Hal Needham
Died at 82
- 11 movies
- 1 series
- Career 1957 – 1983
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Needham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
TV series
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Most frequent collaborators
Hal Needham has shared the screen with many actors over the years. Discover the performers he has made the most movies with.
Alfie Wise2 movies together
Burt Reynolds2 movies together
Diana Muldaur2 movies together
Gene Evans2 movies together
Harry Carey Jr.2 movies together
Luke Askew2 movies together
Ned Beatty2 movies together
Peter Graves2 movies together
Richard Jaeckel2 movies together
Roy Jenson2 movies together
Wayne Sutherlin2 movies together
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