Craig R. Baxley

Known for DirectingBorn 1949-10-20 (age 76)Los Angeles, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

The Lost Room

If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

The Warriors

Twilight Man

Predator

The A-Team

King on Screen

Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

What's Up, Doc?

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

Charley Varrick

Storm of the Century

The Poseidon Adventure

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

Rose Red

The Young Runaways

Cry Rape

Reds

Aces 'N' Eights

The Parallax View

Mr. Majestyk

The Renegades

The Long Riders

Kingdom Hospital

Heaven Can Wait

The White Dawn

Logan's Run

Fun with Dick and Jane

Report to the Commissioner

Six Pack

All God's Children

The Triangle

Stone Cold

Diamonds Are Forever

Foul Play

Rollerball

Mind Over Murder

The Outside Man

Trouble Man

Dark Angel

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Earthquake

Shampoo

Demon and the Mummy

Ben