Joey Cramer
Joey Cramer | |
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Born | Deleriyes Joe August Fisher Cramer[citation needed] August 23, 1973 Vancouver, British Columbia possibly Edgewood, British Columbia, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Television and movie actor |
Years active | 1984–1996 |
Deleriyes Joe August Fisher Cramer (born August 23, 1973) is a Canadian actor who had a briefly successful career in Canadian television and Hollywood in the mid-1980s, most notably for his role in the film Flight of the Navigator.[1]
Early life[]
Deleriyes Cramer was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 23 August 1973. He entered professional acting in his early teenage years using the name Joey Cramer.
Filmography[]
- 1984 — Runaway as Bobby Ramsey
- 1985 — I-Man as Eric Wilder [2]
- 1986 — Flight of the Navigator as David Scott Freeman [3]
- 1986 — The Clan of the Cave Bear as young Broud
- 1987 — Stone Fox as Willie
- 1988 — The Invasion, (Short Film)
- 1996 — It's My Party (uncredited)
- 2018 — 50/50 Grind as Lenny (short film)
- 2020 — Life After the Navigator as Himself
- 2020 — Fried Barry
Television[]
- Murder, She Wrote — Season 3 episodes 1 and 2 "Death Stalks the Big Top" (1 and 2) (1986) as Charlie McCallum.
- The Disney Sunday Movie — "I-Man" (1986) as Eric Wilder.
Awards[]
Cramer received a Saturn Award nomination in the category of "Best Performance by a Young Actor" from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films in 1987 for his performance in Flight of the Navigator.[4]
Personal life[]
Cramer returned to live in Canada's Sunshine Coast after the end of his acting career in the late 1990s, being employed in a small sporting goods store.[5]
A decade later, Cramer began to run into conflict with legal authorities. In 2008, he was prosecuted for careless storage of a gun, receiving a sentence of three months' probation; later in the year, he was convicted for possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, receiving a prison sentence of six months.[6] In October 2010 he was fined for consuming alcohol in a public place.
In 2011, Cramer was convicted of uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and was jailed for 30 days. He received another conviction in that year for cashing forged bank cheques.[7]
On May 1, 2016, Cramer was arrested in connection with a bank robbery of a Scotiabank outlet that occurred in Sechelt, British Columbia a few days earlier.[8] On June 8, 2016, he pleaded guilty to charges of robbing a bank, wearing a disguise to commit a crime, fleeing the police and dangerous driving.[9] On August 31, 2016, he was sentenced to a custodial term of two years less a day, as well as two years of probation, conditions of which include attending counselling and residing in a treatment centre for narcotics abuse.[10]
In 2018, production began on a documentary about Cramer's life, titled Life After the Navigator.[11][12]
In 2020, production was completed for Life After the Navigator, with the movie released in November on Blu-ray Disc and select streaming providers.[12]
References[]
- ^ "What Ever Happened To … the kid from 'Flight of the Navigator'?". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Goldberg, Lee (2015). The Best TV Shows That Never Were.
- ^ "Flight of the Navigator". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Saturn Awards list nomination 1987. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/1987.
- ^ "The actor who printed his life on a business card". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Former child star of Flight of the Navigator, Joey Cramer, charged in B.C. bank robbery". National Post. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ Helling, Steve (May 4, 2016). "Former Disney Child Star Joey Cramer Arrested for Alleged Canada Bank Robbery". People. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ "Former child star arrested in connection with Sechelt bank robbery". CBC. May 4, 2016.
- ^ Eckford, Sean (June 16, 2016). "Cramer Pleads Guilty to Sechelt Bank Robbery". Coast Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ 'Cramer Sentenced for Bank Hold-up', 'Coast Reporter', 1 September 2016. http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/cramer-sentenced-for-bank-holdup-1.2335307
- ^ Downs, Lisa; Cramer, Joey. "Life After the Navigator". Retrieved May 14, 2018.
External links[]
- Joey Cramer at IMDb
- Life After the Navigator — Official movie site
- Living people
- 1973 births
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male child actors
- Male actors from Vancouver
- People from Gibsons, British Columbia