
    5/25/55
- Kraft Television Theatre (1953)
  Guest Star
- Texaco Star Theater
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 17 2/10/1953
    2/10/53
- The Philco Television Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 16 A Cowboy for Chris
    5/18/52
- The Jack Carter Show
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 32 April 14, 1951
    4/14/51

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Trivia
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- Buster's son, Cullen, co-starred with him on Captain Gallant Of The Foreign Legion.
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- Buster's pools, from the Buster Crabbe Pool Company, were a featured prize on The Price Is Right in the late 1950s to early 1960s.
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- Buster won the bronze medal for the Olympic 1500-meter freestyle swimming competition in 1928.
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Quotes
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- Buster Crabbe: Some say my acting rose to the level of incompetence and then leveled off. I was a lot better actor than people gave me credit for. I didn't have any training, but I feel if I had been given the chance, I could have become a really good, top-rate actor. I didn't make it like a Gable or Boyer. But I wonder what would have happened if things had been different.
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