
Hal Needham
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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Acting (35 movies)

Jackson County Jail
1976

Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988
1987

The Cannonball Run
1981

The Fiend Who Walked the West
1958

Paratroop Command
1959

Guns of the Timberland
1960

Shootout at Big Sag
1962

4 for Texas
1963

Advance to the Rear
1964

The Devil's Brigade
1968

One More Train to Rob
1971

The Undefeated
1969

Sometimes a Great Notion
1971

McQ
1974

French Connection II
1975

Take a Hard Ride
1975

Stunts Unlimited
1980

Death Car on the Freeway
1979

In Harm's Way
1965

Blazing Saddles
1974

McLintock!
1963

The Great Race
1965

The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972

The War Wagon
1967

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
1994

The Bandit
2016

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
1975

MegaForce
1982

Stroker Ace
1983

Cannonball Run II
1984

The Bounty Man
1972

Call to Danger
1973

A RAD Documentary
2025

The Greatest Stuntman Alive
1978
Directing (17 movies)

Smokey and the Bandit
1977

The Cannonball Run
1981

Cannonball Run II
1984

MegaForce
1982

Smokey and the Bandit II
1980

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999

Hooper
1978

Stroker Ace
1983

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
1994

Body Slam
1986

The Villain
1979

Death Car on the Freeway
1979

Rad
1986

Stunts Unlimited
1980

Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
1994

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
1994

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 |