Hal Needham

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Acting

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

Filmography

• A RAD Documentary (2025)
• The Bandit (2016)
• Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit (2006)
• Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999)
• Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar (1996)
• The Sunchaser (1996)
• Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular (1994)
• Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994)
• Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit (1994)
• Bandit: Bandit, Bandit (1994)
• Bandit: Bandit Goes Country (1994)
• The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988)
• Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988 (1987)
• Body Slam (1986)
• Rad (1986)
• Cannonball Run II (1984)
• Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
• Stroker Ace (1983)
• MegaForce (1982)
• The Cannonball Run (1981)
• Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
• Stunts Unlimited (1980)
• Death Car on the Freeway (1979)
• The Villain (1979)
• Hooper (1978)
• Foul Play (1978)
• The End (1978)
• The Greatest Stuntman Alive (1978)
• Superstunt (1977)
• Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
• Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
• Nickelodeon (1976)
• A Star Is Born (1976)
• Gator (1976)
• Jackson County Jail (1976)
• Gable and Lombard (1976)
• Lucky Lady (1975)
• Peeper (1975)
• Take a Hard Ride (1975)
• W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
• French Connection II (1975)
• The Longest Yard (1974)
• Three the Hard Way (1974)
• Chinatown (1974)
• Busting (1974)
• Blazing Saddles (1974)
• McQ (1974)
• White Lightning (1973)
• The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973)
• Call to Danger (1973)
• The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
• The Heist (1972)
• The Bounty Man (1972)
• Goodnight, My Love (1972)
• The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)
• Hardcase (1972)
• Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
• Something Big (1971)
• The Organization (1971)
• The French Connection (1971)
• Chrome and Hot Leather (1971)
• One More Train to Rob (1971)
• Angel Unchained (1970)
• Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
• C.C. and Company (1970)
• Chisum (1970)
• Rio Lobo (1970)
• The Animals (1970)
• The Undefeated (1969)
• The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
• The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
• Hellfighters (1968)
• Bandolero! (1968)
• The Devil's Brigade (1968)
• The Ballad of Josie (1967)
• Camelot (1967)
• Hells Angels on Wheels (1967)
• The War Wagon (1967)
• The Way West (1967)
• Tobruk (1967)
• Alvarez Kelly (1966)
• Beau Geste (1966)
• The Rare Breed (1966)
• Our Man Flint (1966)
• The War Lord (1965)
• The Great Race (1965)
• Shenandoah (1965)
• In Harm's Way (1965)
• Major Dundee (1965)
• Advance to the Rear (1964)
• Mail Order Bride (1964)
• 4 for Texas (1963)
• Kings of the Sun (1963)
• The Raiders (1963)
• McLintock! (1963)
• Wall of Noise (1963)
• Donovan's Reef (1963)
• How the West Was Won (1962)
• Shootout at Big Sag (1962)
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
• A Thunder of Drums (1961)
• Guns of the Timberland (1960)
• Thunder in the Sun (1959)
• Paratroop Command (1959)
• The Big Country (1958)
• The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
• The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)