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Craig R. Baxley

Born
October 20, 1949
Craig Redding Baxley is an American actor, director 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
Predator
(1987)
Second Unit Director
Dark Angel
(1990)
Director
Sniper 2
(2002)
Director
Reds
(1981)
Second Unit Director
Kingdom Hospital
(2004)
Director
The Long Riders
(1980)
Second Unit Director
Action Jackson
(1988)
Director
Heaven Can Wait
(1978)
Second Unit Director
Stone Cold
(1991)
Director
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
(2003)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Acting
Crew
Diamonds Are Forever
(1971)
Stunts
The Sheriff
(1971)
Stunt Driver
The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
Stunts
Ben
(1972)
Stunts
Trouble Man
(1972)
Stunts
The Outside Man
(1972)
Stunts
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
(1972)
Stunts
What's Up, Doc?
(1972)
Stunts
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
(1973)
Stunts
Cry Rape
(1973)
Stunts
Charley Varrick
(1973)
Stunt Driver
Charley and the Angel
(1973)
Stunt Driver
Earthquake
(1974)
Stunts
Welcome to Arrow Beach
(1974)
Stunt Coordinator
Planet Earth
(1974)
Stunt Driver
Mr. Majestyk
(1974)
Stunts
The White Dawn
(1974)
Stunt Double
Get Christie Love!
(1974)
Stunt Driver
Nightmare Honeymoon
(1974)
Stunt Double
The Parallax View
(1974)
Stunt Double
99 and 44/100% Dead
(1974)
Stunts
Search for the Gods
(1975)
Second Unit and Stunt Coordinator
The Nickel Ride
(1975)
Stunt Coordinator and Stunts
Shampoo
(1975)
Stunt Double
Lepke
(1975)
Stunts
Rollerball
(1975)
Stunts
Report to the Commissioner
(1975)
Stunts
Logan's Run
(1976)
Stunts
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
(1976)
Stunts
Cannonball
(1976)
Stunt Driver
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1977)
Stunt Driver
Fun with Dick and Jane
(1977)
Stunts
Zero to Sixty
(1978)
Stunt Driver
Foul Play
(1978)
Stunt Double
The Big Fix
(1978)
Stunt Driver
The Young Runaways
(1978)
Stunt Driver
Heaven Can Wait
(1978)
Stunt Coordinator
Nightwing
(1979)
Stunts
Death Car on the Freeway
(1979)
Stunt Coordinator
Mind Over Murder
(1979)
Stunt Coordinator
Delta Fox
(1979)
Stunt Coordinator
The Warriors
(1979)
Stunt Driver
Skatetown U.S.A.
(1979)
Stunts
All God's Children
(1980)
Stunt Coordinator
Wholly Moses
(1980)
Stunt Coordinator
The Long Riders
(1980)
Stunt Coordinator
Reds
(1981)
Stunt Coordinator
Honky Tonk Freeway
(1981)
Stunts
Take This Job and Shove It
(1981)
Stunt Coordinator
The Seduction
(1982)
Stunt Coordinator
Six Pack
(1982)
Stunt Driver
Predator
(1987)
Stunt Coordinator
Writing
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