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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).
Hal Needham was a legendary stuntman, director and NASCAR team owner who worked on over 4500 TV episodes and 310 movies. He invented many stunt devices and techniques, won an Emmy and an Oscar, and drove a fake ambulance in The Cannonball Run.
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Hal Needham was a stuntman, stunt coordinator, 2nd unit director and director of action comedy films. He worked with Burt Reynolds, invented many stunt devices and set Guinness World Records.
- March 6, 1931
- October 25, 2013
Jul 25, 2019 · Hal Needham's life included cross-country street races, fights with John Wayne, and jumping off a 30-foot ledge onto a moving stagecoach. He was the inspiration for Brad Pitt's character in ...
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Nov 1, 2013 · Hal Needham spent most of the 1950s and '60s falling off horses, wrecking stagecoach wagons and falling from really, really high places. A Hollywood stuntman for more than four decades, he worked ...
Oct 26, 2013 · Advertisement. “I can go back and fall on my head any time,” he told an interviewer in 1979. Needham, 82, a legendary Hollywood stuntman before becoming the director of frothy, adrenaline ...
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Apr 30, 2024 · Hal Needham was a fearless and versatile stuntman who performed death-defying feats in 310 movies and 4,500 TV episodes. He also directed classics like The Cannonball Run and Hooper, and inspired Brad Pitt's character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
