This is FRESH AIR. Hal Needham probably was one of the most famous Hollywood stunt doubles. He did all kinds of stunts in all kinds of movies, but he got his start in Western movies and TV shows such ...

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 ...

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Hal Needham was a man’s man. And a woman’s man. And a kids’ man. When he was mad, there was a no-nonsense glint in his eyes. When he saw a beautiful woman, his eyes glinted with nothing but nonsense ...

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 managers tell the Los ...