James Crabe

James Crabe

Known for: Camera
Biography: 1931-08-19
Deathday: 1989-05-02 (57 years old)

Biography

James Crabe (August 19, 1931 – May 2, 1989) was an American cinematographer known for his work in the 1970s and '80s on numerous films, including Rocky, The China Syndrome, Night Shift, The Karate Kid, and Thank God It's Friday. He was a part of the 1960s underground film collective known as Gay Girls Riding Club, a group of gay men in the industry, who spoofed Hollywood movies in a series of elaborate amateur films.

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Filmography

all 52

Movies 50

Director 7

TV Shows 2

self 1

Himself (archive footage)
Tribute To James Crabe

Tribute To James Crabe (2006)

Movie
In Memory Of
The Karate Kid Part III

The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

Movie
5.61
Director of Photography
For Keeps

For Keeps (1988)

Movie
Director of Photography
Happy New Year

Happy New Year (1987)

Movie
Cinematographer
Her Secret Life

Her Secret Life (1987)

Movie
Cinematographer
Deadly Care

Deadly Care (1987)

Movie
Cinematographer
When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks (1986)

Movie
Cinematographer
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

Movie
5.56
Cinematographer
Long Time Gone

Long Time Gone (1986)

Movie
Cinematographer
Covenant

Covenant (1985)

Movie
Director of Photography
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)

Movie
5.81
Cinematographer
The Hugga Bunch

The Hugga Bunch (1985)

Movie
Cinematographer
Concrete Beat

Concrete Beat (1984)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid (1984)

Movie
6.71
Cinematographer
Family Secrets

Family Secrets (1984)

Movie
Cinematographer
Two Kinds Of Love

Two Kinds Of Love (1983)

Movie
Cinematographer
Night Shift

Night Shift (1982)

Movie
5.9
Director of Photography
The Letter

The Letter (1982)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Formula

The Formula (1980)

Movie
Cinematographer
How to Beat the High Cost of Living

How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Baltimore Bullet

The Baltimore Bullet (1980)

Movie
Cinematographer
Players

Players (1979)

Movie
Cinematographer
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979)

Movie
Cinematographer
The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome (1979)

Movie
4.79
Cinematographer
Thank God It's Friday

Thank God It's Friday (1978)

Movie
Cinematographer
Sextette

Sextette (1978)

Movie
Director of Photography
A Death in Canaan

A Death in Canaan (1978)

Movie
Cinematographer
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)

Movie
Director of Photography
Rocky

Rocky (1976)

Movie
5.81
Cinematographer
The Disappearance of Aimee

The Disappearance of Aimee (1976)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Entertainer

The Entertainer (1976)

Movie
Cinematographer
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975)

Movie
Cinematographer
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die (1975)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

Movie
Cinematographer
Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros (1974)

Movie
Cinematographer
Save the Tiger

Save the Tiger (1973)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Great American Beauty Contest

The Great American Beauty Contest (1973)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Honkers

The Honkers (1972)

Movie
Cinematographer
Sweet, Sweet Rachel

Sweet, Sweet Rachel (1971)

Movie
Cinematographer
A Step Out of Line

A Step Out of Line (1971)

Movie
Cinematographer
Lost Flight

Lost Flight (1970)

Movie
Cinematographer
Zig Zag

Zig Zag (1970)

Movie
Cinematographer
Sole Survivor

Sole Survivor (1970)

Movie
Cinematographer
Agent for H.A.R.M.

Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966)

Movie
Cinematographer
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (1965)

Movie
Cinematographer
One Way Wahine

One Way Wahine (1965)

Movie
Cinematographer
Everybody Loves It

Everybody Loves It (1964)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Proper Time

The Proper Time (1960)

Movie
Cinematographer
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

TV
Cinematographer
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

TV

Ratings

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1960
1974
1979
1976
2006
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Information

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1931-08-19

Deathday
1989-05-02 (57 years old)

Birth Place
Los Angeles, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
James Aubrey Crabe, James Crabbe, Jim Crabbe, James A. Crabe, Jimmy Crabe, Jim Crabe


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