Hal 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

Filmography of Hal Needham

• A RAD Documentary (2025)
• The Bandit (2016)
• Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit (2006)
• Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar (1996)
• Cybill (1995)
• Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular (1994)
• Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988 (1987)
• Cannonball Run II (1984)
• Stroker Ace (1983)
• MegaForce (1982)
• The Cannonball Run (1981)
• Stunts Unlimited (1980)
• Death Car on the Freeway (1979)
• The Greatest Stuntman Alive (1978)
• Jackson County Jail (1976)
• Charlie's Angels (1976)
• French Connection II (1975)
• Take a Hard Ride (1975)
• W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
• McQ (1974)
• Blazing Saddles (1974)
• Dinah! (1974)
• Call to Danger (1973)
• The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)
• The Bounty Man (1972)
• One More Train to Rob (1971)
• Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
• Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
• The Undefeated (1969)
• The Devil's Brigade (1968)
• The War Wagon (1967)
• Mannix (1967)
• Cimarron Strip (1967)
• Ironside (1967)
• The Great Race (1965)
• In Harm's Way (1965)
• Laredo (1965)
• The Wild Wild West (1965)
• Advance to the Rear (1964)
• 4 for Texas (1963)