Craig R. Baxley

Craig R. Baxley
Born	Craig Redding Baxley October 20, 1949 (1949-10-20) (age 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, director and stunt performer
Years active	1971–present

Craig Redding Baxley (born October 20, 1949 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, director 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).^[1]

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.^[1]

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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Craig R. Baxley Biography at FilmReference.com

External links

• Craig R. Baxley at the Internet Movie Database
• Craig R. Baxley at the Notable Names Database

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Name	Baxley, Craig R.
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Date of birth	October 20, 1949
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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