Hal Needham
Acting • AGE 82
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 fi...
Acting
A RAD Documentary
Self
2025
The Bandit
Self (archive footage)
2016
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
Self
2006
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Director
1999
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
Self
1996
The Sunchaser
Stunts
1996
Cybill
Hal Needham
1995
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
Self
1994
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Director
1994
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Characters
1994
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Executive Producer
1994
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Characters
1994
B.L. Stryker
Director
1989
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988
Self
1987
Body Slam
Director
1986
Rad
Director
1986
Cannonball Run II
Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
1984
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Characters
1983
Stroker Ace
Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room
1983
MegaForce
Technician (uncredited)
1982
The Cannonball Run
Ambulance EMT (uncredited)
1981
Smokey and the Bandit II
Director
1980
Stunts Unlimited
H.N. (uncredited)
1980
Death Car on the Freeway
Mr. Blanchard
1979
The Villain
Director
1979
Hooper
Director
1978
Foul Play
Stunts
1978
The End
Stunt Coordinator
1978
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
Himself
1978
Smokey and the Bandit
Director
1977
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Stunt Coordinator
1977
Nickelodeon
Stunt Coordinator
1976
A Star Is Born
Stunts
1976
Charlie's Angels
Julio
1976
Gator
Stunt Coordinator
1976
Jackson County Jail
Chief of Fallsburg Police
1976
Gable and Lombard
Stunts
1976
Lucky Lady
Stunts
1975
Peeper
Stunt Coordinator
1975
Take a Hard Ride
Garmes (uncredited)
1975
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Trooper Carson
1975
French Connection II
Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited)
1975
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Longest Yard
Second Unit Director
1974
Three the Hard Way
Stunt Coordinator
1974
Chinatown
Stunt Coordinator
1974
Busting
Stunts
1974
Blazing Saddles
Outlaw (uncredited)
1974
McQ
Santiago Henchman (uncredited)
1974
White Lightning
Second Unit Director
1973
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Stunt Coordinator
1973
Call to Danger
Connors
1973
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Stunts
1972
The Heist
Stunts
1972
The Bounty Man
Pike
1972
Goodnight, My Love
Stunt Coordinator
1972
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Burgess
1972
Hardcase
Stunt Coordinator
1972
Sometimes a Great Notion
Man at Racetrack
1971
Something Big
Stunt Coordinator
1971
The Organization
Stunts
1971
The French Connection
Stunts
1971
Chrome and Hot Leather
Stunts
1971
One More Train to Rob
Bert Gant
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Angel Unchained
Stunt Coordinator
1970
Dirty Dingus Magee
Stunts
1970
C.C. and Company
Stunts
1970
Chisum
Stunt Coordinator
1970
Rio Lobo
Stunts
1970
The Animals
Stunts
1970
The Undefeated
Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited)
1969
The Bridge at Remagen
Stunt Coordinator
1969
The Great Bank Robbery
Stunts
1969
Hellfighters
Stunt Coordinator
1968
Bandolero!
Stunt Coordinator
1968
The Devil's Brigade
The Sergeant
1968
The Ballad of Josie
Stunts
1968
Camelot
Stunts
1967
Mannix
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967
Hells Angels on Wheels
Stunts
1967
The War Wagon
Hite
1967
The Way West
Stunts
1967
Ironside
Officer Connell
1967
Tobruk
Stunts
1967
Alvarez Kelly
Stunts
1966
Beau Geste
Stunt Coordinator
1966
The Rare Breed
Stunt Coordinator
1966
Our Man Flint
Stunts
1966
The War Lord
Stunts
1965
The Wild Wild West
Henchman (uncredited)
1965
Laredo
1965
The Great Race
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
1965
Shenandoah
Stunts
1965
In Harm's Way
Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited)
1965
Major Dundee
Stunts
1965
Advance to the Rear
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
1964
Mail Order Bride
Stunts
1964
4 for Texas
Thomas Worker (uncredited)
1963
Kings of the Sun
Stunts
1963
The Raiders
Stunts
1963
McLintock!
Carter (uncredited)
1963
The Great Adventure
Recruiting Officer
1963
Wall of Noise
Stunts
1963
Donovan's Reef
Stunts
1963
How the West Was Won
Stunts
1962
Stoney Burke
1962
The Virginian
The Man
1962
Shootout at Big Sag
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Stunts
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
A Thunder of Drums
Stunt Double
1961
Coronado 9
1960
Guns of the Timberland
Townsman (uncredited)
1960
The Rebel
Indian
1959
Thunder in the Sun
Stunts
1959
Paratroop Command
German (uncredited)
1959
Rawhide
Corporal Williams
1959
Yancy Derringer
Judge Randall's guard (uncredited)
1958
The Big Country
Stunts
1958
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1958
Zorro
Don (uncredited)
1957
Wagon Train
Saloon Tough (uncredited)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Harry Beldon
1957
The Spirit of St. Louis
Stunts
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Indian Brave
1957
Gunsmoke
Ed
1955