Watch through the end credits of any movie – an action movie especially – and you're bound to see a whole team of stuntmen involved in the production. But of all the stunties in Hollywood, Hal Needham ...

Needham, who died in 2013, worked as a Hollywood stuntman for over 40 years. In this 2011 interview, he detailed some of his most death-defying feats — and why he disliked modern special effects. This ...

Hal 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 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Hal Needham, a top Hollywood stuntman who turned to directing rousing action films including “Smokey and the Bandit” and “The Cannonball Run,” has died. He was 82. His business ...

After more than three decades of lobbying — and countless bruises and broken bones — Hollywood’s stunt community will finally be recognized at the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ...

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It's official. The Oscar for best stunt is finally rolling up to the Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the creation of the honor − officially called the Academy ...

He was a paratrooper, a billboard model for Viceroy Cigarettes, worked on 10 films with John "The Duke" Wayne, stunt doubled for Richard Boone in "Have Gun, Will Travel," wrote the screenplay for and ...

Pioneering Arkansas-born stuntman Hal Needham — current record holder for the world’s most awesome life — died on Friday. If you were paying attention while watching the Oscars last night, you might ...