Hal Needham

Known for ActingBorn 1931-03-06Died 2013-10-25Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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 WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

The Great Adventure

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular

Call to Danger

A RAD Documentary

The Heist

The Bandit

Chinatown

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

The Wild Wild West

The French Connection

Zorro

The Big Country

Blazing Saddles

Have Gun, Will Travel

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel

Rawhide

Goodnight, My Love

Smokey and the Bandit

Tales of Wells Fargo

The Great Race

Dinah!

Alias Smith and Jones

Mail Order Bride

Sometimes a Great Notion

How the West Was Won

Shenandoah

French Connection II

Mannix

The War Wagon

The Longest Yard

Ironside

Charlie's Angels

The Bridge at Remagen

Stoney Burke

Rad

Chisum

Major Dundee

The Great Bank Robbery

Bandolero!

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

Coronado 9

Gunsmoke

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Sunchaser

McLintock!

In Harm's Way