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

Body Slam

Body Slam

1986

Rad

Rad

1986

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

1984

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

Body Slam

Body Slam

director

1986

Rad

Rad

director

1986

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

director

1984

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

writer

1984

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

writer

1983

Stroker Ace

Stroker Ace

actor

1983

Stroker Ace

Stroker Ace

director

1983

Stroker Ace

Stroker Ace

writer

1983

MegaForce

MegaForce

writer

1982

MegaForce

MegaForce

actor

1982

MegaForce

MegaForce

director

1982

The Cannonball Run

The Cannonball Run

director

1981

Smokey and the Bandit II

Smokey and the Bandit II

director

1980

Smokey and the Bandit II

Smokey and the Bandit II

writer

1980

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