SITE CONTENTS Front Page Resource Links The Evolution VINTAGE 1930s+ Buster Crabbe Vintage Collectibles Daisy Pistols VINTAGE 1979/81 Small Figures Large Figures Vehicles Misc Collectibles Arcade Collectibles Media Collectibles TV Props Pg 01 TV Props Pg 02 TV Props Pg 03 REVIEWS & INFO TV Show Info The Technology Space Vampire Thunder Fighter Behind The Scenes Gil Gerard Erin Gray Felix Silla Thom Christopher Pamela Hensley Tim O'Connor Wilfrid Hyde White GALLERY'S Publicity Photos Black & White High-Res Captures DOWNLOAD'S Videos Wallpapers Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - A Media and Collectible Resource, 1928-2005 Larry Buster Crabbe - Buck Rogers Film Series, 1939 Above, Buster Crabbe with Poster Advertisements for Tarzan and Flash Gordon,Click To Enlarge 'Larry' 'Buster' Crabbe was born 1908 in Oakland California, his family had nicknamed him 'Buster' otherwise known as Larry Crabbe. In 1928 and 1932 Crabbe was selected for the Olympic swimming teams and at the 1932 games held in Los Angeles he earned himself a gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle setting a new world record. And so it began, hollywood noticed the new olympic champion and offered him a career in the movies. He made five serials at Universal Studios between 1936 and 1940 and one of his first roles in 1933 was as "lord of the jungle" in the film serial, "Tarzan the Fearless". It was around about the same time that friend Johnny Weissmuller was at MGM beginning his reign as the new screen Tarzan. During the next half dozen years Crabbe appeared in a number roles and movies with his best work appearing in western adventures. Buster Crabbe starred in the following films: TARZAN THE FEARLESS (Principal, 1933) FLASH GORDON (Universal, 1936) FLASH GORDON'S TRIP TO MARS (Universal, 1938) RED BARRY (Universal, 1938) BUCK ROGERS (Universal, 1939) FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE (Universal, 1940) THE SEA HOUND (Columbia, 1947) PIRATES OF THE HIGH SEAS (Columbia, 1950) KING OF THE CONGO (Columbia, 1952) Poster advertisements,Click To Enlarge Paramount loaned him to Universal Pictures for the Flash Gordon comic strip by Alex Raymond and In 1939 he finally took on the film role of Buck Rogers in a 12 episode film serial. The similarity's between the cartoon strip and the films were apparent and with a much larger budget the series was able to capture the energy of the original cartoon. Oddly enough in 1953 the serial became a theatrical release called "Planet Outlaws" and aired again for television in 1965 under the title "Destination Saturn". Buster Crabbe as Buck Rogers,Click To Enlarge Above, Center and Right Constance Moore, Click To Enlarge The cast of the film serial included the following actors.. Larry "Buster" Crabbe : Colonel Buck Rogers Constance Moore : Lieutenant Wilma Deering Jackie Moran : Buddy Wade Jack Mulhall : Captain Rankin Anthony Warde : Killer Kane Philson Ahn : Prince Tallen C. Montague Shaw : Dr. Huer Guy Usher : Aldar Not long after making a special appearance in the Buck Rogers television series (Pictured above with Erin Gray and Gil Gerard ) Buster Crabbe passes away in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 23, 1983.. All "Buck Rogers" related media including images, video and characters etc are owned by the original author's or copyright holders. This website is neither sponsored or endorsed by the above mentioned nor does it affiliate with any other divisions thereof. Contact Webmaster : buckrogers_nz@yahoo.com.au Viewed best at 1024x768 with Internet Explorer AFFILIATE SITES