Hal Needham
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA — Mar 06 1931• Died Oct 25 2013
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Biography
Hal Brett Needham (March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013) was an American stuntman, film director, actor and writer. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with actor Burt Reynolds, usually in films involving fast cars, such as Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Hooper (1978), The Cannonball Run (1981) and Stroker Ace (1983). In his later years, Needham moved out of stunt work, and focused his energy on the World land speed record project. In 2001, Needham received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Taurus World Stunt Awards, and in 2012, he was awar…
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Hal Needham's Credits
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Wagon Train
Saloon Tough (uncredited)
Ironside
Officer Connell
Mannix
Charlie's Angels
Julio
Have Gun, Will Travel
Harry Beldon
The Virginian
The Man
The Wild Wild West
Henchman (uncredited)
Rawhide
Corporal Williams
Cybill
Hal Needham
Dinah!
Self
Zorro
Don (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
Ed
Laredo
Alias Smith and Jones
The Rebel
Indian
Tales of Wells Fargo
2nd Cowhand
The Great Adventure
Recruiting Officer
Yancy Derringer
Judge Randall's guard (uncredited)
Stoney Burke
Cimarron Strip
Coronado 9
B.L. Stryker
Directing
Blazing Saddles
Outlaw (uncredited)
Chinatown
Crew
The Cannonball Run
Ambulance EMT (uncredited)
The French Connection
Crew
How the West Was Won
Crew
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Crew
Smokey and the Bandit
Directing
The Big Country
Crew
The Longest Yard
Directing
The Great Race
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
The War Wagon
Hite
The Bridge at Remagen
Crew
Cannonball Run II
Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
Camelot
Crew
Donovan's Reef
Crew
McLintock!
Carter (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Crew
Chisum
Crew
Bandolero!
Crew
In Harm's Way
Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited)
McQ
Santiago Henchman (uncredited)
The Undefeated
Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited)
Rad
Directing
Lucky Lady
Crew
The Way West
Crew
Rio Lobo
Crew
The Devil's Brigade
The Sergeant
Hooper
Directing
The Villain
Directing
MegaForce
Technician (uncredited)
The War Lord
Crew
Foul Play
Crew
The Organization
Crew
Shenandoah
Crew
Gator
Crew
The End
Crew
Nickelodeon
Crew
The Bounty Man
Pike
Smokey and the Bandit II
Directing
Sometimes a Great Notion
Man at Racetrack
Major Dundee
Crew
The Spirit of St. Louis
Crew
Kings of the Sun
Crew
Alvarez Kelly
Crew
One More Train to Rob
Bert Gant
The Sunchaser
Crew
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Crew
Hellfighters
Crew
French Connection II
Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited)
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Burgess
Stroker Ace
Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room
Busting
Crew
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Writing
A Thunder of Drums
Crew
Tobruk
Crew
White Lightning
Directing
The Rare Breed
Crew
Body Slam
Directing
The Animals
Crew
Our Man Flint
Crew
Hells Angels on Wheels
Crew
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Writing
Goodnight, My Love
Crew
Beau Geste
Crew
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Crew
Peeper
Crew
Jackson County Jail
Chief of Fallsburg Police
Something Big
Crew
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Production
4 for Texas
Thomas Worker (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
Self
The Heist
Crew
Three the Hard Way
Crew
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
Self
Call to Danger
Connors
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Crew
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Writing
Dirty Dingus Magee
Crew
Advance to the Rear
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Directing
Chrome and Hot Leather
Crew
Wall of Noise
Crew
Death Car on the Freeway
Mr. Blanchard
Gable and Lombard
Crew
The Raiders
Crew
The Great Bank Robbery
Crew
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Directing
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Take a Hard Ride
Garmes (uncredited)
Stunts Unlimited
H.N. (uncredited)
Guns of the Timberland
Townsman (uncredited)
Hardcase
Crew
C.C. and Company
Crew
The Ballad of Josie
Crew
Paratroop Command
German (uncredited)
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
Self
Mail Order Bride
Crew
Thunder in the Sun
Crew
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Trooper Carson
Shootout at Big Sag
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Angel Unchained
Crew
Superstunt
Self
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988
Self
The Bandit
Self (archive footage)
A RAD Documentary
Self
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
Himself
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
Self