'Cannonball Run' director Hal Needham dies at 82

Needham's business managers told the Los Angeles Times confirmed the news. Needham was known for directing movies such as ‘Smokey and the Bandit' and ‘The Cannonball Run', Fox News reported.

The honorary Oscar-winner also performed, designed stunts and new equipment to execute them in thousands of TV episodes and hundreds of movies.u00a0

Hal Needham. Pic/AFP