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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Talented US stuntman, director, writer and actor born March 6, 1931, in Memphis... See more »
Trivia:
Billboard model for Viceroy Cigarettes. See more »
Awards:
4 wins
&
4 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
DVD: Review: Fast Company / M. Butterfly
(From The AV Club. 16 June 2009, 10:01 PM, PDT)
Rubber Ducky in Quest of Raison D'Etre
(From Vanity Fair. 4 April 2009, 3:04 PM, PDT)
(From The AV Club. 16 June 2009, 10:01 PM, PDT)
Rubber Ducky in Quest of Raison D'Etre
(From Vanity Fair. 4 April 2009, 3:04 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Harold Needham
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Stunts, Actor, Director, Writer, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Thanks, Self
Stunts:
- The Sunchaser (1996) (stunts)
- Street Luge (1996) (stunt design)
- Foul Play (1978) (stunt performer)
- The End (1978/I) (stunt coordinator)
- Smokey and the Bandit (1977) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Nickelodeon (1976) (stunt coordinator) (stunts)
- A Star Is Born (1976) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Gator (1976) (stunt coordinator) (uncredited)
- Gable and Lombard (1976) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Lucky Lady (1975) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Take a Hard Ride (1975) (stunts)
- W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) (stunt coordinator)
- French Connection II (1975) (stunt coordinator)
- Peeper (1975) (stunt coordinator)
- "Kodiak" (1974) TV series (stunt double: Clint Walker) (unknown episodes)
- The Longest Yard (1974) (stunt coordinator) (uncredited) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Three the Hard Way (1974) (stunt coordinator)
- Chinatown (1974) (stunt coordinator) (uncredited)
- Busting (1974) (stunt gaffer)
- Blazing Saddles (1974) (stunts) (uncredited)
... aka "Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break" - USA (poster title) - McQ (1974) (stunt driver) (uncredited)
- White Lightning (1973) (stunt coordinator) (uncredited) (stunt double: Burt Reynolds) (uncredited)
- The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) (stunt coordinator) (uncredited)
- Call to Danger (1973) (TV) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The Heist (1972) (TV) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Goodnight, My Love (1972) (TV) (stunt coordinator)
- The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) (stunt coordinator)
- Man on a String (1972) (TV) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Hardcase (1972) (TV) (stunt coordinator)
- The Night Stalker (1972) (TV) (stunts) (uncredited)
- "Mission: Impossible" (stunt double: Christopher George) (1 episode, 1971)
- Nerves (1971) TV episode (stunt double: Christopher George) (uncredited) - Something Big (1971) (stunt coordinator)
- The Organization (1971) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Chrome and Hot Leather (1971) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Escape (1971) (TV) (stunts) (uncredited)
- One More Train to Rob (1971) (stunt coordinator)
- Sometimes a Great Notion (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
... aka "Never Give a Inch" - USA (reissue title) - Rio Lobo (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Little Big Man (1970) (stunt gaffer)
- Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
- C.C. and Company (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
... aka "Chrome Hearts" - USA (video title) - "The Immortal" (1970) TV series (stunt coordinator) (unknown episodes)
- "Dan August" (1970) TV series (stunt double: Burt Reynolds) (unknown episodes)
- Chisum (1970) (stunt coordinator) (uncredited)
- The Animals (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
... aka "The Desperadoes" - Canada (English title) (video title)
... aka "The Desperados" - USA (video title) - The Undefeated (1969) (stunt coordinator) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The Great Bank Robbery (1969) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The Bridge at Remagen (1969) (stunt supervisor)
- Che! (1969) (stunts) (uncredited)
- 100 Rifles (1969) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Hellfighters (1968) (stunt coordinator) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Bandolero! (1968) (stunt coordinator)
- The Devil's Brigade (1968) (stunt supervisor)
- Camelot (1967) (stunts) (uncredited)
- "Mannix" (1967) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
- Hells Angels on Wheels (1967) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The War Wagon (1967) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The Way West (1967) (stunts) (uncredited)
... aka "Harold Hecht's The Way West" - USA (complete title) - Tobruk (1967) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The Ballad of Josie (1967) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Alvarez Kelly (1966) (stunts) (uncredited)
- "Star Trek" (stunt double: Gary Lockwood) (1 episode, 1966)
... aka "Star Trek: TOS" - USA (promotional abbreviation)
... aka "Star Trek: The Original Series" - USA (informal title)
- Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966) TV episode (stunt double: Gary Lockwood) (uncredited) - "The Rat Patrol" (1966) TV series (stunt double) (unknown episodes)
- Beau Geste (1966) (stunt coordinator)
- Stagecoach (1966) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The Rare Breed (1966) (action coordinator)
- Our Man Flint (1966) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The War Lord (1965) (stunts)
- "Laredo" (1965) TV series (stunt double: Peter Brown) (unknown episodes)
- The Great Race (1965) (stunts) (uncredited)
... aka "Blake Edwards' The Great Race" - UK (complete title), USA (complete title) - Shenandoah (1965) (stunts) (uncredited)
- In Harm's Way (1965) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Major Dundee (1965) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Advance to the Rear (1964) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Mail Order Bride (1964) (stunts) (uncredited)
- 4 for Texas (1963) (stunts) (uncredited)
- McLintock! (1963) (stunts) (uncredited)
- "Have Gun - Will Travel" (stunt double: Richard Boone) (226 episodes, 1957-1963)
- Squatter's Rights (1963) TV episode (stunt double: Richard Boone) (uncredited)
- The Sanctuary (1963) TV episode (stunt double: Richard Boone) (uncredited)
- Face of a Shadow (1963) TV episode (stunt double: Richard Boone) (uncredited)
- The Black Bull (1963) TV episode (stunt double: Richard Boone) (uncredited)
- Two Plus One (1963) TV episode (stunt double: Richard Boone) (uncredited)
(221 more) - Donovan's Reef (1963) (stunts) (uncredited)
- How the West Was Won (1962) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) (stunts) (uncredited)
- A Thunder of Drums (1961) (stunts) (uncredited)
- "Hong Kong" (1960) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
- "Coronado 9" (1960) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
- "Laramie" (1959) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
- Pork Chop Hill (1959) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Thunder in the Sun (1959) (stunts) (uncredited)
- Paratroop Command (1959) (stunts)
- The Big Country (1958) (stunts) (uncredited)
- The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) (stunts) (uncredited)
- "Mike Hammer" (1956) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
... aka "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer" - USA (complete title)
Actor:
- "Sledge Hammer!" .... Bartender (1 episode, 1987)
... aka "Sledge Hammer: The Early Years" - USA (second season title)
- Play It Again Sledge (1987) TV episode .... Bartender - Cannonball Run II (1984) (uncredited) .... Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat
- Stroker Ace (1983) (uncredited) .... Man Punching Stroker into Ladies Room
... aka "Stand on It" - Australia, USA (working title) - "Simon & Simon" .... Oldtimer #3 - in Saloon (1 episode, 1982)
- Rough Rider Rides Again (1982) TV episode .... Oldtimer #3 - in Saloon - Megaforce (1982) (uncredited) .... Technician
... aka "Mega Force" - Philippines (English title) - The Cannonball Run (1981) (uncredited) .... Ambulance EMT
- Stunts Unlimited (1980) (TV) .... H.N.
- Death Car on the Freeway (1979) (TV) .... Mr. Blanchard
- "Wonder Woman" .... Truck driver (1 episode, 1979)
... aka "The New Adventures of Wonder Woman" - USA (new title)
... aka "The New Original Wonder Woman" - USA (first episodes title)
- Phantom of the Roller Coaster: Part 2 (1979) TV episode .... Truck driver - "Fantasy Island" .... Orville (1 episode, 1979)
- Photographs/Royal Flush (1979) TV episode .... Orville - "Charlie's Angels" .... Julio / ... (2 episodes, 1976-1977)
- Angels in the Wings (1977) TV episode .... Julio
- The Killing Kind (1976) TV episode .... Spencer - Jackson County Jail (1976) .... Chief of Fallsburg Police
... aka "The Innocent Victim" - USA (video title) - Take a Hard Ride (1975) (uncredited) .... Garmes
- W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) .... Trooper Carson
- French Connection II (1975) (uncredited) .... Doyle Kidnapper
- Blazing Saddles (1974) (uncredited) .... Outlaw
... aka "Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break" - USA (poster title) - Egan (1973) (TV) .... Policeman
- The Bounty Man (1972) (TV) .... Pike
- "Mission: Impossible" .... Mork (1 episode, 1972)
- Break! (1972) TV episode (uncredited) .... Mork - The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) .... Burgess
- "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Devil's Hole Gang Leader / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
- The McCreedy Bust: Going, Going, Gone (1972) TV episode (uncredited) .... Duke
- Wrong Train to Brimstone (1971) TV episode (uncredited) .... Devil's Hole Gang Leader - "Mannix" .... Arnie (1 episode, 1971)
- Wine from These Grapes (1971) TV episode .... Arnie - One More Train to Rob (1971) .... Bert Gant
- Sometimes a Great Notion (1970) .... Bit Part
... aka "Never Give a Inch" - USA (reissue title) - "Gunsmoke" .... Charlie / ... (6 episodes, 1962-1969)
... aka "Marshal Dillon" - USA (rerun title)
- Hawk (1969) TV episode .... Renegade Indian #3
- Double Entry (1965) TV episode .... Charlie
- Hammerhead (1964) TV episode .... Henchman
- The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner (1963) TV episode .... Cowboy
- Anybody Can Kill a Marshal (1963) TV episode (uncredited) .... Fighting cowboy
(1 more) - The Undefeated (1969) (uncredited) .... Yankee corporal at river crossing
- The Devil's Brigade (1968) .... The Sgt
- "The Virginian" .... Bounty Hunter / ... (4 episodes, 1962-1968)
... aka "The Men from Shiloh" - USA (new title)
- The Handy Man (1968) TV episode .... Ranch Hand
- Long Ride to Wind River (1966) TV episode .... Jaimie McIntosh
- Jennifer (1965) TV episode .... Bounty Hunter
- Riff-Raff (1962) TV episode .... Man - "Ironside" .... Connell (1 episode, 1968)
... aka "The Raymond Burr Show" - USA (syndication title)
- To Kill a Cop (1968) TV episode .... Connell - "Cimarron Strip" .... Yewcie (1 episode, 1967)
- The Battleground (1967) TV episode .... Yewcie - The War Wagon (1967) .... Hite
- "The Wild Wild West" .... Assailant / ... (2 episodes, 1965)
- The Night That Terror Stalked the Town (1965) TV episode (uncredited) .... Assailant
- The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth (1965) TV episode (uncredited) .... Henchman - "Laredo" .... Cole (1 episode, 1965)
- A Matter of Policy (1965) TV episode .... Cole - "Wagon Train" .... Warrior (2 episodes, 1961-1964)
- The Race Town Story (1964) TV episode
- Wagon to Fort Anderson (1961) TV episode .... Warrior - "Rawhide" .... Corporal Williams / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1964)
- The Race (1964) TV episode .... Tom
- Deserter's Patrol (1962) TV episode .... Corporal Williams - "The Richard Boone Show" (1 episode, 1964)
- Run, Pony, Run (1964) TV episode - "The Great Adventure" .... Recruiting Officer (1 episode, 1964)
- Rodger Young (1964) TV episode .... Recruiting Officer - McLintock! (1963) (uncredited) .... Carter
- "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Cowhand / ... (29 episodes, 1959-1963)
- Squatter's Rights (1963) TV episode .... Simms
- The Walking Years (1963) TV episode .... Wiggen
- Caravan (1963) TV episode .... The Indian
- Be Not Forgetful of Strangers (1962) TV episode .... Harry
- Memories of Monica (1962) TV episode .... Dick
(24 more) - "Laramie" .... Collins (1 episode, 1963)
- The Renegade Brand (1963) TV episode .... Collins - "Stoney Burke" .... Stan Fremont (1 episode, 1963)
- Webb of Fear (1963) TV episode .... Stan Fremont - "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... 2nd Cowhand / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
- Portrait of Teresa (1962) TV episode .... 2nd Cowhand
- Tanoa (1961) TV episode .... Indian Brave - "The Rebel" .... Indian (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
- The Uncourageous (1961) TV episode .... Indian
- The Scalp Hunter (1960) TV episode .... Indian - "Riverboat" .... River Pirate (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
- Listen to the Nightingale (1961) TV episode
- The Unwilling (1959) TV episode (uncredited) .... River Pirate - "Dante" .... Bill Armstrong (1 episode, 1960)
- Opening Night (1960) TV episode .... Bill Armstrong - "Coronado 9" .... Joe (1 episode, 1960)
- Doomtown (1960) TV episode .... Joe - "Playhouse 90" .... Soldier (1 episode, 1959)
- The Tunnel (1959) TV episode .... Soldier - "Yancy Derringer" .... Guard / ... (2 episodes, 1959)
- Two Tickets to Promontory (1959) TV episode (uncredited) .... Guard
- Gone But Not Forgotten (1959) TV episode .... Judge Randall's guard - "The Restless Gun" .... Ambusher #1 (1 episode, 1959)
- Code for a Killer (1959) TV episode (uncredited) .... Ambusher #1
Director:
- Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999) (TV)
... aka "Hostage Hotel" - USA (alternative title) - Street Luge (1996)
- Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994) (TV)
... aka "Bandit: Bandit and the Silver Angel" - USA (alternative title) - Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit (1994) (TV)
- Bandit: Bandit Bandit (1994) (TV)
- Bandit: Bandit Goes Country (1994) (TV)
- "B.L. Stryker" (1 episode, 1990)
- Grand Theft Hotel (1990) TV episode - Body Slam (1986)
- Rad (1986)
- Cannonball Run II (1984)
- Stroker Ace (1983)
... aka "Stand on It" - Australia, USA (working title) - Megaforce (1982)
... aka "Mega Force" - Philippines (English title) - The Cannonball Run (1981)
- Stockers (1981) (TV)
- Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
- Stunts Unlimited (1980) (TV)
- Death Car on the Freeway (1979) (TV)
- The Villain (1979)
- Hooper (1978)
- Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Writer:
- Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994) (TV) (characters)
... aka "Bandit: Bandit and the Silver Angel" - USA (alternative title) - Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit (1994) (TV) (characters)
- Bandit: Bandit Bandit (1994) (TV) (characters)
- Bandit: Bandit Goes Country (1994) (TV) (characters) (story)
- Cannonball Run II (1984) (written by)
- Stroker Ace (1983) (screenplay)
... aka "Stand on It" - Australia, USA (working title) - Megaforce (1982) (screenplay)
... aka "Mega Force" - Philippines (English title) - Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) (characters)
- Smokey and the Bandit (1977) (story)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- Gator (1976) (second unit director)
- Take a Hard Ride (1975) (second unit director)
- The Longest Yard (1974) (second unit director: car chase sequence)
- White Lightning (1973) (second unit director)
Producer:
- Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka "Bandit: Bandit and the Silver Angel" - USA (alternative title) - Bandit: Bandit Bandit (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
- Bandit: Bandit Goes Country (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) (action sequence coordinator)
Thanks:
- James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997) (TV) (special thanks and appreciation)
... aka "James Dean: Live Fast Die Young" - USA (video title)
Self:
- Wanderlust (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Dean Martin (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- Jackie Chan: From Stuntman to Superstar (1996) TV episode .... Himself - "Cybill" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- The Cheese Stands Alone (1995) TV episode .... Himself - Southern Voices, American Dreams (1985) .... Himself
- "Dinah!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
- Episode dated 7 August 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode dated 16 September 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
Additional Details
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Hal Needham was the man behind "Budweiser Rocket", driven by his stunt friend Stan Barrett in december 1979. Hal claims that they was the first to brake the sound-barrier. The air-force confermed that the three-wheel hybrid-car reached a speed of 1190,4 km/h. The car even had sidewinders without the warheads, and could accellerate from 0 to 800 km/h. in just 10 seconds. Anyway Needham had his wishes realised, they become a part of history.
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