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Hal Needham profile
Actor

Hal Needham

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Acting credits

57

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

0.6

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Movies: 104Series: 23Crew 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

Other jobs

Stunts (45)Stunt Coordinator (25)Director (15)Characters (3)Second Unit Director (2)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.

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