American actor
Craig R. Baxley
Born Craig Redding Baxley
(1949-10-20 ) October 20, 1949 (age 75) Occupations
Director
author
stunt coordinator
stunt performer
actor
Years active 1971–present
Craig Redding Baxley (born October 20, 1949) is an American director, Author. Stunt coordinator, stunt performer and occasional actor. 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 and M*A*S*H .
He worked as stunt coordinator and second unit director on The Dukes of Hazzard and The A-Team (on which he later made his directorial debut), along with the pilot of Hunter as second unit director. He was stunt coordinator on the feature films The Warriors (1979) and The Long Riders (1980), as well as second unit director on Reds (1981) and Predator (1987).[ 1]
Baxley also appeared in eight episodes of Kolchak: The Night Stalker , as well having small roles in Chase , Mannix , Bearcats! , Marcus Welby, M.D. and S.W.A.T. [ 1]
In 1988, he made his feature film directorial debut with Action Jackson . His other feature film credits are I Come in Peace (1990), 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 .
Author of the memoir Driven by Craig R. Baxley, the Novel Last Exit to Hell and the Novella Five Hours
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Action Jackson (1988)
I Come in Peace (1990)
Stone Cold (1991)
A Family Torn Apart (1993, TV)
Deep Red (1994, TV)
The Avenging Angel (1995, TV)
Twisted Desire (1996, TV)
Bad Day on the Block (1997)
Silencing Mary (1998, TV)
Chameleon II: Death Match (1999, TV)
Storm of the Century (1999, miniseries)
Rose Red (2002, miniseries)
The Glow (2002, TV)
Sniper 2 (2002, TV)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003, TV)
Kingdom Hospital (2004 series)
Left Behind: World at War (2005)
The Triangle (2005, miniseries)
The Lost Room (2006, miniseries)
Aces 'N' Eights (2008, TV)
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