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Hal Needham

American stunt performer and film director (1931-2013) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 82

Hal Brett Needham was an American stuntman, film director, actor, writer, and NASCAR team owner. 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).

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2013Died25 October 2013Academy Honorary AwardAward1996Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to SuperstarFilm1995CybillSeries, Hal Needham1987Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988Film1984Cannonball Run IIFilm, Director, Writer1982MegaForceFilm, Director, Writer1980Smokey and the Bandit IIFilm, Director1978HooperFilm, Director1976Charlie's AngelsSeries, Julio1975French Connection IIFilm, Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited)1974Dinah!Series1972The Bounty ManFilm, Pike1969The UndefeatedFilm, Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited)1967Cimarron StripSeriesThe War WagonFilm, 1967Hite1965LaredoSeries1964Advance to the RearFilm, Rebel Soldier (uncredited)1962Stoney BurkeSeries1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1960Guns of the TimberlandFilm, Townsman (uncredited)1959RawhideSeries, Corporal Williams1958Yancy DerringerSeries, Judge Randall's guard (uncredited)The Fiend Who Walked the WestFilm, 1958Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)1955GunsmokeSeries, Ed1931Born6 March 1931

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Known for

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  • Blazing Saddles 1974
  • The Great Race 1965
  • Smokey and the Bandit 1977
  • Sometimes a Great Notion 1971
  • French Connection II 1975

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Filmography 40

220 credits on file

Television 23

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Academy Honorary Award2013

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2013 · aged 82

In the same film or series as Hal

Traci LordsAlso in Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994)Clint WalkerAlso in The Bounty Man (1972)Elizabeth BerkleyAlso in Bandit: Bandit Goes Country (1994)Lee Van CleefAlso in Take a Hard Ride (1975)Richard JaeckelAlso in 4 for Texas (1963)