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Buster Crabbe

1908 - 1983

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Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (; 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-metre 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Buster Crabbe is the 5,302nd most popular actor (down from 5,240th in 2024), the 8,233rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,641st in 2019) and the 2,423rd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Buster Crabbe ranks 5,302 out of 13,578. Before him are David Conrad, Steven Ogg, Richard Boone, Colman Domingo, Florence Pugh, and Ina Balin. After him are Veronica Ferres, Dina Merrill, Peter Davison, Freida Pinto, Rae Dawn Chong, and Martin Henderson.

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Among people born in 1908, Buster Crabbe ranks 337. Before him are John Doeg, Cecilia Seghizzi, Matti Sippala, Olaf Hoffsbakken, Noël Liétaer, and John Brinck. After him are George Rodger, Pierre Korb, Morris Kline, Jacob Bronowski, Fritz Spengler, and William McMahon. Among people deceased in 1983, Buster Crabbe ranks 212. Before him are Bronisław Kaper, James Jamerson, Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, Giuliano Nostini, Semyon Ignatyev, and Lutz Eigendorf. After him are José Bergamín, Amadeo Ortega, Pat O'Brien, Qiao Guanhua, Bjarne Pettersen, and Karandash.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Buster Crabbe ranks 8,235 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Boone (1917), Marcus Loew (1870), William Merritt Chase (1849), John F. Reynolds (1820), Colman Domingo (1969), and Ina Balin (1937). After him are Michael Tilson Thomas (1944), Dina Merrill (1923), Vic Damone (1928), Matt Biondi (1965), Jay Miner (1932), and Nate Archibald (1948).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Buster Crabbe ranks 2,424. Before him are Justin Long (1978), Tessa Thompson (1983), David Conrad (1967), Richard Boone (1917), Colman Domingo (1969), and Ina Balin (1937). After him are Dina Merrill (1923), Joe Manganiello (1976), Anjanette Comer (1939), Ty Burrell (1967), Scott Caan (1976), and Joshua Bassett (2000).

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