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Hal Needham
Known for: ActingHal 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
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Els bojos del Cannonball
Director 
Els bojos del Cannonball II
Director, Screenplay 
Smokey and the Bandit
Director, Story 
La cursa del segle
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited) 
Hooper, l’increïble
Director 
Smokey and the Bandit II
Director 
The War Wagon
as Hite 
Cactus Jack
Director 
MegaForce
as Technician (uncredited) 
One More Train to Rob
as Bert Gant 
Take a Hard Ride
as Garmes (uncredited) 
La presó del comtat de Jackson
as Chief of Fallsburg Police 
Guns of the Timberland
as Townsman (uncredited) 
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Burgess 
Advance to the Rear
as Rebel Soldier (uncredited) 
Rad
Director 
Stroker Ace
as Man Punching Stroker Into Ladies Room 
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Director 
Shootout at Big Sag
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited) 
Body Slam
Director 
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Director 
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Director 
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Director 
The Bounty Man
as Pike