Paul L. Smith
Acting
Born: 1939-02-05 · Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2012-04-25
Biography
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.
🎬 Movies (30)
Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza
2014
(archive footage)
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
Maverick
1994
The Archduke
Desert Kickboxer
1992
Santos
Eye of the Widow
1991
Elko
Caged Fury
1990
Head Guard
Crossing the Line
1990
Joe Kapinski
Sonny Boy
1989
Slue
Ten Little Indians
1989
Elmo Rodgers
The Hired Gun
1989
Wounded Man
You're Famous
1989
Crazy Camera
1989
Death Chase
1988
Steele
Outlaw Force
1988
Inspector Wainright
Gor
1987
Serbus
Terminal Entry
1987
Stewart
Haunted Honeymoon
1986
Dr. Paul Abbot
Crimewave
1985
Faron Crush
Red Sonja
1985
Falkon
Sno-Line
1985
Duval
The Protector
1985
Mr. Booar (uncredited)
Operation Shtreimel
1984
Jungle Warriors
1984
Cesar Santiago
Dune
1984
The Beast Rabban
Pieces
1982
Willard
When I Am King
1982
Sir Blackstone Hardtack
The Salamander
1981
The Surgeon
Popeye
1980
Bluto
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979
Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
The In-Laws
1979
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