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James Crabe (1931–1989)

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Miscellaneous Crew
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Born:

James Aubrey Crabe
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 57) in Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

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Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

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1988 Baby M (TV movie)
 
1988 For Keeps?
 
1987 Happy New Year (director of photography)
 
1987 Her Secret Life (TV movie)
 
1987 Deadly Care (TV movie)
 
1986 When the Bough Breaks (TV movie)
 
1986 George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (TV movie)
 
1986 The Karate Kid, Part II (director of photography)
 
1986 Long Time Gone (TV movie)
 
1985 Covenant (TV movie)
 
1985 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (director of photography)
 
1985 The Hugga Bunch (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1984 Paper Dolls (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1984)
 
1984 Concrete Beat (TV movie)
 
1984 The Karate Kid (director of photography)
 
1984 Family Secrets (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1984 More Than Murder (TV movie)
 
1983 Two Kinds of Love (TV movie)
 
1982 Night Shift
 
1982 The Letter (TV movie)
 
1980 The Formula (director of photography)
 
1980 How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (director of photography)
 
1980 The Baltimore Bullet
 
1979 Players
 
1979 Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (TV movie)
 
1979 The China Syndrome (director of photography)
 
1978 Thank God It's Friday (director of photography)
 
1978 Sextette (director of photography)
 
1978 A Death in Canaan (TV movie)
 
1977 Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (TV movie)
 
1976 Rocky (director of photography)
 
1976 The Disappearance of Aimee (TV movie)
 
1976 F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (TV movie)
 
1976 The Entertainer (TV movie)
 
1975 W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (director of photography)
 
1975 The Dead Don't Die (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1974 Rhinoceros
 
1973 Save the Tiger (as Jim Crabe)
 
1973 The Great American Beauty Contest (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1972 The Honkers
 
1971 Sweet, Sweet Rachel (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1971 A Step Out of Line (TV movie)
 
1970 Zig Zag (as James A. Crabe)
 
1970 Lost Flight (TV movie) (director of photography / as James A. Crabe)
 
1970 Sole Survivor (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1965-1966 Time-Life Specials: The March of Time (TV series documentary)
– The Longs: A Louisiana Dynasty (1966)
– Frontiers of the Mind (1965)
 
1966 Agent for H.A.R.M.
 
1965 Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (TV documentary)
 
1965 One Way Wahine
 
1965 The Bold Men (TV documentary)
 
1964 Everybody Loves It
 
1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
– Natalie Wood: Hollywood's Child (1964)
 
1962 The Soldier (short) (photographed by)
 
1960 The Proper Time
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (6 titles)
1972 The Honkers (cinematographer: rodeo footage - uncredited)
 
1971 Dusty and Sweets McGee (additional photographer: Whiskey-A-Go-Go)
 
1966 The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (documentary) (special photography - as Jim Crabbe)
 
1964 Krebiozen and Cancer: Thirteen Years of Bitter Conflict (TV documentary) (assistant camera, second camera operator)
 
1963 The Slime People (camera operator)
 
1961 The Touchables (camera operator - as James A. Crabe)
 
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1989 The Karate Kid, Part III (the Karate Kid family will miss our dear friend - as Jimmy Crabe)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2004 The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy (video documentary short)
Himself (photo)
 
1984 The 36th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography for a Series
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2006 Tribute to James Crabe (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Sextette -- Based on Mae West's Broadway stage hit, this is the story of an American sex symbol, whose wedding night (to her 6th husband) becomes a comedy of errors with the intrusion of the bride's former spouses The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman -- Northern journalist Quentin Lerner travels to the racially polarized south of 1962 to interview Miss Jane Pittman for a potential book.
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Alternate Names:

Jim Crabbe | James A. Crabe | Jimmy Crabe | Jim Crabe
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