Directed credits
46
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
James Crabe
Camera
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Directed movies: 45Directed series: 1All crew credits: 49
TMDB ID: 14843
IMDb ID: nm0185583
Known for: Camera
Born: August 19, 1931
Died: May 2, 1989
Age: 57
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1960 - 1989
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 6.08
Wikidata: Q167853
Also known as
James Aubrey Crabe • James Crabbe • Jim Crabbe • James A. Crabe • Jimmy Crabe • Jim Crabe
Frequent jobs
Director of Photography (43)Director (3)Cinematography (2)In Memory Of (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by James Crabe.
Director of Photography
For Keeps
1988 • Movie
Director of Photography
Happy New Year
1987 • Movie
Director of Photography
Her Secret Life
1987 • Movie
Director of Photography
Deadly Care
1987 • Movie
Director of Photography
When the Bough Breaks
1986 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Karate Kid Part II
1986 • Movie
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Covenant
1985 • Movie
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The Hugga Bunch
1985 • Movie
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985 • Movie
Director of Photography
Concrete Beat
1984 • Movie
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The Karate Kid
1984 • Movie
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Family Secrets
1984 • Movie
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Two Kinds of Love
1983 • Movie
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Night Shift
1982 • Movie
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The Letter
1982 • Movie
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The Formula
1980 • Movie
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How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980 • Movie
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The Baltimore Bullet
1980 • Movie
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Players
1979 • Movie
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Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
1979 • Movie
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The China Syndrome
1979 • Movie
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Thank God It's Friday
1978 • Movie
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Sextette
1978 • Movie
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A Death in Canaan
1978 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by James Crabe.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with James Crabe.
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Rocky
1976 • Movie
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The Karate Kid
1984 • Movie
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The China Syndrome
1979 • Movie
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Save the Tiger
1973 • Movie
Director of Photography
For Keeps
1988 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Karate Kid Part II
1986 • Movie
Director of Photography
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985 • Movie
Director of Photography
Night Shift
1982 • Movie
In Memory Of
The Karate Kid Part III
1989 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with James Crabe.
Director of Photography
Rocky
1976 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Karate Kid
1984 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Karate Kid Part II
1986 • Movie
In Memory Of
The Karate Kid Part III
1989 • Movie
Director of Photography
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985 • Movie
Director of Photography
Covenant
1985 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Baltimore Bullet
1980 • Movie
Director of Photography
The China Syndrome
1979 • Movie
Director of Photography
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980 • Movie
Director of Photography
When the Bough Breaks
1986 • Movie
Director of Photography
Sweet, Sweet Rachel
1971 • Movie
Director of Photography
Night Shift
1982 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with James Crabe.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for James Crabe.
