
Hal Needham
Actor
Born: March 6, 1931 (82 years old)
Died: October 25, 2013
Place of birth: Memphis, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Needham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography (111)
- Blazing Saddles (1974, ★ 7.2)
- The Bandit (2016, ★ 7.6)
- The Wild Wild West (1965, ★ 7.6)
- Chinatown (1974, ★ 7.9)
- Sometimes a Great Notion (1971, ★ 6.9)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962, ★ 7.8)
- French Connection II (1975, ★ 6.8)
- The Great Race (1965, ★ 7.1)
- The War Wagon (1967, ★ 6.8)
- The Big Country (1958, ★ 7.6)
- McLintock! (1963, ★ 6.6)
- Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar (1996, ★ 7)
- In Harm's Way (1965, ★ 6.6)
- Alias Smith and Jones (1971, ★ 7)
- Charlie's Angels (1976, ★ 6.7)
- Mannix (1967, ★ 6.7)
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1957, ★ 6.9)
- Gunsmoke (1955, ★ 6.7)
- Rawhide (1959, ★ 7.2)
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957, ★ 7.3)
- Zorro (1957, ★ 7.5)
- Wagon Train (1957, ★ 6.6)
- Ironside (1967, ★ 6.8)
- Smokey and the Bandit (1977, ★ 7)
- Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999, ★ 6.8)
- The Longest Yard (1974, ★ 6.7)
- The French Connection (1971, ★ 7.5)
- Rad (1986, ★ 6.5)
- Jackson County Jail (1976, ★ 5.5)
- The Cannonball Run (1981, ★ 6.2)