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Buster Phelps(1926-1983)

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Buster Phelps
Buster Phelps was born on 5 November 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Laughing at Life (1933), Anna Karenina (1935) and One Man's Journey (1933). He died on 10 January 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 5, 1926
DiedJanuary 10, 1983(56)
BornNovember 5, 1926
DiedJanuary 10, 1983(56)
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Known for

Victor McLaglen in Laughing at Life (1933)
Laughing at Life
5.2
  • Young Pat 'Denny' McHale
  • 1933
Freddie Bartholomew, Greta Garbo, Maureen O'Sullivan, Clarence Brown, and Fredric March in Anna Karenina (1935)
Anna Karenina
7.0
  • Grisha
  • 1935
Lionel Barrymore in One Man's Journey (1933)
One Man's Journey
6.7
  • Jimmy Watt - Age 6
  • 1933
Cary Grant, June Hedin, Dickie Jones, and Martha Scott in The Howards of Virginia (1940)
The Howards of Virginia
6.0
  • Tom Jefferson at 11
  • 1940

Credits

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Actor

  • Van Johnson and Loretta Young in Mother Is a Freshman (1949)
    Mother Is a Freshman
    6.2
    • Jack (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Orson Welles, Claudette Colbert, and George Brent in Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
    Tomorrow Is Forever
    7.3
    • Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Betty Hutton, Mimi Chandler, Dorothy Lamour, Diana Lynn, and Fred MacMurray in And the Angels Sing (1944)
    And the Angels Sing
    6.3
    • Spud (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Humphrey Bogart, Joan Leslie, and Sylvia Sidney in The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
    The Wagons Roll at Night
    6.3
    • Excited Boy in Varney's Store (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Hugh Herbert, Kathryn Adams, Jean Brooks, Edward F. Cline, Lewis Howard, Shemp Howard, and Anne Nagel in Meet the Chump (1941)
    Meet the Chump
    4.3
    • Newsboy (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Hugh Herbert, Johnny Downs, Lew Landers, Peggy Moran, Elisabeth Risdon, and George E. Stone in Slightly Tempted (1940)
    Slightly Tempted
    4.8
    • Ray (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Cary Grant, June Hedin, Dickie Jones, and Martha Scott in The Howards of Virginia (1940)
    The Howards of Virginia
    6.0
    • Tom Jefferson at 11
    • 1940
  • The Blue Bird (1940)
    The Blue Bird
    6.2
    • Boy Inventor (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Dick Foran, Charley Grapewin, and Anita Louise in Hero for a Day (1939)
    Hero for a Day
    5.3
    • First Boy (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Eve Arden, Tom Brown, and Barton MacLane in Big Town Czar (1939)
    Big Town Czar
    5.2
    • Boy (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Billy Halop in Little Tough Guy (1938)
    Little Tough Guy
    6.1
    • Kid (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Bernadene Hayes, Eric Linden, and Cecilia Parker in Girl Loves Boy (1937)
    Girl Loves Boy
    5.5
    • Ned McCarthy
    • 1937
  • Frances Farmer, Sherwood Bailey, George Ernest, Billy Lee, Lester Matthews, and Buster Phelps in Too Many Parents (1936)
    Too Many Parents
    6.4
    • Clinton Meadows
    • 1936
  • Brian Aherne and Joan Crawford in I Live My Life (1935)
    I Live My Life
    5.9
    • Child at Christmas Party (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Walter Catlett, Hugh O'Connell, and Zasu Pitts in The Affair of Susan (1935)
    The Affair of Susan
    6.2
    • Hogan Jr. (uncredited)
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Tommy Tucker
  • Born
    • November 5, 1926
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 10, 1983
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Relatives
      Cooke Phelps(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of actress Billie Jeane Phelps and actor Cooke Phelps.
  • Nickname
    • Buster
  • Salary
    • Three on a Match
      (1932)
      $500 /week

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