Hal Needham
Acting1931Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
A RAD Documentary
as Self
2016
The Bandit
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Director
1996
The Sunchaser
Stunts
1995
Cybill
TVas Hal Needham• 1 eps
1994
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Director
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Executive Producer
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Characters
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Director
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Executive Producer
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Executive Producer
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Characters
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Director
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Characters
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Director
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Executive Producer
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Characters
1989
B.L. Stryker
TVDirector
1984
Cannonball Run II
as Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
Cannonball Run II
Director
Cannonball Run II
Screenplay
1983
Stroker Ace
as Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room
Stroker Ace
Director
Stroker Ace
Screenplay
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Characters
1981
The Cannonball Run
as Ambulance EMT (uncredited)
The Cannonball Run
Director
1980
Stunts Unlimited
as H.N. (uncredited)
Stunts Unlimited
Director
Smokey and the Bandit II
Director
Smokey and the Bandit II
Characters
1979
1977
Charlie's Angels
TVas Julio• 1 eps
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Stunt Coordinator
Smokey and the Bandit
Director
Smokey and the Bandit
Stunts
1976
Jackson County Jail
as Chief of Fallsburg Police
Dinah!
TVas Self• 1 eps
A Star Is Born
Stunts
Gable and Lombard
Stunts
Gator
Stunt Coordinator
Gator
Second Unit Director
Nickelodeon
Stunt Coordinator
1975
Take a Hard Ride
as Garmes (uncredited)
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
as Trooper Carson
French Connection II
as Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited)
Take a Hard Ride
Stunt Coordinator
Take a Hard Ride
Second Unit Director
Peeper
Stunt Coordinator
Lucky Lady
Stunts
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Stunt Coordinator
French Connection II
Stunt Coordinator
1974
McQ
as Santiago Henchman (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles
as Outlaw (uncredited)
Mannix
TVas Henchman #2 (uncredited)• 1 eps
Blazing Saddles
Stunts
The Longest Yard
Second Unit Director
The Longest Yard
Stunt Coordinator
Busting
Stunts
Three the Hard Way
Stunt Coordinator
McQ
Stunt Driver
Chinatown
Stunt Coordinator
1973
White Lightning
Second Unit Director
White Lightning
Stunts
White Lightning
Stunt Coordinator
White Lightning
Stunt Double
1972
The Bounty Man
as Pike
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Burgess
The Heist
Stunts
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Stunt Coordinator
Goodnight, My Love
Stunt Coordinator
Hardcase
Stunt Coordinator
1971
Sometimes a Great Notion
as Man at Racetrack
One More Train to Rob
as Bert Gant
Something Big
Stunt Coordinator
Sometimes a Great Notion
Stunts
Chrome and Hot Leather
Stunts
The Organization
Stunts
The French Connection
Stunts
One More Train to Rob
Stunt Coordinator
1970
C.C. and Company
Stunts
Angel Unchained
Stunt Coordinator
The Animals
Stunts
Rio Lobo
Stunts
Chisum
Stunt Coordinator
Dirty Dingus Magee
Stunts
1969
The Undefeated
as Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited)
The Undefeated
Stunt Coordinator
The Great Bank Robbery
Stunts
The Bridge at Remagen
Stunt Coordinator
1968
The Devil's Brigade
as The Sergeant
Ironside
TVas Officer Connell• 1 eps
The Devil's Brigade
Stunt Coordinator
Hellfighters
Stunt Coordinator
The Ballad of Josie
Stunts
Bandolero
Stunt Coordinator
1967
The War Wagon
as Hite
The War Wagon
Stunts
The War Wagon
Stunt Double
The War Wagon
Stunt Coordinator
Tobruk
Stunts
The Way West
Stunts
Camelot
Stunts
1966
1965
The Great Race
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
In Harm's Way
as Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited)
The Wild Wild West
TVas Henchman (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Bounty Hunter / The Man• 1 eps
The War Lord
Stunts
Major Dundee
Stunts
Shenandoah
Stunts
In Harm's Way
Stunts
The Wild Wild West
TVStunts• 1 eps
1964
Advance to the Rear
as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
The Great Adventure
TVas Recruiting Officer• 1 eps
Gunsmoke
TVas Townsman (uncredited)• 1 eps
Rawhide
TVas Brawler (uncredited)• 1 eps
Wagon Train
TVas Saloon Tough (uncredited)• 1 eps
Mail Order Bride
Stunts
1963
McLintock!
as Carter (uncredited)
4 for Texas
as Thomas Worker (uncredited)
McLintock!
Stunts
Donovan's Reef
Stunts
4 for Texas
Stunts
Kings of the Sun
Stunts
The Raiders
Stunts
Wall of Noise
Stunts
1962
Shootout at Big Sag
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
Stunts
1961
1960
Guns of the Timberland
as Townsman (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
TVas Band member (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Rebel
TVas Indian• 1 eps
1959
Paratroop Command
as German (uncredited)
Thunder in the Sun
Stunts
Paratroop Command
Stunts
Have Gun, Will Travel
TVStunt Double• 1 eps
1958
The Fiend Who Walked the West
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Yancy Derringer
TVas Guard (uncredited) / Judge Randall's guard (uncredited)
The Big Country
Stunts
1957
Zorro
TVas Don (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Spirit of St. Louis
Stunts