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Hal Needham

Hal Needham

Acting · 1931–2013 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

IMDb

10 titles in this catalog with a median Balasaur Score of 46. The 1970s rate best: median 62 across 4 titles. Hal Needham appears most often alongside Burt Reynolds (6 titles), Dom DeLuise (3), Sally Field (3).

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

Acting 58

Crew 76

Directing 22

Writing 10

Production 4