James Crabe

Camera·Aug 19, 1931·Los Angeles, California, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
TTribute To James Crabe2006 · Himself (archive footage)	Himself (archive footage)
For Keeps1988 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Happy New Year1987 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Her Secret Life1987 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Deadly Care1987 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
When the Bough Breaks1986 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
GGeorge Washington II: The Forging of a Nation1986 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Karate Kid Part II1986 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Covenant1985 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Hugga Bunch1985 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment1985 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Concrete Beat1984 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Karate Kid1984 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Family Secrets1984 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Two Kinds of Love1983 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Night Shift1982 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Letter1982 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Formula1980 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
How to Beat the High Cost of Living1980 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Baltimore Bullet1980 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Players1979 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter1979 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The China Syndrome1979 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Thank God It's Friday1978 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Sextette1978 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
A Death in Canaan1978 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
EEleanor and Franklin: The White House Years1977 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Rocky1976 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Disappearance of Aimee1976 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood1975 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings1975 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Dead Don't Die1975 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman1974 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Rhinoceros1974 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Save the Tiger1973 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Great American Beauty Contest1973 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Honkers1972 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Sweet, Sweet Rachel1971 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
A Step Out of Line1971 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Lost Flight1970 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Zig Zag1970 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Sole Survivor1970 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Agent for H.A.R.M.1966 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Everybody Loves It1964 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Roman Springs on Mrs. Stone1963 · Director	Director
What Really Happened to Baby Jane1963 · Director	Director
Always on Sunday1962 · Director	Director
The Proper Time1960 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography