Name
Hal Needham
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1931-03-06
Deathday
2013-10-25 (82 years old)
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.
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The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War...
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Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer w...
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Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Donipho...
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A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining...
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A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of pri...
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- 1976 Jackson County Jail as Chief of Fallsburg Police
- 1987 Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988 as Self
- 1981 The Cannonball Run as Ambulance EMT (uncredited)
- 1958 The Fiend Who Walked the West as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1959 Paratroop Command as German (uncredited)
- 1960 Guns of the Timberland as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1962 Shootout at Big Sag as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
- 1963 4 for Texas as Thomas Worker (uncredited)
- 1964 Advance to the Rear as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
- 1968 The Devil's Brigade as The Sergeant
- 1971 One More Train to Rob as Bert Gant
- 1969 The Undefeated as Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited)
- 1971 Sometimes a Great Notion as Man at Racetrack
- 1974 McQ as Santiago Henchman (uncredited)
- 1975 French Connection II as Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited)
- 1975 Take a Hard Ride as Garmes (uncredited)
- 1980 Stunts Unlimited as H.N. (uncredited)
- 1979 Death Car on the Freeway as Mr. Blanchard
- 1974 Blazing Saddles as Outlaw (uncredited)
- 1963 McLintock! as Carter (uncredited)
- 1965 The Great Race as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
- 2006 Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit as Self
- 1972 The Culpepper Cattle Co. as Burgess
- 1967 The War Wagon as Hite
- 1996 Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar as Self
- 1994 Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular as Self
- 2016 The Bandit as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings as Trooper Carson
- 1982 MegaForce as Technician (uncredited)
- 1983 Stroker Ace as Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room
- 1984 Cannonball Run II as Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
- 1972 The Bounty Man as Pike
- 1988 The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen as Self
- 1973 Call to Danger as Connors
- 2025 A RAD Documentary as Self
- 1978 The Greatest Stuntman Alive as Himself
- 1965 In Harm's Way as Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited)
- 1977 Superstunt as Self
- 1963 The Great Adventure ( 1 episode ) as Recruiting Officer
- 1995 Cybill ( 1 episode ) as Hal Needham
- 1971 Alias Smith and Jones ( 1 episode )
- 1976 Charlie's Angels ( 1 episode ) as Julio
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Tales of Wells Fargo ( 1 episode ) as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1957 Tales of Wells Fargo ( 1 episode ) as Indian Brave
- 1957 Tales of Wells Fargo ( 1 episode ) as Outlaw
- 1957 Tales of Wells Fargo ( 1 episode ) as 2nd Cowhand
- 1957 Tales of Wells Fargo ( 1 episode ) as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Ed
- 1965 Laredo ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Corporal Williams
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Harry Beldon
- 1967 Cimarron Strip ( 1 episode )
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as The Man
- 1958 Yancy Derringer ( 1 episode ) as Judge Randall's guard (uncredited)
- 1959 The Rebel ( 1 episode ) as Indian
- 1962 Stoney Burke ( 1 episode )
- 1960 Coronado 9 ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Tom (uncredited)
- 1958 Yancy Derringer ( 1 episode ) as Guard (uncredited)
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Bounty Hunter
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Cowboy
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Charlie (uncredited)
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Henchman (uncredited)
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Gang Member (uncredited)
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Renegade
- 1957 Zorro ( 1 episode ) as Don (uncredited)
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Gleet
- 1974 Dinah! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as 3rd Posseman
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Little Horse
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Mac
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Trail Hand Mabry
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Gandy Dancer
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Gunman #1 - Joe
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Soldier
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Morgan - Trooper
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Emmet Trager
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 2 episodes ) as Cowhand
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Club Bartender
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Shaw
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Cal - Posse Member
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as First Guide
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Ham Turner
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Lookout
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Turner
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Body Guard #2
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Buddy Webster
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as 2nd Deputy
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Dink Turner
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Apache
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Wiggen - Wagonmaster
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Band member (uncredited)
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Saloon Tough (uncredited)
- 1967 Ironside ( 1 episode ) as Officer Connell
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode ) as Henchman #2 (uncredited)
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Brawler (uncredited)
- 1965 The Wild Wild West ( 1 episode ) as Henchman (uncredited)
- 1976 Charlie's Angels ( 1 episode ) as Spencer
