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.
- Jackson County Jail 1976
- The Cannonball Run 1981
- Guns of the Timberland 1960
- The Fiend Who Walked The West 1958
- Paratroop Command 1959
- 4 for Texas 1963
- Advance to the Rear 1964
- Shootout at Big Sag 1962
- One More Train to Rob 1971
- The Undefeated 1969
- Sometimes a Great Notion 1971
- The Devil's Brigade 1968
- French Connection II 1975
- McQ 1974
- Take a Hard Ride 1975
- 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
- W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings 1975
- MegaForce 1982
- Stroker Ace 1983
- Cannonball Run II 1984
- The Bounty Man 1972
- The Great Adventure 1963
- Cybill 1995
- Charlie's Angels 1976
- Tales of Wells Fargo 1957
- Gunsmoke 1955
- Rawhide 1959
- Have Gun, Will Travel 1957
- The Virginian 1962
- Yancy Derringer 1958
- The Rebel 1959
- Zorro 1957