Paul L. Smith
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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
Credits
Dune (1984)
as The Beast Rabban
Red Sonja (1985)
as Falkon
Popeye (1980)
as Bluto
Midnight Express (1978)
as Hamidou
Maverick (1994)
as The Archduke
The Protector (1985)
as Mr. Booar (uncredited)
The In-Laws (1979)
as Mo
Caged Fury (1990)
as Head Guard
Gor (1987)
as Serbus
Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
as Dr. Paul Abbot
Pieces (1982)
as Willard
Crimewave (1985)
as Faron Crush
The Salamander (1981)
as The Surgeon
Operation Shtreimel (1984)
Actor
Outlaw Force (1988)
as Inspector Wainright
Going in Style (1979)
as Radio Announcer
Jungle Warriors (1984)
as Cesar Santiago
Ten Little Indians (1989)
as Elmo Rodgers
21 Hours at Munich (1976)
as Guttfruend
Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)
as Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
Nahtche and the General (1972)
Actor
D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999)
as Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
Eye of the Widow (1991)
as Elko
Terminal Entry (1987)
as Stewart
Carambola! (1974)
as Len
Sonny Boy (1989)
as Slue
Convoy Buddies (1975)
as Butch
Sno-Line (1985)
as Duval
Conspiracy of Terror (1975)
as Pound Supervisor
Desert Kickboxer (1992)
as Santos
When I Am King (1982)
as Sir Blackstone Hardtack
Death Chase (1988)
as Steele
Return of the Tiger (1977)
as Paul the Westerner
The Diamond Peddlers (1976)
as Matteo / Butch
Crossing the Line (1990)
as Joe Kapinski
Madron (1970)
as Gabe Price (uncredited)
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973)
as Peter
We Are No Angels (1975)
as Raphael McDonald
Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket (1975)
as Len
The Hired Gun (1989)
as Wounded Man
They Call Me Shmil (1973)
as Shmiel
Fishke Bemilu'im (1971)
as שמיל
The Three Hostages (1977)
as David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)
Crazy Camera (1989)
Actor
You're Famous (1989)
Actor
Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza (2014)
as (archive footage)
Alcohol: The Choice (1974)
Actor