Hal Needham, 1931-2013
Hal Needham, 1931-2013
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Hal Needham, our favorite stuntman, died Friday at 82. He did stunts in more than 300 films, directed “Smokey and the Bandit” and “The Cannonball Run,” won an Honorary Oscar last year, got a lot of speeding tickets, and broke a lot of bones. He was a regular guest on our show, and here we listen back to a few of our favorite moments with him.