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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.

Filmography

all 55

Movies 53

Director 10

TV Shows 2

self 1

Himself (archive footage)

James Crabe

Biography

Filmography

all 55

Movies 53

Director 10

TV Shows 2

self 1

Tribute To James Crabe (2006)

The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

For Keeps (1988)

Happy New Year (1987)

Her Secret Life (1987)

Deadly Care (1987)

When the Bough Breaks (1986)

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

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

The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

Long Time Gone (1986)

Covenant (1985)

The Hugga Bunch (1985)

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)

Concrete Beat (1984)

The Karate Kid (1984)

Family Secrets (1984)

More Than Murder (1984)

Two Kinds of Love (1983)

Night Shift (1982)

The Letter (1982)

The Formula (1980)

How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)

The Baltimore Bullet (1980)

Players (1979)

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

The China Syndrome (1979)

Thank God It's Friday (1978)

Sextette (1978)

A Death in Canaan (1978)

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)

Rocky (1976)

The Disappearance of Aimee (1976)

The Entertainer (1976)

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975)

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)

The Dead Don't Die (1975)

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

Rhinoceros (1974)

Save the Tiger (1973)

The Great American Beauty Contest (1973)

All About Alice (1972)

The Honkers (1972)

Sweet, Sweet Rachel (1971)

A Step Out of Line (1971)

Lost Flight (1970)

Zig Zag (1970)

Sole Survivor (1970)

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

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (1965)

One Way Wahine (1965)

The Bold Men (1965)

Everybody Loves It (1964)

The Proper Time (1960)

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Information

Known ForCamera

GenderMale

Birthday1931-08-19

Deathday1989-05-02 (57 years old)

Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States

CitizenshipsUnited States

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

Credited with

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1931-08-19

Deathday
1989-05-02 (57 years old)

Birth Place
Los Angeles, United States

Citizenships
United States

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