Buster Crabbe: movies and TV shows
Buster Crabbe has 131 credits in the archive: 124 films and 7 TV series, from 1930 to 2017. Highest rated: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (7.0/10).
Career timeline
1930 – 2017 · busiest year: 1944 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tarzan: Lord of the Movies | Tarzan (Archive Footage) | Film | — | 109 |
| 1996 | The Boy from Mercury | Flash Gordon (Archive Footage) | Film | 8.0 | 88 |
| 1996 | Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan | Tarzan (archive footage) | Film | — | 88 |
| 1989 | Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes | Film | 8.0 | 81 | |
| 1982 | The Comeback Trail | Duke Montana | Film | 7.5 | 74 |
| 1980 | The Alien Dead | Sheriff Kowalski | Film | 3.1 | 72 |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Brigadier Gordon | TV | 7.0 | 71 |
| 1979 | B. J. and the Bear | TV | 5.6 | 71 | |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls | Brigadier Gordon | Film | — | 71 |
| 1979 | Swim Team | Rock Sands | Film | 3.4 | 71 |
| 1977 | Buck Rogers | Col. Buck Rogers | Film | 5.8 | 69 |
| 1976 | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 68 |
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | (archive footage) | Film | 8.5 | 68 |
| 1966 | Spaceship to the Unknown | Flash Gordon (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 58 |
| 1966 | Peril from the Planet Mongo | Flash Gordon | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1966 | Purple Death from Outer Space | Flash Gordon | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 1966 | Deadly Ray From Mars | Flash Gordon | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1966 | Destination Saturn | Buck Rogers | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1966 | Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars | Flash Gordon | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 1965 | The Bounty Killer | Mike Clayman | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1965 | Arizona Raiders | Capt. Tom Andrews | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1964 | Tarzan the Fearless | Tarzan | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1960 | Gunfighters of Abilene | Kip | Film | 5.3 | 52 |
| 1958 | Badman's Country | Wyatt Earp | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1957 | The Lawless Eighties | Linc Prescott | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1956 | Gun Brothers | Chad Santee | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 1955 | Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion | Capt. Michael Gallant | TV | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1953 | Planet Outlaws | Col. Buck Rogers | Film | 4.8 | 45 |
| 1952 | King of the Congo | Thunda / Roger Drum | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 1950 | Captive Girl | Barton | Film | 4.5 | 42 |
| 1950 | Pirates of the High Seas | Jeff Drake | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 40 | |
| 1948 | Caged Fury | Smiley | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1947 | The Sea Hound | Capt. Silver | Film | 6.2 | 39 |
| 1947 | Last of the Redmen | Magua | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1946 | Terrors on Horseback | Billy Carson | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1946 | Overland Riders | Billy Carson | Film | 5.0 | 38 |
| 1946 | Swamp Fire | Mike Kalavich | Film | 5.6 | 38 |
| 1946 | Prairie Badmen | Billy Carson | Film | 5.7 | 38 |
| 1946 | Gentlemen With Guns | Billy Carson | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1946 | Outlaws of the Plains | Billy Carson | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1946 | Ghost Of Hidden Valley | Billy Carson | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1946 | Lightning Raiders | Billy Carson | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1945 | Gangster's Den | Billy Carson | Film | 5.7 | 37 |
| 1945 | Border Badmen | Billy Carson | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1945 | Prairie Rustlers | Billy Carson / Jim Slade / Billy The Kid | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1945 | Stagecoach Outlaws | Billy Carson | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1945 | Rustlers' Hideout | Billy Carson | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1945 | His Brother's Ghost | Billy Carson | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1945 | Shadows of Death | Billy Carson | Film | 6.2 | 37 |
| 1945 | Parade of Aquatic Champions | Himself | Film | 2.5 | 37 |
| 1945 | Fighting Bill Carson | Billy Carson | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1944 | Frontier Outlaws | Billy Carson | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1944 | Fuzzy Settles Down | Billy Carson | Film | 6.2 | 36 |
| 1944 | Nabonga | Ray Gorman | Film | 4.4 | 36 |
| 1944 | Valley Of Vengeance | Billy Carson | Film | 6.7 | 36 |
| 1944 | Thundering Gun Slingers | Billy Carson | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1944 | Wild Horse Phantom | Billy Carson | Film | 5.6 | 36 |
| 1944 | The Contender | Gary Farrel | Film | 4.8 | 36 |
| 1944 | The Drifter | Billy Carson / Drifter Davis | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1944 | Oath of Vengeance | Billy Carson | Film | 4.5 | 36 |
| 1943 | Cattle Stampede | Billy the Kid | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1943 | The Kid Rides Again | Billy the Kid | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1943 | Blazing Frontier | Billy the Kid | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1943 | Western Cyclone | Billy the Kid | Film | 5.3 | 35 |
| 1943 | Devil Riders | Billy Carson | Film | 4.7 | 35 |
| 1943 | The Renegade | Billy the Kid | Film | 7.5 | 35 |
| 1943 | Fugitive of the Plains | Billy the Kid | Film | 5.3 | 35 |
| 1942 | Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns | Billy the Kid | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1942 | Billy the Kid Trapped | Billy the Kid | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 1942 | Wildcat | Mike Rawlins | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1942 | Sheriff of Sage Valley | Billy the Kid / Kansas Ed | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1942 | Law and Order | Billy the Kid / Ted Morrison | Film | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1942 | Jungle Siren | Captain Gary Hart | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1942 | The Mysterious Rider | Billy the Kid | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1942 | Queen of Broadway | Ricky Sloane | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1941 | Jungle Man | Dr. Robert Hammond, aka Junga | Film | 3.2 | 33 |
| 1941 | Billy The Kid's Round-Up | Billy the Kid | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid Wanted | Billy the Kid | Film | 5.6 | 33 |
| 1940 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Flash Gordon | Film | 5.8 | 32 |
| 1940 | Sailor's Lady | Rodney (as Larry Crabbe) | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1939 | Buck Rogers | Buck Rogers | Film | 6.1 | 31 |
| 1939 | Unmarried | Buzz Kinney (as Larry Crabbe) | Film | 4.8 | 31 |
| 1939 | Colorado Sunset | Dave Haines (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe) | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1939 | Million Dollar Legs | Coach Jordan (as Larry Crabbe) | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1939 | Call a Messenger | Chuck Walsh | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1938 | Hunted Men | James Flowers | Film | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1938 | Rocket Ship | Flash Gordon | Film | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1938 | Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | Flash Gordon | Film | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1938 | Tip-Off Girls | John A. 'Red' Deegan | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1938 | Illegal Traffic | Steve | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1938 | Red Barry | Red Barry | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1938 | Mars Attacks the World | Flash Gordon | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1937 | Daughter of Shanghai | Andrew Sleete (as Larry Crabbe) | Film | 5.4 | 29 |
| 1937 | King of Gamblers | Eddie | Film | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1937 | Sophie Lang Goes West | Steve Clayson | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1937 | Murder Goes to College | Strike Belno | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1937 | Forlorn River | Nevada | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1937 | Thrill of a Lifetime | Don | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1936 | Flash Gordon | Flash Gordon | Film | 6.4 | 28 |
| 1936 | Desert Gold | Chief Moya | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1936 | Rose Bowl | Ossie Merrill | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1936 | Lady Be Careful | Jake | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1936 | Drift Fence | 'Slinger' Dunn | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1936 | The Arizona Raiders | Laramie Nelson | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1936 | Arizona Mahoney | Kirby Talbot | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1935 | Hollywood Hobbies | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1935 | Nevada | Jim Lacey aka 'Nevada' | Film | 4.8 | 27 |
| 1935 | Wanderer of the Wasteland | Big Ben | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1935 | Starlit Days at the Lido | Self | Film | 5.7 | 27 |
| 1935 | Hold 'Em Yale | Hector Wilmot | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1934 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 | Self | Film | — | 26 |
| 1934 | You're Telling Me! | Bob Murchison (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) | Film | 6.3 | 26 |
| 1934 | We're Rich Again | "Erp" Pennington (as Larry "Buster" Crabbe) | Film | 6.2 | 26 |
| 1934 | Search for Beauty | Don Jackson (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe) | Film | 5.5 | 26 |
| 1934 | She Had to Choose | Bill Cutler | Film | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1934 | The Oil Raider | Dave Warren | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1934 | Badge of Honor | Bob Gordon | Film | 5.3 | 26 |
| 1933 | Buffalo Stampede | Bill Hatch | Film | 4.1 | 25 |
| 1933 | Tarzan the Fearless | Tarzan | Film | 4.2 | 25 |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 | Self (uncredited) | Film | — | 25 |
| 1933 | Man of the Forest | Yegg | Film | 6.3 | 25 |
| 1933 | To the Last Man | Bill Hayden | Film | 5.9 | 25 |
| 1933 | King of the Jungle | Kaspa | Film | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1933 | The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Bob North | Film | 5.3 | 25 |
| 1931 | Movie-Town | Larry Crabbe - Champion Swimmer (uncredited) | Film | 3.8 | 23 |
| 1931 | Maker of Men | Football Player (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1930 | Good News | Student | Film | 6.3 | 22 |
| Science Fiction Film Awards | Self | TV | — | — |