Hal Needham
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 6, 1931, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Died
- October 25, 2013
- Movies
- 55
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.
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2025 | A RAD Documentary | Self |
| 2016 | The Bandit | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit | Self |
| 1996 | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Self |
| 1994 | Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular | Self |
| 1988 | The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen | Self |
| 1987 | Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988 | Self |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited) |
| 1983 | Stroker Ace | Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room |
| 1982 | MegaForce | Technician (uncredited) |
| 1981 | The Cannonball Run | Ambulance EMT (uncredited) |
| 1980 | Stunts Unlimited | H.N. (uncredited) |
| 1979 | Death Car on the Freeway | Mr. Blanchard |
| 1978 | The Greatest Stuntman Alive | Himself |
| 1977 | Superstunt | Self |
| 1976 | Jackson County Jail | Chief of Fallsburg Police |
| 1975 | Take a Hard Ride | Garmes (uncredited) |
| 1975 | W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings | Trooper Carson |
| 1975 | French Connection II | Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Outlaw (uncredited) |
| 1974 | McQ | Santiago Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Call to Danger | Connors |
| 1972 | The Bounty Man | Pike |
| 1972 | The Culpepper Cattle Co. | Burgess |
| 1971 | Sometimes a Great Notion | Man at Racetrack |
| 1971 | One More Train to Rob | Bert Gant |
| 1969 | The Undefeated | Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Devil's Brigade | The Sergeant |
| 1967 | The War Wagon | Hite |
| 1965 | The Great Race | Saloon Brawler (uncredited) |
| 1965 | In Harm's Way | Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Advance to the Rear | Rebel Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1963 | 4 for Texas | Thomas Worker (uncredited) |
| 1963 | McLintock! | Carter (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Shootout at Big Sag | Saloon Brawler (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Guns of the Timberland | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Paratroop Command | German (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Fiend Who Walked the West | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1999 | Hard Time: Hostage Hotel | Director |
| 1994 | Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel | Director |
| 1994 | Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit | Director |
| 1994 | Bandit: Bandit, Bandit | Director |
| 1994 | Bandit: Bandit Goes Country | Director |
| 1986 | Body Slam | Director |
| 1986 | Rad | Director |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Director, Screenplay |
| 1983 | Stroker Ace | Director, Screenplay |
| 1982 | MegaForce | Director, Screenplay |
| 1981 | The Cannonball Run | Director |
| 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | Director |
| 1980 | Stunts Unlimited | Director |
| 1979 | Death Car on the Freeway | Director |
| 1979 | The Villain | Director |
| 1978 | Hooper | Director |
| 1977 | Smokey and the Bandit | Director |
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