Craig Redding Baxley (born October 20, 1949) is an American director, stunt coordinator, stunt performer and occasional actor. He is best known for his work in the

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and

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. Beginning his career as a

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, he was hired to perform stunts in number of notable television series namely '' Police Story'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Gemini Man'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He worked as

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and

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on ''

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'' and ''

The A-Team ''The A-Team'' is an American action-adventure television series that ran on NBC from January 1983 to March 1987 about former members of a fictitious United States Army Special Forces unit. The four members of the team were tried by court marti ...

'' (on which he later made his directorial debut), along with the pilot of ''

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'' as second unit director. He was stunt coordinator on the feature films '' The Warriors'' (1979) and ''

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'' (1980), as well as second unit director on ''

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'' (1981) and ''

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'' (1987).Craig R. Baxley Biography at FilmReference.com
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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' 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 ''Sniper 2'' is a 2002 American made-for-television action film directed by Craig R. Baxley and starring Tom Berenger, Bokeem Woodbine, Dan Butler and Linden Ashby. The film premiered on Cinemax, on December 28, 2002 and was released to video and ...

'' (2002). Baxley's other television directing credits include miniseries based on

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works namely ''

Storm of the Century ''Storm of the Century'', alternatively known as ''Stephen King's Storm of the Century'', is a 1999 American horror television miniseries written by Stephen King and directed by Craig R. Baxley. Unlike many other television adaptations of King' ...

'' (1999), '' Rose Red'' (2002), '' The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer'' (2003), ''

Kingdom Hospital ''Kingdom Hospital'' (sometimes known as ''Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital'') is a thirteen-episode television series based on Lars von Trier's '' The Kingdom'' (Danish title: ''Riget''), developed by horror writer Stephen King in 2004 for Ameri ...

'' (2004), as well as '' The Triangle'' (2005) and ''

The Lost Room ''The Lost Room'' is a 2006 science fiction television miniseries that aired on the Syfy Channel in the United States. The series revolves around the titular room and some of the everyday items from that room which possess unusual powers. The sho ...

'' (2006). Some of his television film credits include ''

A Family Torn Apart ''A Family Torn Apart'', also known as ''Sudden Fury'', is a 1993 American crime drama television film directed by Craig R. Baxley, written by Matthew Bombeck, and starring Neil Patrick Harris and Johnny Galecki. The film is based on the 1989 non-f ...

'' (1993), ''

Twisted Desire ''Twisted Desire'' is a 1996 American television drama/thriller film directed by Craig R. Baxley, written by twin brothers Carey and Chad Hayes. It stars Melissa Joan Hart, with real-life domestic partners Daniel Baldwin and Isabella Hoffman. ...

'' (1996) and ''

Silencing Mary ''Silencing Mary'' is a 1998 American television film directed by Craig R. Baxley and written by Steve Johnson. It stars Melissa Joan Hart as a college newspaper reporter determined to get justice after her best friend is raped by one of the sch ...

'' (1998) both starring

Melissa Joan Hart Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18, 1976) is an American actress, producer, and director. She had starring roles as the title characters in the sitcoms ''Clarissa Explains It All'' (1991–1994), ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (1996–2003), and ''M ...

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