# Joey Cramer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Joey_Cramer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Joey_Cramer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Cramer > Source revision: 1357022942 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian actor|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{about|the actor|the drummer of Aerosmith|Joey Kramer}} {{use Canadian English|date=March 2025}} {{use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Joey Cramer | image = Joey Cramer in June 2024.png | caption = Cramer in 2024 | birth_name = {{nowrap|Deleriyes Joe August Fisher Cramer}} | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|42|2016|5|4}} | birth_place = [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), British Columbia, Canada | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1984–1996; 2018–present | website = {{URL|joeycramer.com}} }} '''Deleriyes Joe August Fisher Cramer''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|42|2016|5|4|noage=1}}){{cite news |date=May 4, 2016 |title=Former child star of Flight of the Navigator, Joey Cramer, charged in B.C. bank robbery |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/former-child-star-of-flight-of-the-navigator-joey-cramer-charged-in-sechelt-b-c-bank-robbery |access-date=May 15, 2021 |work=[National Post](/source/National_Post) |quote=A former 1980s child actor...Deleriyes Joe August Fisher Cramer, 42...}} 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](/source/Flight_of_the_Navigator)''.{{cite web | url=http://showbizgeek.com/what-ever-happened-to-the-kid-from-flight-of-the-navigator/ | title=What Ever Happened To … the kid from 'Flight of the Navigator'? | accessdate=5 May 2016}} ==Biography== Cramer was born in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), British Columbia.{{cite web |last=Rahman |first=Abid |date=2016-05-04 |title='Flight of the Navigator' Star Arrested After Bank Robbery in Canada |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/flight-navigator-star-arrested-bank-890872/ |website=[Hollywood Reporter](/source/Hollywood_Reporter) |quote=Vancouver-born Cramer... |access-date=2025-03-05}} His starring performance in 1986's ''[Flight of the Navigator](/source/Flight_of_the_Navigator)'' earned him a nomination for a [Saturn Award](/source/Saturn_Awards) for Best Performance by a Young Actor from the [Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films](/source/Academy_of_Science_Fiction%2C_Fantasy_and_Horror_Films).{{Cite web |title=Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (1987) |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/1987/1/ |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} When Cramer's acting career ended in the late 1990s, Cramer returned to Canada's [Sunshine Coast](/source/Sunshine_Coast_(British_Columbia)), where he worked in a small sporting goods store.{{cite news |last1=Heritage |first1=Stuart |date=15 May 2012 |title=The actor who printed his life on a business card |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2012/may/15/actor-card-biff-back-future |accessdate=5 May 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian}} 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](/source/trafficking), and received a prison sentence of six months. On May 1, 2016, he was arrested in connection with the robbery of [Scotiabank](/source/Scotiabank) in [Sechelt, British Columbia](/source/Sechelt%2C_British_Columbia) a few days earlier.{{cite web |date=May 4, 2016 |title=Former child star arrested in connection with Sechelt bank robbery |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/child-star-bank-robbery-sunshine-coast-1.3565444 |publisher=[CBC](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation)}} 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.{{cite news |last=Eckford |first=Sean |date=June 16, 2016 |title=Cramer Pleads Guilty to Sechelt Bank Robbery |url=http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/cramer-pleads-guilty-to-sechelt-bank-robbery-1.2280437 |access-date=May 15, 2021 |work=Coast Reporter}} 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](/source/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](/source/Life_After_the_Navigator)''.{{cite web |last1=Downs |first1=Lisa |last2=Cramer |first2=Joey |title=Life After the Navigator |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8320096/ |access-date=May 14, 2018 |website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb)}}{{cite web |title=Life After Movies |url=https://www.lifeaftermovies.com/ |access-date=May 15, 2021 |website=lifeaftermovies.com}}* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o3ccNEFFlk 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](/source/Blu-ray) and select streaming providers. ==Filmography== === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role ! style="width:15em;" class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1984 |''[Runaway](/source/Runaway_(1984_American_film))'' |Bobby Ramsey | |- | rowspan="2" |1986 |data-sort-value="Clan of the Cave Bear, The" | [''The Clan of the Cave Bear''](/source/The_Clan_of_the_Cave_Bear_(film)) |Young Broud | |- |''[Flight of the Navigator](/source/Flight_of_the_Navigator)'' |David Freeman{{cite web |title=Flight of the Navigator |url=https://www.amazon.com/Flight-Navigator-Joey-Cramer/dp/B0001I562I |accessdate=5 May 2016 |website=Amazon}} |Nominated – [Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor](/source/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Younger_Actor) |- |1987 |''Stone Fox'' |Willy | |- |1996 |''[It's My Party](/source/It's_My_Party_(film))'' |Party Guest |Uncredited |- | rowspan="2" |2020 |''[Fried Barry](/source/Fried_Barry)'' |Himself | |- |''[Life After the Navigator](/source/Life_After_the_Navigator)'' |Himself |Documentary |- | rowspan="3" |2021 |''End of Discussion'' |Father |Short film
Also writer |- |''Fragile Seeds'' |Buddy | |- |''Pirette'' |Chris |Short film |- |2022 |''[In Search of Tomorrow](/source/In_Search_of_Tomorrow)'' |Himself |Documentary |- | rowspan="3" |2023 |''Ginny's Enterprise'' |Radio Broadcaster |Short film |- |''Altered Perceptions'' |Himself | |- |''PolyGone'' |Guy |Short film |} === Television === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- | rowspan="2" |1986 |''[The Magical World of Disney](/source/Disney_anthology_television_series)'' |Eric Wilder |Episode: "I-Man"{{cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Lee |title=The Best TV Shows That Never Were |year=2015}} |- |''[Murder, She Wrote](/source/Murder%2C_She_Wrote)'' |Charlie McCallum |2 episodes |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|0186160|Joey Cramer}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cramer, Joey}} Category:1970s births Category:Living people Category:Canadian male film actors Category:Canadian male child actors Category:Year of birth uncertain --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Joey Cramer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Cramer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Cramer?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.