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Hal Needham

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 awarded a Governors Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Needham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
Mar 6, 1931 In Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
52
First Appeared:
In the series Gunsmoke 1955-09-10
Latest Project:
Movie Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit 2025
Known For
Poster of The Cannonball Run
Poster of Blazing Saddles
Poster of Ironside
Poster of Paratroop Command
Filmography
Movie Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit Self 2025
Movie The Bandit Self (archive footage) 2016-03-12
Movie Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar Self 1996-08-30
Series Cybill Hal Needham 1995-01-02
Movie Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular Self 1994-06-30
Movie Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988 Self 1987-12-01
Movie Cannonball Run II Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited) 1984-06-29
Movie Stroker Ace Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room 1983-07-01
Movie MegaForce Technician (uncredited) 1982-06-25
Movie The Cannonball Run Ambulance EMT (uncredited) 1981-06-19
Movie Stunts Unlimited H.N. (uncredited) 1980-01-04
Movie Death Car on the Freeway Mr. Blanchard 1979-09-24
Movie Jackson County Jail Chief of Fallsburg Police 1976-03-31
Series Charlie's Angels Julio 1976-09-22
Movie Take a Hard Ride Garmes (uncredited) 1975-10-29
Movie French Connection II Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited) 1975-05-18
Movie W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings Trooper Carson 1975-05-21
Movie McQ Santiago Henchman (uncredited) 1974-01-04
Movie Blazing Saddles Outlaw (uncredited) 1974-02-07
Movie The Culpepper Cattle Co. Burgess 1972-04-15
Movie The Bounty Man Pike 1972-10-31
Series Alias Smith and Jones Unknown 1971-01-05
Movie One More Train to Rob Bert Gant 1971-02-19
Movie Sometimes a Great Notion Man at Racetrack 1971-12-17
Movie The Undefeated Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited) 1969-10-04
Movie The Devil's Brigade The Sergeant 1968-05-15
Series Ironside Unknown 1967-03-28
Series Mannix Unknown 1967-09-16
Movie The War Wagon Hite 1967-05-26
Series Cimarron Strip Unknown 1967-09-07
Movie In Harm's Way Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited) 1965-04-06
Movie The Great Race Saloon Brawler (uncredited) 1965-07-01
Series Laredo Unknown 1965-09-16
Movie Advance to the Rear Rebel Soldier (uncredited) 1964-06-10
Series The Great Adventure Recruiting Officer 1963-09-27
Movie 4 for Texas Thomas Worker (uncredited) 1963-12-21
Movie McLintock! Carter (uncredited) 1963-11-12
Movie Shootout at Big Sag Saloon Brawler (uncredited) 1962-05-31
Series The Virginian Bounty Hunter 1962-09-19
Series Stoney Burke Unknown 1962-10-01
Series The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961-12-11
Movie Guns of the Timberland Townsman (uncredited) 1960-02-01
Series Coronado 9 Unknown 1960-09-06
Movie Paratroop Command German (uncredited) 1959-02-01
Series Rawhide Tom (uncredited) 1959-01-09
Series The Rebel Indian 1959-10-04
Movie The Fiend Who Walked The West Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) 1958-08-01
Series Yancy Derringer Guard (uncredited) 1958-10-02
Series Tales of Wells Fargo Stage Passenger (uncredited) 1957-03-18
Series Zorro Don (uncredited) 1957-10-10
Series Have Gun, Will Travel Gleet 1957-09-14
Series Gunsmoke Renegade 1955-09-10