Deleriyes Joe August Fisher Cramer (born ) 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.
Biography Cramer was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. His starring performance in 1986's Flight of the Navigator earned him a nomination for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.
When Cramer's 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.
On May 1, 2016, he was arrested in connection with the robbery of Scotiabank in Sechelt, British Columbia a 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.'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
In 2018, production began on a documentary about Cramer's life, Life After the Navigator.* Life After Navigator A documentary depicting the movie against the backdrop the actor's lifepath. It was released in November 2020 on Blu-ray Disc and select streaming providers.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRole Notes1984RunawayBobby Ramsey1986 The Clan of the Cave BearYoung BroudFlight of the NavigatorDavid FreemanNominated – Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor1987Stone FoxWilly1996It's My PartyParty GuestUncredited2020Fried BarryHimselfLife After the NavigatorHimselfDocumentary2021End of DiscussionFatherShort filmAlso writerFragile SeedsBuddyPiretteChrisShort film2022In Search of TomorrowHimselfDocumentary2023Ginny's EnterpriseRadio BroadcasterShort filmAltered PerceptionsHimselfPolyGoneGuyShort film
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes1986The Magical World of DisneyEric WilderEpisode: "I-Man"Murder, She WroteCharlie McCallum2 episodes
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