Craig R. Baxley

Born: 1949-10-20

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.


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The Warriors

as Punk (Black and Yellow)
Released: 1979-02-01

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and...

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Charley Varrick

as Van Sickle
Released: 1973-09-19

Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small...

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King on Screen

as Self
Released: 2023-08-11

1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50...

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Demon and the Mummy

as Staff Sgt. Rolf Anderson
Released: 1976-03-14

The second of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of...

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Mind Over Murder

as Bobby
Released: 1979-10-23

A young woman with precognition realizes she is being stalked by a killer -- a mass murderer she...

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Henchman: The Al Leong Story

as Self
Released: 2018-12-15

Story of Al Leong, the greatest henchman in film history.

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Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'

as Self
Released: 2015-03-19

Don Siegel’s classic crime thriller "Charley Varrick," made in 1972 in the wake of the immensely...

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Welcome to Arrow Beach

as Young Driver
Released: 1974-05-01

A hippie girl wandering on a California beach is taken in by a Korean War veteran who lives in a...

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Rose Red

as Craig R. Baxley
First aired: 2002-01-27

Dr. Joyce Reardon, a psychology professor, commissions a team of psychics and a gifted autistic...

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