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James Crabe

Known For
Camera

Known Credits
1

Gender
Male

Birthday
August 19, 1931 (94 years old)

Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA

James Crabe

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.

Known For

Crew

1989The Karate Kid Part III...In Memory Of
1972All About Alice...Cinematography
1965The Bold Men...Cinematography

Camera

1988Baby M...Director of Photography
1988For Keeps...Director of Photography
1987Happy New Year...Director of Photography
1987Her Secret Life...Director of Photography
1987Deadly Care...Director of Photography
1986When the Bough Breaks...Director of Photography
1986George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation...Director of Photography
1986The Karate Kid Part II...Director of Photography
1985Covenant...Director of Photography
1985The Hugga Bunch...Director of Photography
1985Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment...Director of Photography
1984Concrete Beat...Director of Photography
1984The Karate Kid...Director of Photography
1984Family Secrets...Director of Photography
1983Two Kinds of Love...Director of Photography
1982Night Shift...Director of Photography
1982The Letter...Director of Photography
1980The Formula...Director of Photography
1980How to Beat the High Cost of Living...Director of Photography
1980The Baltimore Bullet...Director of Photography
1979Players...Director of Photography
1979Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter...Director of Photography
1979The China Syndrome...Director of Photography
1978Thank God It's Friday...Director of Photography
1978Sextette...Director of Photography
1978A Death in Canaan...Director of Photography
1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years...Director of Photography
1976Rocky...Director of Photography
1976The Disappearance of Aimee...Director of Photography
1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood...Director of Photography
1975W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings...Director of Photography
1975The Dead Don't Die...Director of Photography
1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman...Director of Photography
1974Rhinoceros...Director of Photography
1973Save the Tiger...Director of Photography
1973The Great American Beauty Contest...Director of Photography
1972The Honkers...Director of Photography
1971Sweet, Sweet Rachel...Director of Photography
1971A Step Out of Line...Director of Photography
1970Lost Flight...Director of Photography
1970Zig Zag...Director of Photography
1970Sole Survivor...Director of Photography
1966Agent for H.A.R.M....Director of Photography
1964Everybody Loves It...Director of Photography
1960The Proper Time...Director of Photography

Directing

1963The Roman Springs on Mrs. Stone...Director
1963What Really Happened to Baby Jane...Director
1962Always on Sunday...Director

Acting

2006Tribute To James Crabeas Himself (archive footage)