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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Vic Morrow to Lennie Niehaus
Hal Needham Biography (1931-)
Born March 6, 1931, in Memphis, TN; son of Howard and Edith May (Robinson) Needham; married Dani Janssen, June 28, 1981; children: Debra Jean, Daniel Albert, David Allyn. Addresses: OFFICE--3518 Cahuenga Boulevard W., Suite110, Los Angeles, CA 90068.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- March 6, 1931
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Famous Works
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- Bert Grant, One More Train to Rob, Universal, 1971.
- Burgess, The Culpepper Cattle Company, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972.
- Patrolman, W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975.
- Also appeared in Sometimes a Great Notion, Universal, 1971; Jackson County Jail, New World, 1976; Nickelodeon, Columbia, 1976; and Foul Play, Paramount, 1978.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL WORK; All as Stunt Performer, Unless Indicated
- The Spirit of St. Louis, Warner Brothers, 1957.
- McLintock!, United Artists, 1963.
- Beau Geste, Universal, 1966.
- Rare Breed, Universal, 1967.
- The War Wagon, Universal, 1967.
- The Way West, United Artists, 1967.
- The Devil's Brigade, United Artists, 1968.
- The Ballad of Josie, Universal, 1968.
- Bandolero!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
- Hellfighters, Universal, 1968.
- The Undefeated, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.
- The Bridge at Remagen, United Artists, 1969.
- Little Big Man, National General, 1970.
- One More Train to Rob, Universal, 1971.
- Three the Hard Way, Allied Artists, 1974.
- French Connection II, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975.
- stunt director, Peeper, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975.
- Take a Hard Ride, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975.
- W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975.
- stunt director, Nickelodeon, Columbia, 1976.
- stunt director, Semi-Tough, United Artists, 1977.
- stunt director, The End, United Artists, 1978.
- stunt director, Foul Play, Paramount, 1978.
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Credits; ALL AS DIRECTOR
- Smokey and the Bandit, Universal, 1977.
- Hooper, Warner Brothers, 1978.
- The Villain, Columbia, 1979.
- Smokey and the Bandit II, Universal, 1980.
- The Cannonball Run, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981.
- Megaforce, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.
- Stroker Ace, Universal, 1983.
- The Cannonball Run II, Warner Brothers, 1984.
- RAD, Tri-Star, 1986.
- Body Slam, DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
- Hal Needham's Wild World of Stunts, syndicated.
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Credits; MOVIES
- Pilce, The Bounty Man, ABC, 1972.
- Blanchard, Death Car on the Freeway, CBS, 1979.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; SERIES
- Director and stunt performer, Hal Needham's Wild World of Stunts, syndicated.
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Credits; PILOTS
- Director and stunt performer, Call to Danger, CBS, 1973.
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Credits; EPISODIC
- Stunt performer, Riverboat, NBC.
- stunt performer, Gunsmoke, CBS.
- stunt performer, Have Gun, Will Travel, CBS.
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Credits; MOVIES
- Director and stunt performer, The Bounty Man, ABC, 1972.
- director and stunt performer, Death Car on the Freeway, CBS, 1979.
- director and stunt performer, Stunts Unlimited, ABC, 1980.
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Writings;FILM
- Author (with Robert L. Levy) of original story, Smokey and the Bandit, Universal, 1977.
- (with James Whittaker, Albert S. Ruddy, and Andre Morgan) Megaforce, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.
- (with Hugh Wilson) Stroker Ace, Universal, 1983.
- (with Ruddy and Harvey Miller) The Cannonball Run II, Warner Brothers, 1984.
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