

Hal Needham
Acting
March 6, 1931
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
October 25, 2013
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
The Filmography


Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel

Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit

Bandit: Bandit Goes Country

Body Slam

Rad

Cannonball Run II

Stroker Ace

MegaForce

The Cannonball Run

Smokey and the Bandit II

Death Car on the Freeway

The Villain

Hooper

Smokey and the Bandit
