Acting credits
57
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Hal Needham
Acting
Career Snapshot
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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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Hal Needham.
8.2
A RAD Documentary
as Self
2025 Movie
7.6
The Bandit
as Self (archive footage)
2016 Movie
6.8
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Director
1999 Movie
7.0
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
as Self
1996 Movie
6.3
The Sunchaser
Stunts
1996 Movie
9.5
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
as Self
1994 Movie
4.5
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Director
1994 Movie
4.2
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Characters
1994 Movie
4.7
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Executive Producer
1994 Movie
3.7
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Characters
1994 Movie
3.5
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988
as Self
1987 Movie
4.8
Body Slam
Director
1986 Movie
6.4
Rad
Director
1986 Movie
5.4
Cannonball Run II
as Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
1984 Movie
4.4
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Characters
1983 Movie
4.9
Stroker Ace
as Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room
1983 Movie
4.0
MegaForce
as Technician (uncredited)
1982 Movie
6.2
The Cannonball Run
as Ambulance EMT (uncredited)
1981 Movie
5.6
Smokey and the Bandit II
Director
1980 Movie
Stunts Unlimited
as H.N. (uncredited)
1980 Movie
5.1
Death Car on the Freeway
as Mr. Blanchard
1979 Movie
5.7
The Villain
Director
1979 Movie
6.3
Hooper
Director
1978 Movie
6.3
Foul Play
Stunts
1978 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Hal Needham.
5.8
Cybill
as Hal Needham • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.0
B.L. Stryker
Director • 1 eps
1989 Series
6.7
Charlie's Angels
as Julio • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
1971 Series
6.7
Mannix
1 eps
1967 Series
5.5
Cimarron Strip
1 eps
1967 Series
6.8
Ironside
as Officer Connell • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.6
The Wild Wild West
as Henchman (uncredited) • 1 eps
1965 Series
6.3
Laredo
1 eps
1965 Series
The Great Adventure
as Recruiting Officer • 1 eps
1963 Series
5.7
Stoney Burke
1 eps
1962 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as The Man • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 3 eps
1961 Series
6.0
Coronado 9
1 eps
1960 Series
4.7
The Rebel
as Indian • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.2
Rawhide
as Corporal Williams • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.0
Yancy Derringer
as Judge Randall's guard (uncredited) • 1 eps
1958 Series
7.5
Zorro
as Don (uncredited) • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.6
Wagon Train
as Saloon Tough (uncredited) • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Harry Beldon • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.9
Tales of Wells Fargo
as 2nd Cowhand • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Ed • 1 eps
1955 Series