Paul L. Smith
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 5, 1939
- Died
- April 25, 2012 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
Paul L. Smith (February 5, 1939 – April 25, 2012) was an American character actor. Burly, bearded, and imposing, he has appeared in films and occasionally on TV since the 1970s, generally playing "heavies" and bad guys. His most notable roles include Hamidou, the vicious prison warden in Midnight Express (1978), Bluto in Robert Altman's Popeye (1980) and the Beast Rabban in David Lynch's Dune (1984). He is sometimes credited as Paul Smith or Paul Lawrence Smith.
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Filmography
Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza
Movie · as (archive footage)
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Movie · as Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
Maverick
Movie · as The Archduke
Desert Kickboxer
Movie · as Santos
Eye of the Widow
Movie · as Elko
Caged Fury
Movie · as Head Guard
Crossing the Line
Movie · as Joe Kapinski
Sonny Boy
Movie · as Slue
Ten Little Indians
Movie · as Elmo Rodgers
The Hired Gun
Movie · as Wounded Man
You're Famous
Movie
Crazy Camera
Movie
Death Chase
Movie · as Steele
Outlaw Force
Movie · as Inspector Wainright
Gor
Movie · as Serbus
Terminal Entry
Movie · as Stewart
Haunted Honeymoon
Movie · as Dr. Paul Abbot
Crimewave
Movie · as Faron Crush
Red Sonja
Movie · as Falkon
Sno-Line
Movie · as Duval
The Protector
Movie · as Mr. Booar (uncredited)
Operation Shtreimel
Movie
Jungle Warriors
Movie · as Cesar Santiago
Dune
Movie · as The Beast Rabban
Pieces
Movie · as Willard
When I Am King
Movie · as Sir Blackstone Hardtack
The Salamander
Movie · as The Surgeon
Masada
TV · as Gideon · 4 eps
Popeye
Movie · as Bluto
Disaster on the Coastliner
Movie · as Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
The In-Laws
Movie · as Mo
Going in Style
Movie · as Radio Announcer
Midnight Express
Movie · as Hamidou
Return of the Tiger
Movie · as Paul the Westerner
The Three Hostages
Movie · as David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)
CHiPs
TV · as Announcer · 1 ep
The Diamond Peddlers
Movie · as Matteo / Butch
21 Hours at Munich
Movie · as Guttfruend
Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket
Movie · as Len
Convoy Buddies
Movie · as Butch
We Are No Angels
Movie · as Raphael McDonald
Conspiracy of Terror
Movie · as Pound Supervisor
Wonder Woman
TV · as Simon Rohan · 1 ep
Barney Miller
TV · as Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith) · 1 ep
Carambola!
Movie · as Len
Alcohol: The Choice
Movie
They Call Me Shmil
Movie · as Shmiel
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
Movie · as Peter
Nahtche and the General
Movie
Emergency!
TV · as Security Director · 1 ep
Fishke Bemilu'im
Movie · as שמיל
Madron
Movie · as Gabe Price (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Andy Kamoku · 2 eps
Love, American Style
TV · 1 ep