Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 05, 1939
Died
Apr 25, 2012
Place of Birth
Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
55 titles
Paul L. Smith
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.
Known For
Filmography
Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza
(archive footage)
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
Maverick
The Archduke
Desert Kickboxer
Santos
Eye of the Widow
Elko
Crossing the Line
Joe Kapinski
Caged Fury
Head Guard
Ten Little Indians
Elmo Rodgers
Sonny Boy
Slue
Crazy Camera
The Hired Gun
Wounded Man
You're Famous
Death Chase
Steele
Outlaw Force
Inspector Wainright
Terminal Entry
Stewart
Gor
Serbus
Haunted Honeymoon
Dr. Paul Abbot
Sno-Line
Duval
The Protector
Mr. Booar (uncredited)
Crimewave
Faron Crush
Red Sonja
Falkon
Dune
The Beast Rabban
Operation Shtreimel
Jungle Warriors
Cesar Santiago
Pieces
Willard
When I Am King
Sir Blackstone Hardtack
The Salamander
The Surgeon
Masada
Gideon
Popeye
Bluto
Going in Style
Radio Announcer
Disaster on the Coastliner
Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
The In-Laws
Mo
Midnight Express
Hamidou
The Three Hostages
David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)
CHiPs
Announcer
Return of the Tiger
Paul the Westerner
21 Hours at Munich
Guttfruend
The Diamond Peddlers
Matteo / Butch
Wonder Woman
Simon Rohan
We Are No Angels
Raphael McDonald
Convoy Buddies
Butch
Conspiracy of Terror
Pound Supervisor
Barney Miller
Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith)
Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket
Len
Alcohol: The Choice
Carambola!
Len
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
Peter
They Call Me Shmil
Shmiel
Tel Aviv Call Girls
Director
Nahtche and the General