James Crabe

ActorCrewCinematographerDirector Aug 19 (died age 57) Los Angeles, California, USA 1960–2006 (46 year career)

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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

Film

Rocky

Director of Photography

Film

The Karate Kid

Director of Photography

Film

The Karate Kid Part II

Director of Photography

Film

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Director of Photography

Film

The Karate Kid Part III

In Memory Of

Film

The China Syndrome

Director of Photography

Film

Night Shift

Director of Photography

Film

For Keeps

Director of Photography

Filmography

Acting (1)

Movies (1)

Tribute To James Crabe

2006

as Himself (archive footage)

Crew (51)

Movies (50)

The Karate Kid Part III

1989

In Memory Of

5.9

For Keeps

1988

Director of Photography

6.5

Happy New Year

1987

Director of Photography

5.5

Her Secret Life

1987

Director of Photography

5.0

Deadly Care

1987

Director of Photography

6.0

The Karate Kid Part II

1986

Director of Photography

6.3

When the Bough Breaks

1986

Director of Photography

5.5

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

1986

Director of Photography

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985

Director of Photography

6.1

Covenant

1985

Director of Photography

2.5

The Hugga Bunch

1985

Director of Photography

5.0

The Karate Kid

1984

Director of Photography

7.2

Concrete Beat

1984

Director of Photography

4.0

Family Secrets

1984

Director of Photography

3.7

Two Kinds of Love

1983

Director of Photography

6.0

Night Shift

1982

Director of Photography

6.0

The Letter

1982

Director of Photography

3.5

The Formula

1980

Director of Photography

5.5

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

1980

Director of Photography

5.0

The Baltimore Bullet

1980

Director of Photography

5.6

The China Syndrome

1979

Director of Photography

7.1

Players

1979

Director of Photography

4.1

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

1979

Director of Photography

9.2

Thank God It's Friday

1978

Director of Photography

5.2

Sextette

1978

Director of Photography

3.7

A Death in Canaan

1978

Director of Photography

5.3

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

1977

Director of Photography

4.4

Rocky

1976

Director of Photography

7.8

The Disappearance of Aimee

1976

Director of Photography

8.0

The Dead Don't Die

1975

Director of Photography

5.9

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

1975

Director of Photography

5.9

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

1975

Director of Photography

2.7

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

1974

Director of Photography

6.6

Rhinoceros

1974

Director of Photography

5.3

Save the Tiger

1973

Director of Photography

6.6

The Great American Beauty Contest

1973

Director of Photography

All About Alice

Cinematography

The Honkers

Director of Photography

5.6

A Step Out of Line

1971

Director of Photography

7.0

Sweet, Sweet Rachel

1971

Director of Photography

6.3

Sole Survivor

1970

Director of Photography

6.4

Lost Flight

1970

Director of Photography

3.7

Zig Zag

1970

Director of Photography

7.5

Agent for H.A.R.M.

1966

Director of Photography

2.3

The Bold Men

1965

Cinematography

Everybody Loves It

1964

Director of Photography

1.7

The Roman Springs on Mrs. Stone

1963

Director

5.0

What Really Happened to Baby Jane

Director

Always on Sunday

Director

The Proper Time

Director of Photography

3.5

Television (1)

Baby M

1988

Director of Photography

5.0