Paul L. Smith
Paul L. Smith (born February 5, 1939) is 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
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- Born:
- Feb 5, 1939 In Everett, Massachusetts, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 36
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Doris Day Show 1968-09-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie D.R.E.A.M. Team 1999-09-25
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | D.R.E.A.M. Team | Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith) | 1999-09-25 |
| Movie | Maverick | The Archduke | 1994-05-20 |
| Movie | Desert Kickboxer | Santos | 1992-11-14 |
| Movie | Eye of the Widow | Elko | 1991-10-17 |
| Movie | Crossing the Line | Joe Kapinski | 1990-08-08 |
| Movie | Caged Fury | Head Guard | 1990-08-15 |
| Movie | Sonny Boy | Slue | 1990-10-26 |
| Movie | The Hired Gun | Wounded Man | 1989-01-01 |
| Movie | Ten Little Indians | Elmo Rodgers | 1989-11-29 |
| Movie | Death Chase | Steele | 1988-03-12 |
| Movie | Outlaw Force | Inspector Wainright | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | Gor | Serbus | 1987-05-08 |
| Movie | Haunted Honeymoon | Dr. Paul Abbot | 1986-07-25 |
| Movie | Red Sonja | Falkon | 1985-04-09 |
| Movie | Crimewave | Faron Crush | 1985-04-12 |
| Movie | Sno-Line | Duval | 1985-09-13 |
| Movie | Jungle Warriors | Cesar Santiago | 1984-05-11 |
| Movie | Operation Shtreimel | 1984-06-06 | |
| Movie | Pieces | Willard | 1982-08-23 |
| Movie | The Salamander | The Surgeon | 1981-01-01 |
| Series | Masada | Gideon | 1981-04-05 |
| Movie | The In-Laws | Mo | 1979-06-15 |
| Movie | Disaster on the Coastliner | Jim Waterman/Victor Prescott | 1979-10-29 |
| Movie | Midnight Express | Hamidou | 1978-08-31 |
| Movie | Return of the Tiger | Paul the Westerner | 1977-06-10 |
| Movie | The Diamond Peddlers | Toby | 1976-01-29 |
| Movie | 21 Hours at Munich | 1976-11-07 | |
| Movie | Simone e Matteo: un gioco da ragazzi | Butch | 1975-07-20 |
| Movie | They Call Me Shmil | Shmiel | 1975-06-06 |
| Movie | We Are No Angels | Raphael McDonald | 1975-09-25 |
| Movie | Conspiracy of Terror | Pound Supervisor | 1975-12-29 |
| Movie | Carambola | Len | 1974-09-13 |
| Movie | Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus | Peter | 1973-03-31 |
| Movie | Nahtche and the General | 1972-06-06 | |
| Movie | Madron | Gabe Price (uncredited) | 1970-12-01 |
| Series | The Doris Day Show | 1968-09-24 |