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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.
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As director
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Body Slam
Rad
Cannonball Run II
Stroker Ace
MegaForce
The Cannonball Run
Smokey and the Bandit II
Stunts Unlimited
The Villain
Death Car on the Freeway
Hooper
Smokey and the Bandit
As actor
A RAD Documentary
The Bandit
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988
Cannonball Run II
Stroker Ace
MegaForce
The Cannonball Run
Stunts Unlimited
Death Car on the Freeway
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
Superstunt
Jackson County Jail
French Connection II
Take a Hard Ride
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
McQ
Blazing Saddles
Call to Danger
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
The Bounty Man
One More Train to Rob
Sometimes a Great Notion
The Undefeated
The Devil's Brigade
The War Wagon
The Great Race