Craig R. Baxley
Director, Actor, Writer
October 20, 1949 (76 years)
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.
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.
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Filmography
| 2010 | Human Target (2010)On Plex |
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| 1993 | Sudden FuryOn Plex |
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| 1979 | Mind Over Murder · as BobbyOn Plex |
| 1979 | The Warriors · as Punk (black And Yellow) |
| 1978 | Zero to Sixty · as Cast |
| 1975 | Demon and the Mummy · as Staff Sgt. Rolf Anderson |
| 1975 | Rollerball · as Madrid Biker #1 |
| 1975 | Bronk · as Latimer |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. · as Tommy |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker · as Mr. R.i.n.g. |
| 1974 | The Parallax View · as C.i.a. Agent - Top Of Space Needle (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Welcome to Arrow Beach · as Young Driver |
| 1973 | Charley Varrick · as Van Sickle |
| 1973 | Chase · as Rollo |
| 1971 | Bearcats · as Sgt. David Spears |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. · as Burglar |
| 1967 | Mannix · as Killer |
| 2022 | King on Screen · as Self |
| 2018 | Henchman: The Al Leong Story · as Self |
| 2005 | The Warriors: Battleground · as Self |
| 2005 | The Warriors: The Way Home · as Self |
| 1975 | NBC Special Treat · as Self |
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| 1987 | Predator · as Second Unit Director |
| 1982 | The Renegades · as Second Unit Director |
| 1981 | Reds · as Second Unit Director |
| 1981 | Take This Job and Shove It · as Second Unit Director |
| 1980 | The Long Riders · as Second Unit Director |
| 1979 | Top of the Hill · as Second Unit Director |
| 1979 | Delta Fox · as Second Unit Director |
| 1979 | Death Car on the Freeway · as Second Unit Director |
| 1978 | Heaven Can Wait · as Second Unit Director |
| 1975 | Search for the Gods · as Second Unit Director |