Acting
Hal Needham
EN cinema · 107 credits
Born
6 March 1931
Died
25 October 2013 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Also known as Hal Brett 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
Known for
Filmography
The Bandit
as Self (archive footage)
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Director, Executive Producer, Characters
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Characters, Story, Director, Executive Producer
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Executive Producer, Characters, Director
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Characters, Director, Executive Producer
Body Slam
Director
Rad
Director
Cannonball Run II
as Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Stroker Ace
as Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room, Director, Screenplay
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Characters
MegaForce
as Technician (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
The Cannonball Run
as Ambulance EMT (uncredited), Director
Stunts Unlimited
as H.N. (uncredited), Director
Smokey and the Bandit II
Director, Characters
Death Car on the Freeway
as Mr. Blanchard, Director
The Villain
Director
Hooper
Director
The End
Stunt Coordinator
Foul Play
Stunts
Smokey and the Bandit
Director, Stunts, Story
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Stunt Coordinator
Jackson County Jail
as Chief of Fallsburg Police
Nickelodeon
Stunt Coordinator
Gator
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Take a Hard Ride
as Garmes (uncredited), Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
French Connection II
as Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited), Stunt Coordinator
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
as Trooper Carson, Stunt Coordinator
Lucky Lady
Stunts
Peeper
Stunt Coordinator
McQ
as Santiago Henchman (uncredited), Stunt Driver
Blazing Saddles
as Outlaw (uncredited), Stunts
The Longest Yard
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Three the Hard Way
Stunt Coordinator
Chinatown
Stunt Coordinator
Busting
Stunts
Call to Danger
as Connors, Stunts
White Lightning
Second Unit Director, Stunts, Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Stunt Coordinator
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Burgess, Stunt Coordinator
The Bounty Man
as Pike
Hardcase
Stunt Coordinator
The Heist
Stunts
Goodnight, My Love
Stunt Coordinator
One More Train to Rob
as Bert Gant, Stunt Coordinator
Sometimes a Great Notion
as Man at Racetrack, Stunts
Something Big
Stunt Coordinator
The Animals
Stunts
Rio Lobo
Stunts
Angel Unchained
Stunt Coordinator
Chisum
Stunt Coordinator
The Undefeated
as Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited), Stunt Coordinator
The Bridge at Remagen
Stunt Coordinator
The Devil's Brigade
as The Sergeant, Stunt Coordinator
Hellfighters
Stunt Coordinator
Bandolero!
Stunt Coordinator
The War Wagon
as Hite, Stunts, Stunt Double, Stunt Coordinator
Camelot
Stunts
The Way West
Stunts
Tobruk
Stunts
The Rare Breed
Stunt Coordinator
Beau Geste
Stunt Coordinator
The Great Race
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
In Harm's Way
as Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited), Stunts
Major Dundee
Stunts
The War Lord
Stunts
Shenandoah
Stunts
Advance to the Rear
as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
4 for Texas
as Thomas Worker (uncredited), Stunts
McLintock!
as Carter (uncredited), Stunts
The Raiders
Stunts
Shootout at Big Sag
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
A Thunder of Drums
Stunt Double
Guns of the Timberland
as Townsman (uncredited)
Paratroop Command
as German (uncredited), Stunts
The Fiend Who Walked the West
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
