Hal Needham
Age: N/A | From: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 131
TV Involvements: 22
Most Famous Work
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Needham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Most Famous Work
Cannonball Run II
(1984) Screenplay
Chinatown
(1974) Stunt Coordinator
The French Connection
(1971) Stunts
The Bridge at Remagen
(1969) Stunt Coordinator
The Cannonball Run
(1981) Director
The Big Country
(1958) Stunts
The Longest Yard
(1974) Second Unit Director
B.L. Stryker
(1989) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | Self | |
| 1995 | Hal Needham | |
| 1994 | Self | |
| 1987 | Self | |
| 1984 | Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited) | |
| 1983 | Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room | |
| 1982 | Technician (uncredited) | |
| 1981 | Ambulance EMT (uncredited) | |
| 1980 | H.N. (uncredited) | |
| 1979 | Mr. Blanchard | |
| 1976 | Julio | |
| Chief of Fallsburg Police | ||
| 1975 | Garmes (uncredited) | |
| Trooper Carson | ||
| Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited) | ||
| 1974 | Outlaw (uncredited) | |
| Santiago Henchman (uncredited) | ||
| 1972 | Pike | |
| Burgess | ||
| 1971 | Man at Racetrack | |
| Bert Gant | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1969 | Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | The Sergeant | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Hite | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1965 | N/A | |
| Saloon Brawler (uncredited) | ||
| Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited) | ||
| 1964 | Rebel Soldier (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | Thomas Worker (uncredited) | |
| Carter (uncredited) | ||
| Recruiting Officer | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
| The Man | ||
| Bounty Hunter | ||
| Saloon Brawler (uncredited) | ||
| 1961 | Self | |
| 1960 | N/A | |
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| 1959 | Indian | |
| German (uncredited) | ||
| Corporal Williams | ||
| Tom (uncredited) | ||
| 1958 | Judge Randall's guard (uncredited) | |
| Guard (uncredited) | ||
| Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| 1957 | Don (uncredited) | |
| Harry Beldon | ||
| 2nd Cowhand | ||
| Indian Brave | ||
| Stage Passenger (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Outlaw | ||
| 1955 | Ed | |
| Cowboy | ||
| Henchman (uncredited) | ||
| Charlie (uncredited) | ||
| Renegade | ||
| Gang Member (uncredited) | ||
| Self | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Director | |
| 1994 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| 1989 | Director | |
| 1986 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1984 | Director | |
| 1983 | Director | |
| 1982 | Director | |
| 1981 | Director | |
| 1980 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1979 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1978 | Director | |
| 1977 | Director | |
| 1976 | Second Unit Director | |
| 1975 | Second Unit Director | |
| 1974 | Second Unit Director | |
| 1973 | Second Unit Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Stunts | |
| 1978 | Stunts | |
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| 1977 | Stunts | |
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| 1976 | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Stunts | ||
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| Stunts | ||
| 1975 | Stunts | |
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| 1974 | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| Stunts | ||
| Stunts | ||
| Stunt Driver | ||
| 1973 | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Stunt Double | ||
| Stunts | ||
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
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| 1972 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| 1971 | Stunts | |
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
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| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| 1970 | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Stunts | ||
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| Stunt Coordinator | ||
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| 1969 | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
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| 1968 | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| Stunts | ||
| 1967 | Stunts | |
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| 1966 | Stunts | |
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
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| 1965 | Stunts | |
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| 1964 | Stunts | |
| 1963 | Stunts | |
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| 1962 | Stunts | |
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| 1961 | Stunt Double | |
| 1959 | Stunts | |
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| 1958 | Stunts | |
| 1957 | Stunts | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Characters | |
| Story | ||
| 1984 | Screenplay | |
| 1983 | Characters | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1982 | Screenplay | |
| 1980 | Characters | |
| 1977 | Story | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
