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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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Acting (35 movies)

5.5

Jackson County Jail

1976

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Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988

1987

6.2

The Cannonball Run

1981

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The Fiend Who Walked the West

1958

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Paratroop Command

1959

6.1

Guns of the Timberland

1960

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Shootout at Big Sag

1962

5.1

4 for Texas

1963

5.0

Advance to the Rear

1964

6.3

The Devil's Brigade

1968

5.4

One More Train to Rob

1971

6.2

The Undefeated

1969

6.9

Sometimes a Great Notion

1971

6.1

McQ

1974

6.8

French Connection II

1975

5.2

Take a Hard Ride

1975

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Stunts Unlimited

1980

5.1

Death Car on the Freeway

1979

6.6

In Harm's Way

1965

7.2

Blazing Saddles

1974

6.6

McLintock!

1963

7.1

The Great Race

1965

6.3

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

1972

6.8

The War Wagon

1967

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Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

1996

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Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular

1994

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The Bandit

2016

5.9

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

1975

4.0

MegaForce

1982

4.9

Stroker Ace

1983

5.4

Cannonball Run II

1984

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The Bounty Man

1972

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Call to Danger

1973

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A RAD Documentary

2025

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The Greatest Stuntman Alive

1978

Directing (17 movies)

7.0

Smokey and the Bandit

1977

6.2

The Cannonball Run

1981

5.4

Cannonball Run II

1984

4.0

MegaForce

1982

5.5

Smokey and the Bandit II

1980

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Hard Time: Hostage Hotel

1999

6.3

Hooper

1978

4.9

Stroker Ace

1983

4.5

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel

1994

4.8

Body Slam

1986

5.7

The Villain

1979

5.1

Death Car on the Freeway

1979

6.5

Rad

1986

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Stunts Unlimited

1980

3.7

Bandit: Bandit Goes Country

1994

4.7

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit

1994

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Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit

1994

Title	Year	Job
MegaForce	1982	Screenplay
Stroker Ace	1983	Screenplay
Cannonball Run II	1984	Screenplay
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country	1994	Executive Producer
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit	1994	Executive Producer
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit	1994	Executive Producer
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel	1994	Executive Producer