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FILM DIRECTOR

Hal Needham

1931 - 2013

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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). In his later years, Needham moved out of stunt work, and focused his energy on the world land speed record project. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hal Needham has received more than 1,294,215 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Hal Needham is the 832nd most popular film director (down from 745th in 2019), the 5,407th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,798th in 2019) and the 206th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hal Needham ranks 832 out of 1,581. Before him are Hasse Ekman, Alain Cavalier, John Farrow, Luca Guadagnino, Danis Tanović, and Vojtěch Jasný. After him are Ari Folman, Gérard Pirès, Karl Freund, Andrew Birkin, Jack Conway, and Albert Capellani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Hal Needham ranks 284. Before him are Mino De Rossi, Paavo Haavikko, Gordon Willis, Jean Philippe, Ingrid van Bergen, and Alain Cavalier. After him are Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Tamara Rylova, George Maxwell Richards, Catherine Tizard, John Baldessari, and Shirley Verrett. Among people deceased in 2013, Hal Needham ranks 258. Before him are Josip Kuže, Ted Post, Daniel Duval, Anthony Caro, Nadezhda Popova, and Michael Winner. After him are Miguel Poblet, August Schellenberg, Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, David Frost, Bobby Bland, and Ladislav Pavlovič.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hal Needham ranks 5,407 out of 18,182. Before him are Helen Fisher (1945), Bo Hopkins (1942), Geoff Pierson (1949), Dixie Carter (1939), Tad Williams (1957), and Johnny Hodges (1906). After him are Edward Cook (1888), Darren Young (1983), Nathaniel Palmer (1799), Ramsey Clark (1927), Sandra Faber (1944), and Ellen Corby (1911).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Hal Needham ranks 206. Before him are Paul Scheuring (1968), Gordon Douglas (1907), Joshua Logan (1908), Ted Post (1918), Rob Cohen (1949), and Barry Sonnenfeld (1953). After him are Jack Conway (1887), Robert Parrish (1916), Bill Condon (1955), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Budd Boetticher (1916), and George Sidney (1916).

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Filmography

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