Craig R. 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.
The Warriors
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Movie pageCharley Varrick
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Movie pageKing on Screen
as Self1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50...
Movie pageHenchman: The Al Leong Story
as SelfStory of Al Leong, the greatest henchman in film history.
Movie pageDemon and the Mummy
as Staff Sgt. Rolf AndersonThe second of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of...
Movie pageWelcome to Arrow Beach
as Young DriverA hippie girl wandering on a California beach is taken in by a Korean War veteran who lives in a...
Movie pageMind Over Murder
as BobbyA young woman with precognition realizes she is being stalked by a killer -- a mass murderer she...
Movie pageIf It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
as uncreditedA behind-the-scenes look at the 1987 sci-fi/action film that has since become one of the modern...
Movie pageLast of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
as SelfDon Siegel’s classic crime thriller "Charley Varrick," made in 1972 in the wake of the immensely...
Movie pageRose Red
as Craig R. BaxleyDr. Joyce Reardon, a psychology professor, commissions a team of psychics and a gifted autistic...
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