Buster Crabbe

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Buster Crabbe was an American Olympic swimmer and film actor best known for portraying classic pulp heroes such as Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and Tarzan in 1930s and 1940s serials and movies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American athlete
American film actor
American male swimmer
American television actor
Olympic swimmer
film actor
human
television actor
birthName Clarence Linden Crabbe II
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1908-02-07
dateOfDeath 1983-04-23
educatedAt University of Southern California
familyName Crabbe
genre adventure film
film serials
science fiction film
givenName Clarence
hasEthnicGroup European American
memberOfSportsTeam USC Trojans men's swimming
surface form: USC Trojans men’s swimming team
name Buster Crabbe self-link
notableFor portraying multiple classic pulp heroes on screen
notableWork Buck Rogers
surface form: Buck Rogers film serial

Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe NERFINISHED
Flash Gordon (1936 film serial)
surface form: Flash Gordon film serials

Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars NERFINISHED
King of the Jungle
Tarzan the Fearless
numberOfChildren 3
occupation actor
swimmer
television host
OlympicMedal gold medal in 400-metre freestyle
participantIn 1928 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Oakland, California, United States
placeOfDeath Scottsdale, Arizona
surface form: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
portrayed Buck Rogers
Flash Gordon NERFINISHED
Kaspa the Lion Man
Tarzan the Fearless
surface form: Tarzan
representing United States of America at the Olympics
residence Arizona
surface form: Arizona, United States
sexOrGender male
sport swimming
spouse Adah Virginia Held
yearsActive 1930s–1950s (primarily in film)

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