Biography
Hal Brett Needham 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).
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Honorary Award · 2013
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Screenplay · 1985 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1985 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1984 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1983 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
A RAD Documentary
Chinatown
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Bandit
The Big Country
Zorro
The French Connection
The Wild Wild West
Have Gun, Will Travel
Blazing Saddles
Rawhide
The Great Race
Tales of Wells Fargo
Smokey and the Bandit
Shenandoah
Mail Order Bride
How the West Was Won
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Sometimes a Great Notion
Mannix
French Connection II
The Longest Yard
The War Wagon
Ironside
Stoney Burke
Charlie's Angels
The Bridge at Remagen
Major Dundee
The Spirit of St. Louis
Gunsmoke
Chisum
The Great Bank Robbery
Bandolero!
In Harm's Way
McLintock!
Wagon Train
Rad
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Rio Lobo
Tobruk
The Virginian
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
The Bounty Man
Our Man Flint
The Sunchaser
Foul Play
Hooper
Hardcase
The Organization