Paul L. Smith
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-02-05 (73 years old)
Deathday
2012-04-25
Place of Birth
Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Also known As
Paul Smith
Bob Spencer
Paul Lawrence Smith
Adam Eden
פול סמית
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
1980
as Bluto
1985
as Faron Crush
1994
as The Archduke
1985
as Falkon
2014
as (archive footage)
1982
as Willard
1988
as Steele
1989
as Slue
1987
as Serbus
1977
as Paul the Westerner
1979
as Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
1989
as Elmo Rodgers
1973
as Shmiel
1974
as Len
1975
as Butch
1976
as Simone / Toby
1999
as Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
1985
as Duval
1975
as Raphael McDonald
1979
as Mo
1988
as Inspector Wainright
1990
as Head Guard
1981
as The Surgeon
1985
as Mr. Booar (uncredited)
1992
as Santos
1982
as Sir Blackstone Hardtack
1977
as David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)
1986
as Dr. Paul Abbot
1973
as Peter
1990
as Joe Kapinski
1989
as Wounded Man
1991
as Elko
1984
as Cesar Santiago
1984
as The Beast Rabban
1979
as Radio Announcer
1978
as Hamidou
1976
as Guttfruend
1975
as Pound Supervisor
1970
as Gabe Price (uncredited)
1971
as שמיל
1989
1989
1988
as Stewart
Production
1990
as Associate Producer
1972
as Director
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