Hal Needham

Hal Needham

Acting

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…

Filmography

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A RAD Documentary ★ 8.2 A RAD Documentary 2025 The Bandit ★ 7.6 The Bandit 2016 Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit 2006 Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar ★ 7.5 Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar 1996 Cybill ★ 5.9 Cybill 1995 Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular ★ 9.3 Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular 1994 The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen 1988 Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988 ★ 4.4 Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988 1987 Cannonball Run II ★ 5.4 Cannonball Run II 1984 Stroker Ace ★ 4.9 Stroker Ace 1983 MegaForce ★ 4.0 MegaForce 1982 The Cannonball Run ★ 6.2 The Cannonball Run 1981 Stunts Unlimited ★ 6.0 Stunts Unlimited 1980 Death Car on the Freeway ★ 5.2 Death Car on the Freeway 1979 The Greatest Stuntman Alive The Greatest Stuntman Alive 1978 Superstunt Superstunt 1977 Charlie's Angels ★ 6.7 Charlie's Angels 1976 Jackson County Jail ★ 5.6 Jackson County Jail 1976 Take a Hard Ride ★ 5.3 Take a Hard Ride 1975 W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings ★ 6.0 W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings 1975 French Connection II ★ 6.8 French Connection II 1975 Dinah! ★ 7.0 Dinah! 1974 Blazing Saddles ★ 7.2 Blazing Saddles 1974 McQ ★ 6.1 McQ 1974 Call to Danger ★ 9.0 Call to Danger 1973 The Bounty Man ★ 6.3 The Bounty Man 1972 The Culpepper Cattle Co. ★ 6.4 The Culpepper Cattle Co. 1972 Sometimes a Great Notion ★ 7.0 Sometimes a Great Notion 1971 One More Train to Rob ★ 5.4 One More Train to Rob 1971 Alias Smith and Jones ★ 7.0 Alias Smith and Jones 1971 The Undefeated ★ 6.3 The Undefeated 1969 The Devil's Brigade ★ 6.3 The Devil's Brigade 1968 Mannix ★ 6.8 Mannix 1967 Cimarron Strip ★ 5.7 Cimarron Strip 1967 The War Wagon ★ 6.8 The War Wagon 1967 Ironside ★ 6.9 Ironside 1967 The Wild Wild West ★ 7.6 The Wild Wild West 1965 Laredo ★ 6.4 Laredo 1965 The Great Race ★ 7.1 The Great Race 1965 In Harm's Way ★ 6.6 In Harm's Way 1965 Advance to the Rear ★ 5.2 Advance to the Rear 1964 4 for Texas ★ 5.1 4 for Texas 1963 McLintock! ★ 6.6 McLintock! 1963 The Great Adventure ★ 10.0 The Great Adventure 1963 Stoney Burke ★ 6.8 Stoney Burke 1962 The Virginian ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962 Shootout at Big Sag ★ 5.5 Shootout at Big Sag 1962 The Mike Douglas Show ★ 5.8 The Mike Douglas Show 1961 Coronado 9 ★ 6.7 Coronado 9 1960 Guns of the Timberland ★ 6.2 Guns of the Timberland 1960 The Rebel ★ 5.1 The Rebel 1959 Paratroop Command ★ 5.9 Paratroop Command 1959 Rawhide ★ 7.2 Rawhide 1959 Yancy Derringer ★ 6.2 Yancy Derringer 1958 The Fiend Who Walked the West ★ 6.4 The Fiend Who Walked the West 1958 Zorro ★ 7.5 Zorro 1957 Wagon Train ★ 6.6 Wagon Train 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ★ 7.3 Have Gun, Will Travel 1957 Tales of Wells Fargo ★ 7.1 Tales of Wells Fargo 1957 Gunsmoke ★ 6.7 Gunsmoke 1955