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:
- 51
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hawaii Five-O 1968-09-20
- Latest Project:
- Movie Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza 2014-06-10
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza | (archive footage) | 2014-06-10 |
| 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 | Caged Fury | Head Guard | 1990-03-01 |
| Movie | Crossing the Line | Joe Kapinski | 1990-08-08 |
| Movie | Crazy Camera | 1989-01-01 | |
| Movie | You're Famous | 1989-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Hired Gun | Wounded Man | 1989-01-01 |
| Movie | Ten Little Indians | Elmo Rodgers | 1989-11-29 |
| Movie | Sonny Boy | Slue | 1989-03-22 |
| Movie | Outlaw Force | Inspector Wainright | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | Death Chase | Steele | 1988-03-12 |
| Movie | Gor | Serbus | 1987-05-08 |
| Movie | Haunted Honeymoon | Dr. Paul Abbot | 1986-07-25 |
| Movie | Crimewave | Faron Crush | 1985-04-12 |
| Movie | Red Sonja | Falkon | 1985-04-09 |
| Movie | The Protector | Mr. Booar (uncredited) | 1985-07-10 |
| Movie | Sno-Line | Duval | 1985-09-13 |
| Movie | Jungle Warriors | Cesar Santiago | 1984-05-11 |
| Movie | Operation Shtreimel | 1984-06-06 | |
| Movie | Dune | The Beast Rabban | 1984-12-14 |
| Movie | When I Am King | Sir Blackstone Hardtack | 1982-07-08 |
| Movie | Pieces | Willard | 1982-08-23 |
| Series | Masada | Gideon | 1981-04-05 |
| Movie | The Salamander | The Surgeon | 1981-04-25 |
| Movie | Popeye | Bluto | 1980-12-12 |
| Movie | The In-Laws | Mo | 1979-06-15 |
| Movie | Disaster on the Coastliner | Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott | 1979-10-28 |
| Movie | Going in Style | Radio Announcer | 1979-12-25 |
| Movie | Midnight Express | Hamidou | 1978-08-31 |
| Movie | Return of the Tiger | Paul the Westerner | 1977-06-10 |
| Series | CHiPs | Announcer | 1977-09-15 |
| Movie | 21 Hours at Munich | Guttfruend | 1976-12-25 |
| Movie | The Diamond Peddlers | Simone / Toby | 1976-01-29 |
| Movie | Convoy Buddies | Butch | 1975-07-20 |
| Movie | Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket | Len | 1975-01-01 |
| Series | Barney Miller | Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith) | 1975-01-23 |
| Movie | We Are No Angels | Raphael McDonald | 1975-09-25 |
| Movie | Conspiracy of Terror | Pound Supervisor | 1975-12-29 |
| Series | Wonder Woman | Simon Rohan | 1975-11-07 |
| Movie | Carambola! | Len | 1974-09-13 |
| Movie | Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus | Peter | 1973-03-31 |
| Movie | They Call Me Shmil | Shmiel | 1973-01-01 |
| Series | Emergency! | Unknown | 1972-01-22 |
| Movie | Nahtche and the General | 1972-06-06 | |
| Movie | Fishke Bemilu'im | שמיל | 1971-01-01 |
| Movie | Madron | Gabe Price (uncredited) | 1970-12-01 |
| Series | Hawaii Five-O | Andy Kamoku | 1968-09-20 |
| Series | The Doris Day Show | 1968-09-24 |