Directed credits
46
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
James Crabe
Camera
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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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: 6.04
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.
6.5
For Keeps
Director of Photography
1988 Movie
5.5
Happy New Year
Director of Photography
1987 Movie
5.0
Her Secret Life
Director of Photography
1987 Movie
6.0
Deadly Care
Director of Photography
1987 Movie
5.5
When the Bough Breaks
Director of Photography
1986 Movie
6.3
The Karate Kid Part II
Director of Photography
1986 Movie
2.5
Covenant
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
5.0
The Hugga Bunch
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
6.1
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
4.0
Concrete Beat
Director of Photography
1984 Movie
7.2
The Karate Kid
Director of Photography
1984 Movie
3.7
Family Secrets
Director of Photography
1984 Movie
6.0
Two Kinds of Love
Director of Photography
1983 Movie
6.0
Night Shift
Director of Photography
1982 Movie
3.5
The Letter
Director of Photography
1982 Movie
5.5
The Formula
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
5.0
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
5.6
The Baltimore Bullet
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
4.1
Players
Director of Photography
1979 Movie
9.2
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Director of Photography
1979 Movie
7.2
The China Syndrome
Director of Photography
1979 Movie
5.2
Thank God It's Friday
Director of Photography
1978 Movie
3.7
Sextette
Director of Photography
1978 Movie
5.3
A Death in Canaan
Director of Photography
1978 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by James Crabe.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with James Crabe.
7.8
Rocky
Director of Photography
1976 Movie
7.2
The Karate Kid
Director of Photography
1984 Movie
7.2
The China Syndrome
Director of Photography
1979 Movie
6.6
Save the Tiger
Director of Photography
1973 Movie
6.5
For Keeps
Director of Photography
1988 Movie
6.3
The Karate Kid Part II
Director of Photography
1986 Movie
6.1
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
6.0
Night Shift
Director of Photography
1982 Movie
5.9
The Karate Kid Part III
In Memory Of
1989 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with James Crabe.
7.8
Rocky
Director of Photography
1976 Movie
7.2
The Karate Kid
Director of Photography
1984 Movie
6.3
The Karate Kid Part II
Director of Photography
1986 Movie
5.9
The Karate Kid Part III
In Memory Of
1989 Movie
2.5
Covenant
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
6.1
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
7.2
The China Syndrome
Director of Photography
1979 Movie
6.0
Night Shift
Director of Photography
1982 Movie
5.6
The Baltimore Bullet
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
6.5
For Keeps
Director of Photography
1988 Movie
6.6
Save the Tiger
Director of Photography
1973 Movie
3.7
Sextette
Director of Photography
1978 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with James Crabe.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for James Crabe.
