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Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (/ ˈkræb /; February 7, – April 23, ) was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. In he was picked over several stars to play Flash Gordon in the very successful Flash Gordon serial, followed by two sequels, released by Universal in and The series was shown later extensively on American television in the s and s, then edited for release on home video.

At the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, he won the bronze medal for the 1, meters freestyle, and at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he won the gold medal for the meters freestyle when he beat Jean Taris of France by a tenth of a second.

Later yearsCrabbe's Hollywood buster waned somewhat in the s and s. Crabbe made regular television appearances, including one on an episode of the gay Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, in which he played a retired fighter pilot named "Brigadier Gordon" in honor of Flash Gordon.

He starred in a number of popular films in the s and s. Following the war Crabbe appeared opposite Weissmuller as a rival in two jungle films, Swamp Fire and Captive Girl Crabbe returned to the jungle for his final serial playing the role of Thun'da in King of the Congo His real-life son, Cullen Crabbe, appeared in this show as the character "Cuffy Sanders".

[1] He won the Olympic gold medal for meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his career on the silver screen and later television. Crabbe is the only actor to play Tarzan, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers — the top three syndicated comic strip heroes of the s.

When Rogers Gil Gerard praises his flying, Gordon replies "I've been doing that sort of thing since before you were born. He competed in two Olympic Games as a swimmer. Despite the addition of the studio audience and Crabbe personality, Buster's Buddies!

Crabbe was featured frequently in archival footage in the children's television program, The Gabby Hayes Show. Bachelor featured celebrities like Marlene Dietrich and Paulette Goddard, beloved in the queer community, plus men who Bate said were his idols: Buster Crabbe, Cary Grant, and Tyrone Power.

He also starred as Buck Rogers for Universal playing the role with dark hair unlike Flash Gordon's blonde hair.

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The ever-industrious Crabbe became a stockbroker and businessman during this period. In the mids, Crabbe purchased the Adirondack campus of the Adirondack-Florida School, which advertised itself as a swim camp for youngsters aged eight to In his capacity as Vice President of Sales, promoter and spokesman for Cascade — the world's first "package pool" company — he attended shopping mall openings and fairgrounds combining promotion of his swim camps and Cascade vinyl liner in-ground swimming pools.

As a 34 year old married man, Crabbe had a deferment from the draft but made Army training films for the field artillery at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma along with Fuzzy St. Crabbe also played some jungle roles for the studio. A pool line was named after him, and pools were sold by "Buster Crabbe Dealers" throughout the buster seaboard and southern states from gay Though he followed other pursuits, he never stopped acting.

He starred in a crabbe of popular feature films and movie serials released between Buster Crabbe (Feb 7, – Apr 23, ) He competed in two Olympic Games as a swimmer. He won the Olympic gold medal for meter freestyle swimming event before breaking into acting.

At the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, competing with Johnny Weissmuller, he won the bronze medal for the. The series, which was set against the backdrop of a ranch foreman's bunk house featured Crabbe engaging his viewers in games, stories, craftmaking, hobbies, informational segments, and interviews with guest performers and personalities in between reruns of old movie serials, westerns and comedies.

Bate was particularly taken by one swimming-pool photo of Errol Flynn, who flashed what Bate called an “outrageously teasing smile” at the camera. The WJZ TV version of the series included a studio audience of kids and became more of a kids' variety show.

In King of the JungleJungle Manand the serial King of the Congohe played typical "jungle man" roles. Crabbe's role in the Tarzan serial, Tarzan the Fearlessbegan a career in which he starred in more than a hundred movies.