Craig R. Baxley
Known for: Directing
Born: October 20, 1949
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
81 movies · 7 TV shows, newest first
7.0
King on Screen
2023
7.0
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
2018
5.0
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
2015
6.5
Aces 'N' Eights
2008
7.8
The Lost Room
2006
6.2
The Triangle
2005
4.2
Left Behind: World at War
2005
6.4
Kingdom Hospital
2004
7.0
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
5.4
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2003
5.5
Sniper 2
2002
5.4
The Glow
2002
6.8
Rose Red
2002
7.2
Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2002
NR
Predator: Classified Action
2001
7.5
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000
5.3
A Touch of Hope
1999
7.0
Storm of the Century
1999
3.4
Chameleon II: Death Match
1999
5.2
Silencing Mary
1998
5.5
Under Pressure
1997
6.4
Twilight Man
1996
5.1
Twisted Desire
1996
5.0
The Avenging Angel
1995
3.0
Deconstructing Sarah
1994
4.2
Deep Red
1994
5.0
Sudden Fury
1993
4.2
Revenge on the Highway
1992
5.0
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
6.2
Stone Cold
1991
6.2
Dark Angel
1990
5.5
Action Jackson
1988
7.6
Predator
1987
7.5
The A-Team
1983
6.6
The Renegades
1982
6.5
Six Pack
1982
5.8
The Seduction
1982
6.9
Reds
1981
5.4
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
5.4
Take This Job and Shove It
1981
4.7
Wholly Moses
1980
6.6
The Long Riders
1980
6.5
All God's Children
1980
4.3
Delta Fox
1979
5.8
Mind Over Murder
1979
5.1
Skatetown, U.S.A.
1979
5.2
Death Car on the Freeway
1979
4.9
Nightwing
1979
7.7
The Warriors
1979
5.8
The Big Fix
1978
6.3
Foul Play
1978
6.7
Heaven Can Wait
1978
4.6
Zero to Sixty
1978
7.0
The Young Runaways
1978
7.4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
6.6
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
5.6
Cannonball
1976
6.6
Logan's Run
1976
6.0
Demon and the Mummy
1976
7.0
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
6.3
Rollerball
1975
4.9
Lepke
1975
5.5
Search for the Gods
1975
6.0
Shampoo
1975
6.6
Report to the Commissioner
1975
5.8
The Nickel Ride
1975
6.2
Earthquake
1974
5.5
Nightmare Honeymoon
1974
5.2
Harry O
1974
5.2
99 and 44/100% Dead
1974
6.7
The White Dawn
1974
6.8
Mr. Majestyk
1974
6.8
The Parallax View
1974
5.2
Welcome to Arrow Beach
1974
5.8
Planet Earth
1974
5.4
Get Christie Love!
1974
7.0
Cry Rape
1973
7.4
Charley Varrick
1973
5.7
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
5.7
Charley and the Angel
1973
6.2
The Outside Man
1972
7.2
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
6.3
Trouble Man
1972
6.2
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
6.1
Ben
1972
7.4
What's Up, Doc?
1972
6.4
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
6.0
The Sheriff
1971