James Crabe

Known for
Camera
Born
August 19, 1931
Died
May 2, 1989 (aged 57)
Birthplace
Los 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.

Known For

Filmography

1988
For Keeps poster

For Keeps

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
Baby M poster

Baby M

TV · Director of Photography · 2 eps

1987
Happy New Year poster

Happy New Year

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Her Secret Life poster

Her Secret Life

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Deadly Care poster

Deadly Care

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
When the Bough Breaks poster

When the Bough Breaks

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
The Karate Kid Part II poster

The Karate Kid Part II

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment poster

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Covenant poster

Covenant

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
The Hugga Bunch poster

The Hugga Bunch

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
The Karate Kid poster

The Karate Kid

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Family Secrets poster

Family Secrets

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Concrete Beat poster

Concrete Beat

Movie · Director of Photography

1983
Two Kinds of Love poster

Two Kinds of Love

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
The Letter poster

The Letter

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Night Shift poster

Night Shift

Movie · Director of Photography

1980
The Formula poster

The Formula

Movie · Director of Photography

1980
The Baltimore Bullet poster

The Baltimore Bullet

Movie · Director of Photography

1980
How to Beat the High Cost of Living poster

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
The China Syndrome poster

The China Syndrome

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter poster

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
Players poster

Players

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
Sextette poster

Sextette

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
A Death in Canaan poster

A Death in Canaan

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
Thank God It's Friday poster

Thank God It's Friday

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
Rocky poster

Rocky

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
The Disappearance of Aimee poster

The Disappearance of Aimee

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings poster

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
The Dead Don't Die poster

The Dead Don't Die

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood poster

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

Movie · Director of Photography

1974
Rhinoceros poster

Rhinoceros

Movie · Director of Photography

1974
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman poster

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
The Great American Beauty Contest poster

The Great American Beauty Contest

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
Save the Tiger poster

Save the Tiger

Movie · Director of Photography

1972
The Honkers poster

The Honkers

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
A Step Out of Line poster

A Step Out of Line

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
Sweet, Sweet Rachel poster

Sweet, Sweet Rachel

Movie · Director of Photography

1970
Sole Survivor poster

Sole Survivor

Movie · Director of Photography

1970
Zig Zag poster

Zig Zag

Movie · Director of Photography

1970
Lost Flight poster

Lost Flight

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
Agent for H.A.R.M. poster

Agent for H.A.R.M.

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
Everybody Loves It poster

Everybody Loves It

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
The Proper Time poster

The Proper Time

Movie · Director of Photography