Cast & creator
Hal Needham
Best known for The Mike Douglas Show, Wagon Train, Mannix
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
Also known as: Hal Brett Needham
152
film credits
68
television credits
103
1955–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (220)
Showing 220 of 220 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Wagon Train
Saloon Tough (uncredited)
1957
Mannix
1967Mannix
Henchman #2 (uncredited)
1967
Ironside
Officer Connell
1967
Charlie's Angels
Julio
1976Charlie's Angels
Spencer
1976
Have Gun, Will Travel
Harry Beldon
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Gleet
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
3rd Posseman
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Little Horse
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Mac
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Trail Hand Mabry
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Gandy Dancer
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Gunman #1 - Joe
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Soldier
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Morgan - Trooper
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Emmet Trager
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Cowhand
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Club Bartender
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Shaw
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Cal - Posse Member
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
First Guide
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Ham Turner
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Lookout
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Turner
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Body Guard #2
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Buddy Webster
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
2nd Deputy
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Dink Turner
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Apache
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Wiggen - Wagonmaster
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Band member (uncredited)
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Stunt Double
1957
The Virginian
The Man
1962The Virginian
Bounty Hunter
1962
The Wild Wild West
Henchman (uncredited)
1965The Wild Wild West
Stunts
1965
Rawhide
Corporal Williams
1959Rawhide
Tom (uncredited)
1959Rawhide
Brawler (uncredited)
1959
Dinah!
Self
1974
Gunsmoke
Ed
1955Gunsmoke
Cowboy
1955Gunsmoke
Charlie (uncredited)
1955Gunsmoke
Henchman (uncredited)
1955Gunsmoke
Gang Member (uncredited)
1955Gunsmoke
Renegade
1955Gunsmoke
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Cybill
Hal Needham
1995
Zorro
Don (uncredited)
1957Zorro
Lancer (uncredited)
1957
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Tales of Wells Fargo
Townsman (uncredited)
1957Tales of Wells Fargo
Indian Brave
1957Tales of Wells Fargo
Outlaw
1957Tales of Wells Fargo
2nd Cowhand
1957Tales of Wells Fargo
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
1957
Laredo
1965
The Rebel
Indian
1959
Yancy Derringer
Judge Randall's guard (uncredited)
1958Yancy Derringer
Guard (uncredited)
1958
Stoney Burke
1962
The Great Adventure
Recruiting Officer
1963
Cimarron Strip
1967
Coronado 9
1960
Chinatown
Stunt Coordinator
1974
The Cannonball Run
Ambulance EMT (uncredited)
1981The Cannonball Run
Director
1981
Blazing Saddles
Outlaw (uncredited)
1974Blazing Saddles
Stunts
1974
Cannonball Run II
Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
1984Cannonball Run II
Director
1984Cannonball Run II
Screenplay
1984
B.L. Stryker
Director
1989
How the West Was Won
Stunts
1962
Smokey and the Bandit
Director
1977Smokey and the Bandit
Stunts
1977Smokey and the Bandit
Story
1977
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Stunts
1962
The French Connection
Stunts
1971
The Longest Yard
Second Unit Director
1974The Longest Yard
Stunt Coordinator
1974
The Great Race
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
1965
The Big Country
Stunts
1958
Foul Play
Stunts
1978
Smokey and the Bandit II
Director
1980Smokey and the Bandit II
Characters
1980
Chisum
Stunt Coordinator
1970
The War Wagon
Hite
1967The War Wagon
Stunts
1967The War Wagon
Stunt Double
1967The War Wagon
Stunt Coordinator
1967
McLintock!
Carter (uncredited)
1963McLintock!
Stunts
1963
A Star Is Born
Stunts
1976
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Characters
1983
In Harm's Way
Airman in the Blue Lagoon (uncredited)
1965In Harm's Way
Stunts
1965
Rio Lobo
Stunts
1970
Major Dundee
Stunts
1965
The Bridge at Remagen
Stunt Coordinator
1969
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Stunts
1972
The Undefeated
Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited)
1969The Undefeated
Stunt Coordinator
1969
Bandolero!
Stunt Coordinator
1968
The Spirit of St. Louis
Stunts
1957
Hooper
Director
1978
The Villain
Director
1979
The Devil's Brigade
The Sergeant
1968The Devil's Brigade
Stunt Coordinator
1968
White Lightning
Second Unit Director
1973White Lightning
Stunts
1973White Lightning
Stunt Coordinator
1973White Lightning
Stunt Double
1973
McQ
Santiago Henchman (uncredited)
1974McQ
Stunt Driver
1974
The War Lord
Stunts
1965
Kings of the Sun
Stunts
1963
French Connection II
Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited)
1975French Connection II
Stunt Coordinator
1975
Hellfighters
Stunt Coordinator
1968
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Burgess
1972The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Stunt Coordinator
1972
Sometimes a Great Notion
Man at Racetrack
1971Sometimes a Great Notion
Stunts
1971
The Way West
Stunts
1967
Our Man Flint
Stunts
1966
The Rare Breed
Stunt Coordinator
1966
Shenandoah
Stunts
1965
Take a Hard Ride
Garmes (uncredited)
1975Take a Hard Ride
Stunt Coordinator
1975Take a Hard Ride
Second Unit Director
1975
4 for Texas
Thomas Worker (uncredited)
19634 for Texas
Stunts
1963
Alvarez Kelly
Stunts
1966
Nickelodeon
Stunt Coordinator
1976
A Thunder of Drums
Stunt Double
1961
Camelot
Stunts
1967
The Ballad of Josie
Stunts
1967
MegaForce
Technician (uncredited)
1982MegaForce
Director
1982MegaForce
Screenplay
1982
Gator
Stunt Coordinator
1976Gator
Second Unit Director
1976
The Organization
Stunts
1971
Lucky Lady
Stunts
1975
Donovan's Reef
Stunts
1963
Guns of the Timberland
Townsman (uncredited)
1960
Three the Hard Way
Stunt Coordinator
1974
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Stunt Coordinator
1973
One More Train to Rob
Bert Gant
1971One More Train to Rob
Stunt Coordinator
1971
Tobruk
Stunts
1967
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Director
1999
Rad
Director
1986
Advance to the Rear
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
1964
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1958
C.C. and Company
Stunts
1970Superstunt
Self
1977
The Great Bank Robbery
Stunts
1969
The Sunchaser
Stunts
1996
Hells Angels on Wheels
Stunts
1967
Something Big
Stunt Coordinator
1971The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
Self
1988
Death Car on the Freeway
Mr. Blanchard
1979Death Car on the Freeway
Director
1979
Mail Order Bride
Stunts
1964
The End
Stunt Coordinator
1978
Beau Geste
Stunt Coordinator
1966
Thunder in the Sun
Stunts
1959
The Bandit
Self (archive footage)
2016
Busting
Stunts
1974
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Trooper Carson
1975W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Stunt Coordinator
1975
The Raiders
Stunts
1963
Dirty Dingus Magee
Stunts
1970
Chrome and Hot Leather
Stunts
1971
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Characters
1994Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Director
1994Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Executive Producer
1994
Gable and Lombard
Stunts
1976
Stroker Ace
Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room
1983Stroker Ace
Director
1983Stroker Ace
Screenplay
1983
Jackson County Jail
Chief of Fallsburg Police
1976
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Characters
1994Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Story
1994Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Director
1994Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
Executive Producer
1994
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Director
1994Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Executive Producer
1994Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Characters
1994
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
Self
1994
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
Himself
1978
Peeper
Stunt Coordinator
1975
Angel Unchained
Stunt Coordinator
1970
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Executive Producer
1994Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Characters
1994Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Director
1994
The Animals
Stunts
1970
Shootout at Big Sag
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
1962
Call to Danger
Connors
1973Call to Danger
Stunts
1973
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
Self
1996
Wall of Noise
Stunts
1963
Body Slam
Director
1986
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Stunt Coordinator
1977
Hardcase
Stunt Coordinator
1972
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988
Self
1987
Goodnight, My Love
Stunt Coordinator
1972
Stunts Unlimited
H.N. (uncredited)
1980Stunts Unlimited
Director
1980
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
Self
2006
Paratroop Command
German (uncredited)
1959Paratroop Command
Stunts
1959
The Bounty Man
Pike
1972
The Heist
Stunts
1972
A RAD Documentary
Self
2025