Hal Needham

Hal Needham

Acting
🎂 1931-03-06 (82 years old at death)
✝️ 2013-10-25
📍 Memphis, Tennessee, USA
👤 Male
🎬 35 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 Awar ...
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Filmography (35 movies)

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