Craig R. Baxley

Biography

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 …

Directed

1. The A-Team (1983) — Director
2. The Lost Room (2006) — Director
3. Rose Red (2002) — Director
4. Dark Angel (1990) — Director
5. Storm of the Century (1999) — Director
6. Action Jackson (1988) — Director
7. Stone Cold (1991) — Director
8. The Triangle (2005) — Director
9. Sniper 2 (2002) — Director
10. Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004) — Director
11. The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003) — Director
12. Left Behind: World at War (2005) — Director
13. Under Pressure (1997) — Director
14. Kingdom Hospital (2004) — Director
15. The Glow (2002) — Director
16. Aces 'N' Eights (2008) — Director
17. Deep Red (1994) — Director
18. Twisted Desire (1996) — Director
19. The Avenging Angel (1995) — Director
20. Sudden Fury (1993) — Director
21. Revenge on the Highway (1992) — Director
22. Chameleon II: Death Match (1999) — Director
23. Deconstructing Sarah (1994) — Director
24. Silencing Mary (1998) — Director
25. Twilight Man (1996) — Director
26. A Touch of Hope (1999) — Director
27. Raven: Return of the Black Dragons (1992) — Director
28. Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2002) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Warriors (1979) — Punk (Black and Yellow)
2. The Parallax View (1974) — C.I.A. Agent - Top of Space Needle (uncredited)
3. Charley Varrick (1973) — Van Sickle
4. King on Screen (2023) — Self
5. Mind Over Murder (1979) — Bobby
6. Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974) — Young Driver
7. Henchman: The Al Leong Story (2018) — Self
8. If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (2000) — Self
9. Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick' (2015) — Self
10. Demon and the Mummy (1976) — Staff Sgt. Rolf Anderson
11. Predator: Classified Action (2001) — Self