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

For Keeps
Movie · Director of Photography

Baby M
TV · Director of Photography · 2 eps

Happy New Year
Movie · Director of Photography

Her Secret Life
Movie · Director of Photography

Deadly Care
Movie · Director of Photography

When the Bough Breaks
Movie · Director of Photography

The Karate Kid Part II
Movie · Director of Photography

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Movie · Director of Photography

Covenant
Movie · Director of Photography

The Hugga Bunch
Movie · Director of Photography

The Karate Kid
Movie · Director of Photography

Family Secrets
Movie · Director of Photography

Concrete Beat
Movie · Director of Photography

Two Kinds of Love
Movie · Director of Photography

The Letter
Movie · Director of Photography

Night Shift
Movie · Director of Photography

The Formula
Movie · Director of Photography

The Baltimore Bullet
Movie · Director of Photography

How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Movie · Director of Photography

The China Syndrome
Movie · Director of Photography

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Movie · Director of Photography

Players
Movie · Director of Photography

Sextette
Movie · Director of Photography

A Death in Canaan
Movie · Director of Photography

Thank God It's Friday
Movie · Director of Photography
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Movie · Director of Photography

Rocky
Movie · Director of Photography

The Disappearance of Aimee
Movie · Director of Photography

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Movie · Director of Photography

The Dead Don't Die
Movie · Director of Photography

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Movie · Director of Photography

Rhinoceros
Movie · Director of Photography

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Movie · Director of Photography

The Great American Beauty Contest
Movie · Director of Photography

Save the Tiger
Movie · Director of Photography

The Honkers
Movie · Director of Photography

A Step Out of Line
Movie · Director of Photography

Sweet, Sweet Rachel
Movie · Director of Photography

Sole Survivor
Movie · Director of Photography

Zig Zag
Movie · Director of Photography

Lost Flight
Movie · Director of Photography

Agent for H.A.R.M.
Movie · Director of Photography

Everybody Loves It
Movie · Director of Photography

The Proper Time
Movie · Director of Photography
