Craig R. Baxley
- Directing
- October 20, 1949 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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, M*A*S*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.
Known for
Filmography
- King on Screen · Self
- Henchman: The Al Leong Story · Self
- Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick' · Self
- Aces 'N' Eights · Director
- The Lost Room · Director
- The Triangle · Director
- Left Behind: World at War · Director
- Kingdom Hospital · Director
- Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital · Director
- The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer · Director
- Sniper 2 · Director
- The Glow · Director
- Rose Red · Director
- Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer · Director
- Predator: Classified Action · Self
- If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' · Self
- A Touch of Hope · Director
- Storm of the Century · Director
- Chameleon II: Death Match · Director
- Silencing Mary · Director
- Under Pressure · Director
- Twilight Man · Director
- Twisted Desire · Director, Writer
- The Avenging Angel · Director
- Deconstructing Sarah · Director
- Deep Red · Director
- Sudden Fury · Director
- Revenge on the Highway · Director
- Raven: Return of the Black Dragons · Director
- Stone Cold · Director
- Dark Angel · Director
- Action Jackson · Director
- Predator · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- The A-Team · Stunt Coordinator, Director
- The Renegades · Second Unit Director
- Six Pack · Stunt Driver
- The Seduction · Stunt Coordinator
- Reds · Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Honky Tonk Freeway · Stunts
- Take This Job and Shove It · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- Wholly Moses · Stunt Coordinator
- The Long Riders · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- All God's Children · Stunt Coordinator
- Delta Fox · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- Mind Over Murder · Bobby, Stunt Coordinator
- Skatetown, U.S.A. · Stunts
- Death Car on the Freeway · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- Nightwing · Stunts
- The Warriors · Punk (Black and Yellow), Stunt Driver
- The Big Fix · Stunt Driver
- Foul Play · Stunt Double
- Heaven Can Wait · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- Zero to Sixty · Stunt Driver
- The Young Runaways · Stunt Driver
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind · Stunt Driver
- Fun with Dick and Jane · Stunts
- Cannonball · Stunt Driver
- Logan's Run · Stunts
- Demon and the Mummy · Staff Sgt. Rolf Anderson
- The Killing of a Chinese Bookie · Stunts
- Rollerball · Stunts
- Lepke · Stunts
- Search for the Gods · Second Unit, Stunt Coordinator
- Shampoo · Stunt Double
- Report to the Commissioner · Stunts
- The Nickel Ride · Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
- Earthquake · Stunts
- Nightmare Honeymoon · Stunt Double
- Harry O · Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Driver
- 99 and 44/100% Dead · Stunts
- The White Dawn · Stunt Double
- Mr. Majestyk · Stunts
- The Parallax View · C.I.A. Agent - Top of Space Needle (uncredited), Stunt Double
- Welcome To Arrow Beach · Young Driver, Stunt Coordinator
- Planet Earth · Stunt Driver
- Get Christie Love! · Stunt Driver
- Cry Rape · Stunts
- Charley Varrick · Van Sickle, Stunt Driver
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes · Stunts
- Charley and the Angel · Stunt Driver