- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 5, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Everett, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- April 25, 2012
Paul L. Smith
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.
Filmography
Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza
movieEric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza
2014 · (archive footage)
movieD.R.E.A.M. Team
1999 · Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
movieMaverick
1994 · The Archduke
movieDesert Kickboxer
1992 · Santos
movieEye of the Widow
1991 · Elko
movieCrossing the Line
1990 · Joe Kapinski
movieCaged Fury
1990 · Head Guard, Associate Producer
movieTen Little Indians
1989 · Elmo Rodgers
movieSonny Boy
1989 · Slue
movieThe Hired Gun
1989 · Wounded Man
movieYou're Famous
1989
movieCrazy Camera
1989
movieDeath Chase
1988 · Steele
movieOutlaw Force
1988 · Inspector Wainright
movieTerminal Entry
1987 · Stewart
movieGor
1987 · Serbus
movieHaunted Honeymoon
1986 · Dr. Paul Abbot
movieSno-Line
1985 · Duval
movieThe Protector
1985 · Mr. Booar (uncredited)
movieCrimewave
1985 · Faron Crush
movieRed Sonja
1985 · Falkon
movieDune
1984 · The Beast Rabban
movieOperation Shtreimel
1984
movieJungle Warriors
1984 · Cesar Santiago
moviePieces
1982 · Willard
movieWhen I Am King
1982 · Sir Blackstone Hardtack
movieThe Salamander
1981 · The Surgeon
tvMasada
1981 · Gideon
moviePopeye
1980 · Bluto
movieGoing in Style
1979 · Radio Announcer
movieDisaster on the Coastliner
1979 · Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
movieThe In-Laws
1979 · Mo
movieMidnight Express
1978 · Hamidou
The Three Hostages
movieThe Three Hostages
1977 · David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)
tvCHiPs
1977 · Announcer
movieReturn of the Tiger
1977 · Paul the Westerner
movie21 Hours at Munich
1976 · Guttfruend
movieThe Diamond Peddlers
1976 · Matteo / Butch
tvWonder Woman
1975 · Simon Rohan
movieWe Are No Angels
1975 · Raphael McDonald
movieConvoy Buddies
1975 · Butch
movieConspiracy of Terror
1975 · Pound Supervisor
tvBarney Miller
1975 · Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith)
movieCarambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket
1975 · Len
movieAlcohol: The Choice
1974
movieCarambola!
1974 · Len
movieGospel Road: A Story of Jesus
1973 · Peter
movieThey Call Me Shmil
1973 · Shmiel
movieTel Aviv Call Girls
1972 · Director
movieNahtche and the General
1972
tvEmergency!
1972
movieFishke Bemilu'im
1971 · שמיל
movieMadron
1970 · Gabe Price (uncredited)
tvLove, American Style
1969
tvHawaii Five-O
1968 · Andy Kamoku