Paul Baxley

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Paul Baxley
Gender:	Male
Medium(s):	Television
Roles:	Stunt coordinator; Actor; Assistant director
Date of birth:	September 24th, 1923
Place of birth:	Casper, Wyoming
Date of death:	March 4th, 2011
Place of death:	Palmdale, California
Notable works:	Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1st Horror:	Munsters: A Walk on the Mild Side

Paul Baxley was an American stunt coordinator and television actor. He was born in Casper, Wyoming on September 24th, 1923. He died in Palmdale, California on March 4th, 2011 at the age of 87. In the horror genre, Paul is best known for his stunt work on the 1970s TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker. He was credited in 19 out of 20 episodes of the show. As an actor, Paul played various bit role characters in six episodes of the show. His first work in the horror genre as an actor was playing a purse snatcher in the "A Walk on the Mild Side" episode of The Munsters.

As a stunt coordinator[]

Son of Dr. Jekyll, The (1951)
Boy Who Cried Werewolf, The (1973)
Exorcist III, The (1990)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

As an actor[]

Kolchak 1x13 003 — Baxley as Jules Copenik in "Primal Scream".

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Ripper, as a cop in an alley
Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Bad Medicine, as a cop on the stairs
Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Energy Eater, as an electrocuted worker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Primal Scream, as Doctor Jules Copenik
Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Knightly Murders, as Rolf Danvers
Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Sentry, as Lawrence Earl Coogan

The Munsters

Munsters: A Walk on the Mild Side, as a purse snatcher

As a second unit director[]

Exorcist III, The (1990)

Notes & Trivia[]

Paul Baxley is the father of director, actor and stunt coordinator Craig R. Baxley. He is also the uncle of actor/stunt performer Gary Baxley. All three appeared together in the "Primal Scream" episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker.

Other notable actors who hail from Wyoming include Captive Wild Woman actress Acquanetta, Dark Shadows actor Christopher Pennock, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre star Jim Siedow (The Cook), and Supernatural actor Jim Beaver.

Paul Baxley was born on the same day as veteran Dark Shadows actor Louis Edmonds.

Paul Baxley was also known as working as the stunt double for William Shatner on the original Star Trek television series.

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Kolchak Actor or Crew member
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