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James Crabe

Camera1931Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Acting History

2006
Tribute To James Crabe
as Himself (archive footage)
1989
1988
For Keeps
Director of Photography
Baby M
TVDirector of Photography
1987
Her Secret Life
Director of Photography
Happy New Year
Director of Photography
Deadly Care
Director of Photography
1986
The Karate Kid Part II
Director of Photography
When the Bough Breaks
Director of Photography
1985
The Hugga Bunch
Director of Photography
Covenant
Director of Photography
1984
Family Secrets
Director of Photography
Concrete Beat
Director of Photography
The Karate Kid
Director of Photography
1983
Two Kinds of Love
Director of Photography
1982
The Letter
Director of Photography
Night Shift
Director of Photography
1980
The Formula
Director of Photography
The Baltimore Bullet
Director of Photography
1979
The China Syndrome
Director of Photography
Players
Director of Photography
1978
Thank God It's Friday
Director of Photography
Sextette
Director of Photography
A Death in Canaan
Director of Photography
1976
Rocky
Director of Photography
The Disappearance of Aimee
Director of Photography
1975
The Dead Don't Die
Director of Photography
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Director of Photography
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Director of Photography
1974
Rhinoceros
Director of Photography
1973
Save the Tiger
Director of Photography
The Great American Beauty Contest
Director of Photography
1972
The Honkers
Director of Photography
All About Alice
Cinematography
1971
A Step Out of Line
Director of Photography
Sweet, Sweet Rachel
Director of Photography
1970
Sole Survivor
Director of Photography
Zig Zag
Director of Photography
Lost Flight
Director of Photography
1966
Agent for H.A.R.M.
Director of Photography
1965
The Bold Men
Cinematography
1964
Everybody Loves It
Director of Photography
1962
1960
The Proper Time
Director of Photography

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Personal Info

Known For
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/19/1931
Day of Death
5/2/1989
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA