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Hal Needham

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

Known For: Acting

Born: Memphis, Tennessee, USA, 1931-03-06

Died: 2013-10-25

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1958	The Fiend Who Walked the West	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)	60
2	1959	Paratroop Command	German (uncredited)	54
3	1960	Guns of the Timberland	Townsman (uncredited)	61
4	1962	Shootout at Big Sag	Saloon Brawler (uncredited)	0
5	1963	McLintock!	Carter (uncredited)	66
6	1963	4 for Texas	Thomas Worker (uncredited)	51
7	1964	Advance to the Rear	Rebel Soldier (uncredited)	50
8	1965	In Harm's Way	Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited)	66
9	1965	The Great Race	Saloon Brawler (uncredited)	71
10	1967	The War Wagon	Hite	68
11	1968	The Devil's Brigade	The Sergeant	63
12	1969	The Undefeated	Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited)	62
13	1971	One More Train to Rob	Bert Gant	54
14	1971	Sometimes a Great Notion	Man at Racetrack	69
15	1972	The Culpepper Cattle Co.	Burgess	64
16	1972	The Bounty Man	Pike	55
17	1973	Call to Danger	Connors	0
18	1974	McQ	Santiago Henchman (uncredited)	61
19	1974	Blazing Saddles	Outlaw (uncredited)	72
20	1975	French Connection II	Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited)	68
21	1975	W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings	Trooper Carson	59
22	1975	Take a Hard Ride	Garmes (uncredited)	53
23	1976	Jackson County Jail	Chief of Fallsburg Police	56
24	1979	Death Car on the Freeway	Mr. Blanchard	53
25	1980	Stunts Unlimited	H.N. (uncredited)	0
26	1981	The Cannonball Run	Ambulance EMT (uncredited)	61
27	1982	MegaForce	Technician (uncredited)	40
28	1983	Stroker Ace	Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room	50
29	1987	Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988	Self	43
30		Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit	Self	0
31	1984	Cannonball Run II	Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited)	54
32	1988	The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen	Self	0
33	1994	Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular	Self	95
34	1996	Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar	Self	70
35	2016	The Bandit	Self (archive footage)	78
36	2025	A RAD Documentary	Self	83

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Gunsmoke	Ed	66
2	1955	Gunsmoke	Cowboy	66
3	1955	Gunsmoke	Charlie (uncredited)	66
4	1955	Gunsmoke	Henchman (uncredited)	66
5	1955	Gunsmoke	Gang Member (uncredited)	66
6	1955	Gunsmoke	Renegade	66
7	1955	Gunsmoke	Townsman (uncredited)	66
8	1957	Tales of Wells Fargo	Indian Brave	63
9	1957	Tales of Wells Fargo	Stage Passenger (uncredited)	63
10	1957	Tales of Wells Fargo	2nd Cowhand	63
11	1957	Tales of Wells Fargo	Townsman (uncredited)	63
12	1957	Tales of Wells Fargo	Outlaw	63
13	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Harry Beldon	74
14	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Gleet	74
15	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	3rd Posseman	74
16	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Little Horse	74
17	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Mac	74
18	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Trail Hand Mabry	74
19	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Gandy Dancer	74
20	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Gunman #1 - Joe	74
21	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Soldier	74
22	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Morgan - Trooper	74
23	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Emmet Trager	74
24	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Cowhand	74
25	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Club Bartender	74
26	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Shaw	74
27	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Cal - Posse Member	74
28	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	First Guide	74
29	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Ham Turner	74
30	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Lookout	74
31	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Turner	74
32	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Body Guard #2	74
33	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Buddy Webster	74
34	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	2nd Deputy	74
35	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Dink Turner	74
36	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Apache	74
37	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Wiggen - Wagonmaster	74
38	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Saloon Brawler (uncredited)	74
39	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Band member (uncredited)	74
40	1957	Wagon Train	Saloon Tough (uncredited)	63
41	1957	Zorro	Don (uncredited)	75
42	1958	Yancy Derringer	Judge Randall's guard (uncredited)	56
43	1958	Yancy Derringer	Guard (uncredited)	56
44	1959	Rawhide	Corporal Williams	72
45	1959	Rawhide	Tom (uncredited)	72
46	1959	The Rebel	Indian	51
47	1960	Coronado 9		60
48	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
49	1962	The Virginian	The Man	65
50	1962	The Virginian	Bounty Hunter	65
51	1962	Stoney Burke		57
52	1963	The Great Adventure	Recruiting Officer	0
53	1965	Laredo		63
54	1967	Ironside		68
55	1967	Cimarron Strip		50
56	1967	Mannix		67
57	1971	Alias Smith and Jones		69
58	1974	Dinah!	Self	67
59	1976	Charlie's Angels	Julio	67
60	1995	Cybill	Hal Needham	58