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

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

Popeye

as Bluto

1985

Crimewave

as Faron Crush

1994

Maverick

as The Archduke

1985

Red Sonja

as Falkon

2014

1982

Pieces

as Willard

1988

Death Chase

as Steele

1989

Sonny Boy

as Slue

1987

Gor

as Serbus

1977

Return of the Tiger

as Paul the Westerner

1979

Disaster on the Coastliner

as Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott

1989

Ten Little Indians

as Elmo Rodgers

1973

1974

1975

1976

The Diamond Peddlers

as Simone / Toby

1999

D.R.E.A.M. Team

as Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)

1985

Sno-Line

as Duval

1975

We Are No Angels

as Raphael McDonald

1979

1988

Outlaw Force

as Inspector Wainright

1990

Caged Fury

as Head Guard

1981

The Salamander

as The Surgeon

1985

The Protector

as Mr. Booar (uncredited)

1992

1982

When I Am King

as Sir Blackstone Hardtack

1977

The Three Hostages

as David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)

1986

Haunted Honeymoon

as Dr. Paul Abbot

1990

Crossing the Line

as Joe Kapinski

1989

The Hired Gun

as Wounded Man

1991

1984

Jungle Warriors

as Cesar Santiago

1984

Dune

as The Beast Rabban

1979

Going in Style

as Radio Announcer

1978

1976

21 Hours at Munich

as Guttfruend

1975

Conspiracy of Terror

as Pound Supervisor

1970

Madron

as Gabe Price (uncredited)

1971

Fishke Bemilu'im

as שמיל

1988

Terminal Entry

as Stewart

Production

1990

Caged Fury

as Associate Producer

1972

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