Paul L. Smith
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-02-05
Day of Death
2012-04-25 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Paul L. Smith
Biography
Paul L. Smith (born February 5, 1939) 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.
Acting
(2014)
Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza
as (archive footage)
(1999)
D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
(1994)
Maverick
as The Archduke
(1992)
Desert Kickboxer
as Santos
(1991)
Eye of the Widow
as Elko
(1990)
Caged Fury
as Head Guard
(1990)
Crossing the Line
as Joe Kapinski
(1989)
Ten Little Indians
as Elmo Rodgers
(1989)
Sonny Boy
as Slue
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
The Hired Gun
as Wounded Man
(1988)
Death Chase
as Steele
(1988)
Terminal Entry
as Stewart
(1988)
Outlaw Force
as Inspector Wainright
(1987)
Gor
as Serbus
(1986)
Haunted Honeymoon
as Dr. Paul Abbot
(1985)
Red Sonja
as Falkon
(1985)
Crimewave
as Faron Crush
(1985)
The Protector
as Mr. Booar (uncredited)
(1985)
Sno-Line
as Duval
(1984)
Dune
as The Beast Rabban
(1984)
Jungle Warriors
as Cesar Santiago
(1984)
(1982)
Pieces
as Willard
(1982)
When I Am King
as Sir Blackstone Hardtack
(1981)
The Salamander
as The Surgeon
(1980)
Popeye
as Bluto
(1979)
The In-Laws
as Mo
(1979)
Going in Style
as Radio Announcer
(1979)
Disaster on the Coastliner
as Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
(1978)
Midnight Express
as Hamidou
(1977)
Return of the Tiger
as Paul the Westerner
(1977)
The Three Hostages
as David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)
(1976)
21 Hours at Munich
as Guttfruend
(1976)
The Diamond Peddlers
as Simone / Toby
(1975)
We Are No Angels
as Raphael McDonald
(1975)
Convoy Buddies
as Butch
(1975)
(1975)
Conspiracy of Terror
as Pound Supervisor
(1974)
Carambola!
as Len
(1974)
(1973)
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
as Peter
(1973)
They Call Me Shmil
as Shmiel
(1972)
(1971)
Fishke Bemilu'im
as שמיל
(1970)
Madron
as Gabe Price (uncredited)
Crew
(1990)
Caged Fury
Associate Producer
(1972)
Tel Aviv Call Girls
Director