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unspecified</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/166/000068959/" class=proflink>Film Director</a>, Actor<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>The Cannonball Run</i><p><b>Military service:</b> US Army (paratrooper, Korean War)<p>Former professional stuntman.<p><b>Father:</b> Howard Needham<br><b>Mother:</b> Edith May<br><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/248/000281402/">Dani Crayne</a> (actress, m. 29-Jun-1981, div. 1987)<br><b>Wife:</b> Ellyn Wynne Williams (m. 31-Dec-1996)<br><p> <a href="/honors/466/000060286/">Oscar (honorary)</a> 1987 Scientific and Engineering Award (shared)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/972/000133573/">Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (14-Nov-1999)</a> <br> <a href="/films/562/000084310/">Body Slam (1987)</a> <br> <a href="/films/252/000084000/">Rad (21-Mar-1986)</a> <br> <a href="/films/574/000032478/">Cannonball Run II (29-Jun-1984)</a> <br> <a href="/films/991/000041868/">Stroker Ace (16-Sep-1983)</a> <br> <a href="/films/096/000064901/">Megaforce (25-Jun-1982)</a> <br> <a href="/films/573/000032477/">The Cannonball Run (19-Jun-1981)</a> <br> <a href="/films/875/000034773/">Smokey and the Bandit II (15-Aug-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/195/000250442/">Death Car on the Freeway (25-Sep-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/033/000064838/">The Villain (20-Jul-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/541/000037430/">Hooper (28-Jul-1978)</a> <br> <a href="/films/875/000033776/">Smokey and the Bandit (27-Mar-1977)</a> <br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/195/000250442/">Death Car on the Freeway (25-Sep-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/207/000083955/">Jackson County Jail (28-Jul-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/940/000083691/">W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (21-May-1975)</a> <br> <a href="/films/007/000083755/">The Culpepper Cattle Company (16-Apr-1972)</a> · Burgess<br> <a href="/films/708/000033609/">Sometimes a Great Notion (19-Jan-1972)</a> · Supporting Cast<br> <a href="/films/391/000240668/">One More Train to Rob (19-Feb-1971)</a> · Bert Gant<br> <a href="/films/676/000038562/">The Devil's Brigade (15-May-1968)</a> · The Sgt.<br> <a href="/films/100/000033001/">The War Wagon (27-May-1967)</a> · Hite<br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Stuntman! 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