Craig R. Baxley

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1949-10-20 (75 years old)

Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As Craig Redding Baxley, Craig Baxley

Craig R. Baxley

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

Director

2008
Aces 'N' Eights

as Director

2006
The Lost Room

as Director

2005
The Triangle

as Director

2004
Kingdom Hospital

as Director

2002
Sniper 2

as Director

2002
The Glow

as Director

2002
Rose Red

as Director

1999
A Touch of Hope

as Director

1999
1998
Silencing Mary

as Director

1997
1996
Twisted Desire

as Director

1995
The Avenging Angel

as Director

1995
Twilight Man

as Director

1994
Deep Red

as Director

1994
1993
Sudden Fury

as Director

1992
1991
Stone Cold

as Director

1990
Dark Angel

as Director

1988
Action Jackson

as Director

1987
Predator

as Second Unit Director

1983
The A-Team

as 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

1980
The 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

Crew

1987
Predator

as Stunt Coordinator

1983
The A-Team

as Stunt Coordinator

1982
The Seduction

as Stunt Coordinator

1982
Six Pack

as Stunt Driver

1981
Take This Job and Shove It

as Stunt Coordinator

1981
1981
Reds

as Stunt Coordinator

1980
The Long Riders

as Stunt Coordinator

1980
All God's Children

as Stunt Coordinator

1980
Wholly Moses

as Stunt Coordinator

1979
Death Car on the Freeway

as Stunt Coordinator

1979
Nightwing

as Stunts

1979
1979
Delta Fox

as Stunt Coordinator

1979
The Warriors

as Stunt Driver

1979
Mind Over Murder

as Stunt Coordinator

1978
Foul Play

as Stunt Double

1978
The Big Fix

as Stunt Driver

1978
Heaven Can Wait

as Stunt Coordinator

1978
Zero to Sixty

as Stunt Driver

1978
The Young Runaways

as Stunt Driver

1976
Cannonball

as Stunt Driver

1976
Logan's Run

as Stunts

1975
The Nickel Ride

as Stunts

1975
Search for the Gods

as Stunt Coordinator

1975
Search for the Gods

as Second Unit

1975
The Nickel Ride

as Stunt Coordinator

1975
Shampoo

as Stunt Double

1975
Lepke

as Stunts

1975
Rollerball

as Stunts

1974
1974
Mr. Majestyk

as Stunts

1974
Planet Earth

as Stunt Driver

1974
Welcome to Arrow Beach

as Stunt Coordinator

1974
The White Dawn

as Stunt Double

1974
The Parallax View

as Stunt Double

1974
Earthquake

as Stunts

1974
Nightmare Honeymoon

as Stunt Double

1974
Get Christie Love!

as Stunt Driver

1973
Cry Rape

as Stunts

1973
Charley and the Angel

as Stunt Driver

1973
Charley Varrick

as Stunt Driver

1972
What's Up, Doc?

as Stunts

1972
Trouble Man

as Stunts

1972
Ben

as Stunts

1972
The Outside Man

as Stunts

1971
The Sheriff

as Stunt Driver

1971

Actor

2023
2002
Rose Red

as Craig R. Baxley

1979
1979
The Warriors

as Punk (Black and Yellow)

1976
Demon and the Mummy

as Staff Sgt. Rolf Anderson

1974
Welcome to Arrow Beach

as Young Driver

1973
Charley Varrick

as Van Sickle

Writer

1996
Twisted Desire

as Writer