Hal Needham
Acting
- Born:
- 1931-03-06
- Died:
- 2013-10-25
- Place of birth:
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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 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
A RAD Documentary
The Bandit
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
Cybill
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988
Cannonball Run II
Stroker Ace
MegaForce
The Cannonball Run
Stunts Unlimited
Death Car on the Freeway
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
Superstunt
Charlie's Angels
Jackson County Jail
Take a Hard Ride
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
French Connection II
Dinah!
Blazing Saddles
McQ
Call to Danger
The Bounty Man
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Sometimes a Great Notion
One More Train to Rob
Alias Smith and Jones
The Undefeated
The Devil's Brigade
Mannix
Cimarron Strip
The War Wagon
Ironside
The Wild Wild West
Laredo
The Great Race
In Harm's Way
Advance to the Rear
4 for Texas
McLintock!
The Great Adventure
Stoney Burke
The Virginian
Shootout at Big Sag
The Mike Douglas Show
Coronado 9
Guns of the Timberland
The Rebel
Paratroop Command
Rawhide
Yancy Derringer
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Zorro
Wagon Train
Have Gun, Will Travel
Tales of Wells Fargo
Gunsmoke