JC

James Crabe

Additional Credits
Born August 19, 1931Died May 2, 1989 (57 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Night Shift
  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
  • Code Name: Dancer

Known For

  • The Formula
  • The Entertainer

James Crabe Filmography

1950
This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Slight-Of-Hand Artist

1988
Baby M (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
1988
For Keeps? · as Director Of Photography
1987
Happy New Year · as Director Of Photography
1987
Code Name: Dancer · as Director Of Photography
1987
Deadly Care · as Director Of Photography
1986
When the Bough Breaks · as Director Of Photography
1986
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation · as Director Of Photography
1986
The Karate Kid Part II · as Director Of Photography
1986
Long Time Gone · as Cinematographer
1985
Covenant · as Director Of Photography
1985
The Hugga Bunch · as Director Of Photography
1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment · as Director Of Photography
1984
Paper Dolls (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
1984
Concrete Beat · as Director Of Photography
1984
The Karate Kid · as Director Of Photography
1984
Family Secrets · as Director Of Photography
1984
More Than Murder · as Cinematographer
1983
Two Kinds of Love · as Director Of Photography
1982
Night Shift · as Director Of Photography
1982
The Letter · as Director Of Photography
1980
The Formula · as Director Of Photography
1980
How to Beat the High Cost of Living · as Director Of Photography
1980
The Baltimore Bullet · as Director Of Photography
1979
Players · as Director Of Photography
1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter · as Director Of Photography
1979
The China Syndrome · as Director Of Photography
1978
Thank God It's Friday · as Director Of Photography
1978
A Death in Canaan · as Director Of Photography
1977
Sextette · as Director Of Photography
1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years · as Director Of Photography
1976
Rocky · as Director Of Photography
1976
The Disappearance of Aimee · as Director Of Photography
1975
The Entertainer · as Cinematographer
1975
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings · as Director Of Photography
1975
The Dead Don't Die · as Director Of Photography
1974
1974
Rhinoceros · as Director Of Photography
1973
Save the Tiger · as Director Of Photography
1973
The Great American Beauty Contest · as Director Of Photography
1972
All About Alice · as Cinematographer
1972
The Honkers · as Director Of Photography
1972
The Last of the Wild Mustangs · as Cinematographer
1971
Sweet, Sweet Rachel · as Director Of Photography
1971
A Step Out of Line · as Director Of Photography
1970
Lost Flight · as Director Of Photography
1970
Zig Zag · as Director Of Photography
1970
Sole Survivor · as Director Of Photography
1966
Agent for H.A.R.M. · as Director Of Photography
1964
Everybody Loves It · as Director Of Photography
1963
Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series) · as Cinematographer

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