Directed credits
17
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Hal Needham
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 1All crew credits: 94
TMDB ID: 67767
IMDb ID: nm0624102
Known for: Acting
Born: March 6, 1931
Died: October 25, 2013
Age: 82
Place of birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2025
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 6.29
Wikidata: Q1230959
Frequent jobs
Director (15)Second Unit Director (2)Stunts (45)Stunt Coordinator (25)Characters (3)Stunt Double (2)Executive Producer (1)Stunt Driver (1)
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
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Hal Needham.
6.8
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Director
1999 Movie
4.5
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Director
1994 Movie
4.8
Body Slam
Director
1986 Movie
6.4
Rad
Director
1986 Movie
5.4
Cannonball Run II
Director
1984 Movie
4.9
Stroker Ace
Director
1983 Movie
4.0
MegaForce
Director
1982 Movie
6.2
The Cannonball Run
Director
1981 Movie
5.6
Smokey and the Bandit II
Director
1980 Movie
Stunts Unlimited
Director
1980 Movie
5.1
Death Car on the Freeway
Director
1979 Movie
5.7
The Villain
Director
1979 Movie
6.3
Hooper
Director
1978 Movie
7.0
Smokey and the Bandit
Director
1977 Movie
6.7
The Longest Yard
Second Unit Director
1974 Movie
6.1
White Lightning
Second Unit Director
1973 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Hal Needham.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Hal Needham.
7.9
Chinatown
Stunt Coordinator
1974 Movie
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Stunts
1962 Movie
7.6
The Big Country
Stunts
1958 Movie
7.5
The French Connection
Stunts
1971 Movie
7.2
Blazing Saddles
Stunts
1974 Movie
7.1
The Great Race
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
1965 Movie
7.0
Sometimes a Great Notion
Stunts
1971 Movie
7.0
How the West Was Won
Stunts
1962 Movie
7.0
Smokey and the Bandit
Director
1977 Movie
6.9
Shenandoah
Stunts
1965 Movie
6.8
French Connection II
Stunt Coordinator
1975 Movie
6.8
The War Wagon
Stunts
1967 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Hal Needham.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Hal Needham.
6.7
Chisum
Stunt Coordinator
1970 Movie
7.9
Chinatown
Stunt Coordinator
1974 Movie
7.2
Blazing Saddles
Stunts
1974 Movie
6.1
McQ
Stunt Driver
1974 Movie
6.2
The Cannonball Run
Director
1981 Movie
6.3
Hooper
Director
1978 Movie
5.3
Lucky Lady
Stunts
1975 Movie
6.4
Hellfighters
Stunt Coordinator
1968 Movie
6.5
Bandolero!
Stunt Coordinator
1968 Movie
6.2
The Organization
Stunts
1971 Movie
4.0
MegaForce
Director
1982 Movie
6.3
Foul Play
Stunts
1978 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Hal Needham.
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 3 eps
1961 Series
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
Stunt Double • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.8
Ironside
as Officer Connell • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.7
Charlie's Angels
as Julio • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Mannix
1 eps
1967 Series
7.6
The Wild Wild West
Stunts • 1 eps
1965 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as The Man • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.5
Zorro
as Don (uncredited) • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.2
Rawhide
as Corporal Williams • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.6
Wagon Train
as Saloon Tough (uncredited) • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Ed • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
1971 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Hal Needham.
6.3
The Sunchaser
Stunts
1996 Movie
4.2
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Characters
1994 Movie
4.7
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Executive Producer
1994 Movie
3.7
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Characters
1994 Movie
4.4
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Characters
1983 Movie
6.3
Foul Play
Stunts
1978 Movie
5.5
The End
Stunt Coordinator
1978 Movie
6.3
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Stunt Coordinator
1977 Movie
6.1
Nickelodeon
Stunt Coordinator
1976 Movie
6.0
A Star Is Born
Stunts
1976 Movie
5.1
Gator
Stunt Coordinator
1976 Movie
4.5
Gable and Lombard
Stunts
1976 Movie
5.3
Lucky Lady
Stunts
1975 Movie
4.9
Peeper
Stunt Coordinator
1975 Movie
5.2
Take a Hard Ride
Stunt Coordinator
1975 Movie
5.9
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Stunt Coordinator
1975 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Hal Needham.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Hal Needham.
8.2
A RAD Documentary
as Self
2025 Movie
7.6
The Bandit
as Self (archive footage)
2016 Movie
7.0
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
as Self
1996 Movie
9.5
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
as Self
1994 Movie
3.5
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988
as Self
1987 Movie
5.4
Cannonball Run II
as Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
1984 Movie
4.9
Stroker Ace
as Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room
1983 Movie
4.0
MegaForce
as Technician (uncredited)
1982 Movie
6.2
The Cannonball Run
as Ambulance EMT (uncredited)
1981 Movie
Stunts Unlimited
as H.N. (uncredited)
1980 Movie
5.1
Death Car on the Freeway
as Mr. Blanchard
1979 Movie
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
as Himself
1978 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Hal Needham.
5.8
Cybill
as Hal Needham • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.7
Charlie's Angels
as Julio • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
1971 Series
6.7
Mannix
1 eps
1967 Series
5.5
Cimarron Strip
1 eps
1967 Series
6.8
Ironside
as Officer Connell • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.6
The Wild Wild West
as Henchman (uncredited) • 1 eps
1965 Series
6.3
Laredo
1 eps
1965 Series
The Great Adventure
as Recruiting Officer • 1 eps
1963 Series
5.7
Stoney Burke
1 eps
1962 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as The Man • 1 eps
1962 Series