Hal Needham
Known for: Acting
Born: March 6, 1931
Died: October 25, 2013
Place of birth: Memphis, 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 Wikipedia
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Filmography
107 movies · 23 TV shows, newest first
8.2
A RAD Documentary
2025
7.6
The Bandit
2016
NR
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
2006
6.9
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999
7.5
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996
6.3
The Sunchaser
1996
5.9
Cybill
1995
9.3
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
1994
4.8
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
1994
4.7
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
1994
4.9
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
1994
4.2
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
1994
6.1
B.L. Stryker
1989NR
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988
4.4
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988
1987
5.1
Body Slam
1986
6.5
Rad
1986
5.4
Cannonball Run II
1984
4.4
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
1983
4.8
Stroker Ace
1983
4.0
MegaForce
1982
6.1
The Cannonball Run
1981
5.5
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
6.0
Stunts Unlimited
1980
5.2
Death Car on the Freeway
1979
5.7
The Villain
1979
6.3
Hooper
1978
6.3
Foul Play
1978
5.6
The End
1978
NR
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
1978NR
Superstunt
1977
7.0
Smokey and the Bandit
1977
6.5
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
1977
6.1
Nickelodeon
1976
6.0
A Star Is Born
1976
6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976
5.2
Gator
1976
5.6
Jackson County Jail
1976
5.0
Gable and Lombard
1976
5.6
Lucky Lady
1975
5.1
Peeper
1975
5.3
Take a Hard Ride
1975
6.0
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
1975
6.8
French Connection II
1975
7.0
Dinah!
1974
6.7
The Longest Yard
1974
6.3
Three the Hard Way
1974
7.9
Chinatown
1974
6.2
Busting
1974
7.2
Blazing Saddles
1974
6.1
McQ
1974
6.1
White Lightning
1973
5.9
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
1973
9.0
Call to Danger
1973
6.5
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
8.3
The Heist
1972
6.4
The Bounty Man
1972
7.1
Goodnight, My Love
1972
6.4
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
6.2
Hardcase
1972
6.9
Sometimes a Great Notion
1971
5.4
Something Big
1971
6.3
The Organization
1971
7.5
The French Connection
1971
5.6
Chrome and Hot Leather
1971
5.4
One More Train to Rob
1971
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
4.8
Angel Unchained
1970
4.7
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
5.5
C.C. and Company
1970
6.7
Chisum
1970
6.5
Rio Lobo
1970
3.9
The Animals
1970
6.3
The Undefeated
1969
6.7
The Bridge at Remagen
1969
6.6
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
6.3
Hellfighters
1968
6.6
Bandolero!
1968
6.3
The Devil's Brigade
1968
6.0
The Ballad of Josie
1967
6.2
Camelot
1967
6.8
Mannix
1967
5.7
Cimarron Strip
1967
5.2
Hells Angels on Wheels
1967
6.8
The War Wagon
1967
6.1
The Way West
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
6.4
Tobruk
1967
6.2
Alvarez Kelly
1966
5.6
Beau Geste
1966
6.2
The Rare Breed
1966
6.4
Our Man Flint
1966
6.2
The War Lord
1965
7.5
The Wild Wild West
1965
6.4
Laredo
1965
7.1
The Great Race
1965
6.9
Shenandoah
1965
6.6
In Harm's Way
1965
6.7
Major Dundee
1965
5.2
Advance to the Rear
1964
7.0
Mail Order Bride
1964
5.1
4 for Texas
1963
6.0
Kings of the Sun
1963
4.8
The Raiders
1963
6.6
McLintock!
1963
10.0
The Great Adventure
1963
4.1
Wall of Noise
1963
6.2
Donovan's Reef
1963
7.0
How the West Was Won
1962
6.8
Stoney Burke
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
5.5
Shootout at Big Sag
1962
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
5.6
A Thunder of Drums
1961
6.7
Coronado 9
1960
6.2
Guns of the Timberland
1960
5.1
The Rebel
1959
5.6
Thunder in the Sun
1959
5.9
Paratroop Command
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
6.2
Yancy Derringer
1958
7.6
The Big Country
1958
6.4
The Fiend Who Walked the West
1958
7.6
Zorro
1957
6.6
Wagon Train
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
6.7
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
7.2
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955