Known For

Camera

Born

Aug 19, 1931

Died

May 02, 1989

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Credits

52 titles

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

Filmography

2006

Tribute To James Crabe

Himself (archive footage)

Movie
1989

The Karate Kid Part III

In Memory Of

Movie
1988

Baby M

Director of Photography

Tv
1988

For Keeps

Director of Photography

Movie
1987

Happy New Year

Director of Photography

Movie
1987

Her Secret Life

Director of Photography

Movie
1987

Deadly Care

Director of Photography

Movie
1986

When the Bough Breaks

Director of Photography

Movie
1986

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

Director of Photography

Movie
1986

The Karate Kid Part II

Director of Photography

Movie
1985

Covenant

Director of Photography

Movie
1985

The Hugga Bunch

Director of Photography

Movie
1985

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Director of Photography

Movie
1984

Concrete Beat

Director of Photography

Movie
1984

The Karate Kid

Director of Photography

Movie
1984

Family Secrets

Director of Photography

Movie
1983

Two Kinds of Love

Director of Photography

Movie
1982

Night Shift

Director of Photography

Movie
1982

The Letter

Director of Photography

Movie
1980

The Formula

Director of Photography

Movie
1980

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

Director of Photography

Movie
1980

The Baltimore Bullet

Director of Photography

Movie
1979

Players

Director of Photography

Movie
1979

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Director of Photography

Movie
1979

The China Syndrome

Director of Photography

Movie
1978

Thank God It's Friday

Director of Photography

Movie
1978

Sextette

Director of Photography

Movie
1978

A Death in Canaan

Director of Photography

Movie
1977

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

Director of Photography

Movie
1976

Rocky

Director of Photography

Movie
1976

The Disappearance of Aimee

Director of Photography

Movie
1975

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

Director of Photography

Movie
1975

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

Director of Photography

Movie
1975

The Dead Don't Die

Director of Photography

Movie
1974

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Director of Photography

Movie
1974

Rhinoceros

Director of Photography

Movie
1973

Save the Tiger

Director of Photography

Movie
1973

The Great American Beauty Contest

Director of Photography

Movie
1972

All About Alice

Cinematography

Movie
1972

The Honkers

Director of Photography

Movie
1971

Sweet, Sweet Rachel

Director of Photography

Movie
1971

A Step Out of Line

Director of Photography

Movie
1970

Lost Flight

Director of Photography

Movie
1970

Zig Zag

Director of Photography

Movie
1970

Sole Survivor

Director of Photography

Movie
1966

Agent for H.A.R.M.

Director of Photography

Movie
1965

The Bold Men

Cinematography

Movie
1964

Everybody Loves It

Director of Photography

Movie
1963

What Really Happened to Baby Jane

Director

Movie
1963

The Roman Springs on Mrs. Stone

Director

Movie