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Hal Brett Needham (March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013) 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).
As the highest paid stuntman in the world, Hal Needham broke 56 bones, his back twice, punctured a lung and knocked out a few teeth. His career has included work on 4500 television episodes and 310 feature films as a stuntman, stunt coordinator, 2nd unit director and ultimately, director.
As the highest paid stuntman in the world, Hal Needham broke 56 bones, his back twice, punctured a lung and knocked out a few teeth. His career has included work on 4500 television episodes and 310 feature films as a stuntman, stunt coordinator, 2nd unit director and ultimately, director.
Nov 1, 2013 · Hollywood stuntman Hal Needham — one of the most famous practitioners of his dangerous craft — died of cancer on Oct. 25 at age 82.
Apr 30, 2024 · Hal Needham was born to be a stuntman. He was taking “crazy” risks as a teenager, long before he was leaping from planes, jumping from high-rise buildings and crashing burning cars in a screen...
Oct 26, 2013 · Hal Needham, a veteran Hollywood stuntman who later embarked on a less risky career as a director of action movies including “Smokey and the Bandit” and “The Cannonball Run,” both of which...
Oct 27, 2013 · Veteran stuntman Hal Needham, who directed comedy films Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run, has died in Los Angeles aged 82. He began his career as a prolific stuntman in the...
Oct 25, 2013 · Hal Needham, a former military paratrooper who later became one of Hollywood's top stuntmen and a film director, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 82 after a short bout with...
Oct 25, 2013 · Hal Needham, longtime stuntman and director of “Smokey and the Bandit” and “Cannonball Run” for Burt Reynolds, died Friday in Los Angeles after a short battle with cancer, his manager confirmed....
Hal Needham. Stuntman and Director. 6 March 1931 to 24 October 2013. A stuntman and stunt coordinator for over 20 years, Needham worked on hundreds of films and television episodes, becoming Hollywood’s best-known and reputedly highest-paid stuntman.
