Filmalist
Explore cinema. Track your favorites
Home

Hal Needham

Photo of Hal Needham
Date of birth
Mar 6, 1931
Date of death
Oct 25, 2013(aged 82)
Place of birth

Hal Needham

Biography of 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

Hal Needham has directed:

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel(1999)
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel(1994)
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit(1994)
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit(1994)
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country(1994)
Body Slam(1986)
Rad(1986)
Cannonball Run II(1984)
Stroker Ace(1983)
MegaForce(1982)
The Cannonball Run(1981)
Smokey and the Bandit II(1980)
Stunts Unlimited(1980)
Death Car on the Freeway(1979)
The Villain(1979)
Hooper(1978)
Smokey and the Bandit(1977)

Hal Needham has acted in:

A RAD Documentary(2025) ... as Self
The Bandit(2016) ... as Self (archive footage)
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit(2006) ... as Self
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar(1996) ... as Self
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular(1994) ... as Self
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen(1988) ... as Self
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988(1987) ... as Self
Cannonball Run II(1984) ... as Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
Stroker Ace(1983) ... as Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room
MegaForce(1982) ... as Technician (uncredited)
The Cannonball Run(1981) ... as Ambulance EMT (uncredited)
Stunts Unlimited(1980) ... as H.N. (uncredited)
Death Car on the Freeway(1979) ... as Mr. Blanchard
The Greatest Stuntman Alive(1978) ... as Himself
Superstunt(1977) ... as Self
Jackson County Jail(1976) ... as Chief of Fallsburg Police
Take a Hard Ride(1975) ... as Garmes (uncredited)
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings(1975) ... as Trooper Carson
French Connection II(1975) ... as Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles(1974) ... as Outlaw (uncredited)
McQ(1974) ... as Santiago Henchman (uncredited)
Call to Danger(1973) ... as Connors
The Bounty Man(1972) ... as Pike
The Culpepper Cattle Co.(1972) ... as Burgess
Sometimes a Great Notion(1971) ... as Man at Racetrack
One More Train to Rob(1971) ... as Bert Gant
The Undefeated(1969) ... as Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited)
The Devil's Brigade(1968) ... as The Sergeant
The War Wagon(1967) ... as Hite
The Great Race(1965) ... as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
In Harm's Way(1965) ... as Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited)
Advance to the Rear(1964) ... as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
4 for Texas(1963) ... as Thomas Worker (uncredited)
McLintock!(1963) ... as Carter (uncredited)
Shootout at Big Sag(1962) ... as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Guns of the Timberland(1960) ... as Townsman (uncredited)
Paratroop Command(1959) ... as German (uncredited)
The Fiend Who Walked the West(1958) ... as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Additional credits for Hal Needham:

The Sunchaser(1996)(Stunts)
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel(1994)(Executive Producer)
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit(1994)(Characters)
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit(1994)(Executive Producer)
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country(1994)(Characters)
Cannonball Run II(1984)(Screenplay)
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3(1983)(Characters)
Stroker Ace(1983)(Screenplay)
MegaForce(1982)(Screenplay)
Smokey and the Bandit II(1980)(Characters)
Foul Play(1978)(Stunts)
The End(1978)(Stunt Coordinator)
Smokey and the Bandit(1977)(Stunts)
Billy Jack Goes to Washington(1977)(Stunt Coordinator)
Nickelodeon(1976)(Stunt Coordinator)
A Star Is Born(1976)(Stunts)
Gator(1976)(Stunt Coordinator)
Gable and Lombard(1976)(Stunts)
Lucky Lady(1975)(Stunts)
Peeper(1975)(Stunt Coordinator)
Take a Hard Ride(1975)(Stunt Coordinator)
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings(1975)(Stunt Coordinator)
French Connection II(1975)(Stunt Coordinator)
The Longest Yard(1974)(Second Unit Director)
Three the Hard Way(1974)(Stunt Coordinator)
Chinatown(1974)(Stunt Coordinator)
Busting(1974)(Stunts)
Blazing Saddles(1974)(Stunts)
McQ(1974)(Stunt Driver)
White Lightning(1973)(Second Unit Director)
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing(1973)(Stunt Coordinator)
Call to Danger(1973)(Stunts)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean(1972)(Stunts)
The Heist(1972)(Stunts)
Goodnight, My Love(1972)(Stunt Coordinator)
The Culpepper Cattle Co.(1972)(Stunt Coordinator)
Hardcase(1972)(Stunt Coordinator)
Sometimes a Great Notion(1971)(Stunts)
Something Big(1971)(Stunt Coordinator)
The Organization(1971)(Stunts)
The French Connection(1971)(Stunts)
Chrome and Hot Leather(1971)(Stunts)
One More Train to Rob(1971)(Stunt Coordinator)
Angel Unchained(1970)(Stunt Coordinator)
Dirty Dingus Magee(1970)(Stunts)
C.C. and Company(1970)(Stunts)
Chisum(1970)(Stunt Coordinator)
Rio Lobo(1970)(Stunts)
The Animals(1970)(Stunts)
The Undefeated(1969)(Stunt Coordinator)
The Bridge at Remagen(1969)(Stunt Coordinator)
The Great Bank Robbery(1969)(Stunts)
Hellfighters(1968)(Stunt Coordinator)
Bandolero!(1968)(Stunt Coordinator)
The Devil's Brigade(1968)(Stunt Coordinator)
The Ballad of Josie(1968)(Stunts)
Camelot(1967)(Stunts)
Hells Angels on Wheels(1967)(Stunts)
The War Wagon(1967)(Stunts)
The Way West(1967)(Stunts)
Tobruk(1967)(Stunts)
Alvarez Kelly(1966)(Stunts)
Beau Geste(1966)(Stunt Coordinator)
The Rare Breed(1966)(Stunt Coordinator)
Our Man Flint(1966)(Stunts)
The War Lord(1965)(Stunts)
Shenandoah(1965)(Stunts)
In Harm's Way(1965)(Stunts)
Major Dundee(1965)(Stunts)
Mail Order Bride(1964)(Stunts)
4 for Texas(1963)(Stunts)
Kings of the Sun(1963)(Stunts)
The Raiders(1963)(Stunts)
McLintock!(1963)(Stunts)
Wall of Noise(1963)(Stunts)
Donovan's Reef(1963)(Stunts)
How the West Was Won(1962)(Stunts)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance(1962)(Stunts)
A Thunder of Drums(1961)(Stunt Double)
Thunder in the Sun(1959)(Stunts)
Paratroop Command(1959)(Stunts)
The Big Country(1958)(Stunts)
The Spirit of St. Louis(1957)(Stunts)

More details about Hal Needham, on:

WikidataTMDBIMDB

Images related to Hal Needham: