Joey Cramer

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''.

Early life

Cramer was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on August 23, 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
* 1986 – ''Flight of the Navigator'' as David Scott Freeman
* 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 was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films for his performance in ''Flight of the Navigator'' (1987).

Personal life

When his acting career ended in the late 1990s, Cramer returned to Canada's Sunshine Coast, where he worked in a small sporting goods store.

In 2008, he was prosecuted for careless storage of a firearm, and received three months' probation. Later that year, he was convicted for possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, and received a prison sentence of six months. In October 2011, he was fined for consuming liquor in a public place.

In 2011, he was convicted of uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and was jailed for 30 days. Later that year, he was convicted of cashing forged bank cheques.

On May 1, 2016, he was arrested in connection with the robbery of Scotiabank in Sechelt, British Columbia few days earlier. On June 8, 2016, he pleaded guilty to charges of robbing a bank, wearing a disguise to commit a crime, fleeing police, and dangerous driving. 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 included attending counselling and residing in a treatment centre for narcotics abuse.

In 2018, production began on a documentary about Cramer's life, ''Life After the Navigator''. It was released in November 2020 on Blu-ray Disc and select streaming providers.

References

External links

*
Life After the Navigator
– Official movie site

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Living people
1973 births
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male child actors
Male actors from Vancouver
People from Gibsons, British Columbia