Buster Crabbe
Buster Crabbe | |
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Crabbe, c. early 1940s | |
| Born | Clarence Linden Crabbe II February 7, 1908 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 1983 (aged 75) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Burial place | Green Acres Memorial Park, Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
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| Years active | 1930–1983 |
| Spouse |
Adah Virginia Held (m. 1933) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Nick Holt (grandson) |
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. He starred in a variety of popular feature films and movie serials released between 1933 and the 1950s, portraying the top three syndicated comic-strip heroes of the 1930s: Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers. In 1983 Crabbe died of a heart attack in Arizona.