Hal Needham

Director 13 / Actor 11 / Writer 8 · 1960 – 1996 · 🎬 32 · 🇺🇸 United States

Hal Brett Needham was an American stuntman, film director, actor, writer, and NASCAR team owner. 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).

All · 32 🎬 Movies · 32

Action Comedy TV movie Western Adventure

Highlights

Death Car on the Freeway

Death Car on the Freeway

1979

Death Car on the Freeway

Death Car on the Freeway

1979

The Villain

The Villain

1979

Frequent Collaborators

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

12 shared

Robert L. Levy

9 shared

Alfie Wise

Alfie Wise

7 shared

Mel Tillis

6 shared

Jackie Gleason

Jackie Gleason

5 shared

Albert S. Ruddy

5 shared

All decades 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s

🎬 Movies

Death Car on the Freeway

Death Car on the Freeway

director

1979

Death Car on the Freeway

Death Car on the Freeway

actor

1979

The Villain

The Villain

director

1979

Hooper

Hooper

director

1978

Smokey and the Bandit

Smokey and the Bandit

director

1977

Smokey and the Bandit

Smokey and the Bandit

writer

1977

Jackson County Jail

Jackson County Jail

actor

1976

The Bounty Man

The Bounty Man

actor

1972

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

actor

1972

One More Train to Rob

One More Train to Rob

actor

1971

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