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.

Cast

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
Self
Charley Varrick
Van Sickle
King on Screen
Self
The Warriors
Punk (Black and Yellow)
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
Self
Welcome to Arrow Beach
Young Driver
Mind Over Murder
Bobby
Inside the Lost Room
Self
Demon and the Mummy
Staff Sgt. Rolf Anderson
The Parallax View
C.I.A. Agent - Top of Space Needle (uncredited)
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
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Crew

Action Jackson
Director
Stone Cold
Director
Sniper 2
Director
Left Behind: World at War
Director
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Director
Dark Angel
Director
The Glow
Director
Aces 'N' Eights
Director
Twisted Desire
Director, Writer
Death Car on the Freeway
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Deep Red
Director
The Avenging Angel
Director
Sudden Fury
Director
What's Up, Doc?
Stunts
Twilight Man
Director
The Nickel Ride
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
Revenge on the Highway
Director
Deconstructing Sarah
Director
Silencing Mary
Director
Search for the Gods
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit, Second Unit Director
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Stunts
Bad Day on the Block
Director
Chameleon II: Death Match
Director
Kingdom Hospital
Director
Nightwing
Stunts
A Touch of Hope
Director
99 and 44/100% Dead
Stunts
Mr. Majestyk
Stunts
The Poseidon Adventure
Stunts
Predator
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Stunts
The Seduction
Stunt Coordinator
Cannonball
Stunt Driver
Logan's Run
Stunts
Planet Earth
Stunt Driver
Skatetown, U.S.A.
Stunts
Fun with Dick and Jane
Stunts
Delta Fox
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
The Long Riders
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Take This Job and Shove It
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Foul Play
Stunt Double
All God's Children
Stunt Coordinator
The Big Fix
Stunt Driver
The Warriors
Stunt Driver
Wholly Moses
Stunt Coordinator
Honky Tonk Freeway
Stunts
Six Pack
Stunt Driver
Welcome to Arrow Beach
Stunt Coordinator
Trouble Man
Stunts
Ben
Stunts
Heaven Can Wait
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Zero to Sixty
Stunt Driver
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Stunt Driver
Shampoo
Stunt Double
Lepke
Stunts
Cry Rape
Stunts
The White Dawn
Stunt Double
Reds
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
The Parallax View
Stunt Double
Charley and the Angel
Stunt Driver
Earthquake
Stunts
Nightmare Honeymoon
Stunt Double
The Outside Man
Stunts
The Sheriff
Stunt Driver
Charley Varrick
Stunt Driver
Diamonds Are Forever
Stunts
Report to the Commissioner
Stunts
Rollerball
Stunts
The Renegades
Second Unit Director
The Top of the Hill
Second Unit Director
Get Christie Love!
Stunt Driver
The Young Runaways
Stunt Driver
Mind Over Murder
Stunt Coordinator
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Stunts
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Director
Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Director