Directing
Craig R. Baxley
EN, FR cinema · 81 credits
Born
20 October 1949 (age 77)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Craig Redding Baxley · Craig Baxley
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
as Self
Aces 'N' Eights
Director
Kingdom Hospital
Director
Sniper 2
Director
The Glow
Director
A Touch of Hope
Director
Silencing Mary
Director
Under Pressure
Director
Twisted Desire
Director, Writer
Twilight Man
Director
The Avenging Angel
Director
Deep Red
Director
Deconstructing Sarah
Director
Sudden Fury
Director
Stone Cold
Director
Dark Angel
Director
Action Jackson
Director
Predator
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
The Seduction
Stunt Coordinator
Six Pack
Stunt Driver
The Renegades
Second Unit Director
Take This Job and Shove It
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Reds
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
All God's Children
Stunt Coordinator
The Long Riders
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Wholly Moses
Stunt Coordinator
The Warriors
as Punk (Black and Yellow), Stunt Driver
Mind Over Murder
as Bobby, Stunt Coordinator
Death Car on the Freeway
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Nightwing
Stunts
Delta Fox
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Heaven Can Wait
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Zero to Sixty
Stunt Driver
Foul Play
Stunt Double
The Big Fix
Stunt Driver
The Young Runaways
Stunt Driver
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Stunt Driver
Demon and the Mummy
as Staff Sgt. Rolf Anderson
Cannonball
Stunt Driver
Logan's Run
Stunts
The Nickel Ride
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
Search for the Gods
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit, Second Unit Director
Shampoo
Stunt Double
Lepke
Stunts
Rollerball
Stunts
Welcome To Arrow Beach
as Young Driver, Stunt Coordinator
The Parallax View
as C.I.A. Agent - Top of Space Needle (uncredited), Stunt Double
Mr. Majestyk
Stunts
Planet Earth
Stunt Driver
Earthquake
Stunts
The White Dawn
Stunt Double
Nightmare Honeymoon
Stunt Double
Get Christie Love!
Stunt Driver
Charley Varrick
as Van Sickle, Stunt Driver
Charley and the Angel
Stunt Driver
Cry Rape
Stunts
Trouble Man
Stunts
Ben
Stunts
The Sheriff
Stunt Driver
