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Craig R. Baxley

Craig R. Baxley

Director · Born October 20, 1949 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

Craig Redding Baxley (born October 20, 1949) is an American actor, director, author, and stunt performer. He is best known for his work in the action and thriller genres. Beginning his career as a stunt performer, he was hired to perform stunts in number of notable television series namely Police Story, Harry O, Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, Gemini Man, Roots, MAS*H, The Dukes of Hazzard and The A-Team (his head directorial debut). He also worked as a stunt coordinator and second unit director on the feature films The Warriors (1979), The Long Riders (1980), Reds (1981) and Predator (1987). Baxley also appeared in four episodes of Kolchak: The Night Stalker, as well having small roles in Chase, Mannix, Bearcats!, Marcus Welby, M.D. and S.W.A.T. In 1987, he made his feature film directorial debut with Action Jackson. His other feature film credits are I Come in Peace (1991), Stone Cold (1991) and Sniper 2 (2002). Baxley's other television directing credits include miniseries based on Stephen King works namely Storm of the Century (1999), Rose Red (2002), The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003), Kingdom Hospital (2004), as well as The Triangle (2005) and The Lost Room (2006). Some of his television film credits include A Family Torn Apart (1993), Twisted Desire (1996) and Silencing Mary (1998) both starring Melissa Joan Hart.

Directed 37

2000s

  1. 2008
  2. 2006
  3. 2005
  4. 2004

    Kingdom Hospital

    Director

  5. 2003
  6. 2002
  7. The Glow

    Director

  8. Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    A Touch of Hope

    Director

  2. Chameleon II: Death Match

    Director

  3. 1998

    Silencing Mary

    Director

  4. 1997

    Under Pressure

    Director

  5. 1996

    Twilight Man

    Director

  6. 1995

    The Avenging Angel

    Director

  7. 1994

    Deconstructing Sarah

    Director

  8. Deep Red

    Director

  9. 1993
  10. 1992

    Revenge on the Highway

    Director

  11. Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

    Director

  12. 1991
  13. 1990

1980s

  1. 1988
  2. 1987
  3. 1983
  4. 1982

    The Renegades

    Second Unit Director

  5. 1981
  6. Take This Job and Shove It

    Second Unit Director

  7. 1980

1970s

  1. 1979

    Delta Fox

    Second Unit Director

  2. Death Car on the Freeway

    Second Unit Director

  3. 1978
  4. 1975

    Search for the Gods

    Second Unit Director

Other crew 54

1980s

  1. 1987
  2. 1983
  3. 1982

    Six Pack

    Stunt Driver

  4. 1981
  5. Honky Tonk Freeway

    Stunts

  6. Take This Job and Shove It

    Stunt Coordinator

  7. 1980
  8. All God's Children

    Stunt Coordinator

1970s

  1. 1979

    Delta Fox

    Stunt Coordinator

  2. Mind Over Murder

    Stunt Coordinator

  3. Skatetown, U.S.A.

    Stunts

  4. Death Car on the Freeway

    Stunt Coordinator

  5. 1978

    The Big Fix

    Stunt Driver

  6. Zero to Sixty

    Stunt Driver

  7. The Young Runaways

    Stunt Driver

  8. 1977
  9. 1976
  10. 1975
  11. Lepke

    Stunts

  12. Search for the Gods

    Second Unit, Stunt Coordinator

  13. The Nickel Ride

    Stunts, Stunt Coordinator

  14. 1974
  15. Nightmare Honeymoon

    Stunt Double

  16. 99 and 44/100% Dead

    Stunts

  17. The White Dawn

    Stunt Double

  18. Welcome To Arrow Beach

    Stunt Coordinator

  19. Planet Earth

    Stunt Driver

  20. 1973

    Cry Rape

    Stunts

  21. Charley Varrick

    Stunt Driver

  22. Charley and the Angel

    Stunt Driver

  23. 1972

    The Outside Man

    Stunts

  24. Trouble Man

    Stunts

  25. 1971
  26. The Sheriff

    Stunt Driver

Acted in 6

1970s

  1. 1979

    Mind Over Murder

    Bobby

  2. 1976

    Demon and the Mummy

    Staff Sgt. Rolf Anderson

  3. 1974
  4. Welcome To Arrow Beach

    Young Driver

  5. 1973

    Charley Varrick

    Van Sickle

Wrote 1

Appearances5

2010s

  1. 2018

    Henchman: The Al Leong Story

    Self

  2. 2015

    Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'

    Self

2000s

  1. 2001

    Predator: Classified Action

    Self

  2. 2000

    If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

    Self