Hal Needham
ActingHal 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
Movies
Self
A RAD Documentary
2025
Self (archive footage)
The Bandit
2016
Self
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
2006
Self
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996
Self
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
1994
Self
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988
1987
Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
Cannonball Run II
1984
Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room
Stroker Ace
1983
Technician (uncredited)
MegaForce
1982
Ambulance EMT (uncredited)
The Cannonball Run
1981
H.N. (uncredited)
Stunts Unlimited
1980
Mr. Blanchard
Death Car on the Freeway
1979
Himself
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
1978
Chief of Fallsburg Police
Jackson County Jail
1976
Garmes (uncredited)
Take a Hard Ride
1975
Trooper Carson
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
1975
Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited)
French Connection II
1975
Outlaw (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles
1974
Santiago Henchman (uncredited)
McQ
1974
Connors
Call to Danger
1973
TV Shows
Hal Needham
Cybill
1995
Julio
Charlie's Angels
1976
Spencer
Charlie's Angels
1976
Self
Dinah!
1974
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Mannix
1967
Henchman #2 (uncredited)
Mannix
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967
Officer Connell
Ironside
1967
Henchman (uncredited)
The Wild Wild West
1965
Laredo
1965
Recruiting Officer
The Great Adventure
1963
Stoney Burke
1962
The Man
The Virginian
1962
Bounty Hunter
The Virginian
1962
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Coronado 9
1960
Indian
The Rebel
1959
Corporal Williams
Rawhide
1959
Tom (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959