Acting · Everett, Massachusetts, USA · Born February 5, 1939
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.
Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza
2014
as (archive footage)
MovieD.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
as Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
MovieMaverick
1994
as The Archduke
MovieDesert Kickboxer
1992
as Santos
MovieEye of the Widow
1991
as Elko
MovieCrossing the Line
1990
as Joe Kapinski
MovieCaged Fury
1990
as Head Guard
MovieTen Little Indians
1989
as Elmo Rodgers
MovieSonny Boy
1989
as Slue
MovieThe Hired Gun
1989
as Wounded Man
MovieYou're Famous
1989
MovieCrazy Camera
1989
MovieDeath Chase
1988
as Steele
MovieOutlaw Force
1988
as Inspector Wainright
MovieTerminal Entry
1987
as Stewart
MovieGor
1987
as Serbus
MovieHaunted Honeymoon
1986
as Dr. Paul Abbot
MovieSno-Line
1985
as Duval
MovieThe Protector
1985
as Mr. Booar (uncredited)
MovieCrimewave
1985
as Faron Crush
MovieRed Sonja
1985
as Falkon
MovieDune
1984
as The Beast Rabban
MovieOperation Shtreimel
1984
MovieJungle Warriors
1984
as Cesar Santiago
MoviePieces
1982
as Willard
MovieWhen I Am King
1982
as Sir Blackstone Hardtack
MovieThe Salamander
1981
as The Surgeon
TVMasada
1981
as Gideon
MoviePopeye
1980
as Bluto
MovieGoing in Style
1979
as Radio Announcer
MovieDisaster on the Coastliner
1979
as Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
MovieThe In-Laws
1979
as Mo
MovieMidnight Express
1978
as Hamidou
The Three Hostages
1977
as David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)
TVCHiPs
1977
as Announcer
MovieReturn of the Tiger
1977
as Paul the Westerner
Movie21 Hours at Munich
1976
as Guttfruend
MovieThe Diamond Peddlers
1976
as Matteo / Butch
TVWonder Woman
1975
as Simon Rohan
MovieWe Are No Angels
1975
as Raphael McDonald
MovieConvoy Buddies
1975
as Butch
MovieConspiracy of Terror
1975
as Pound Supervisor
TVBarney Miller
1975
as Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith)
MovieCarambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket
1975
as Len
MovieAlcohol: The Choice
1974
MovieCarambola!
1974
as Len
MovieGospel Road: A Story of Jesus
1973
as Peter
MovieThey Call Me Shmil
1973
as Shmiel
MovieNahtche and the General
1972
TVEmergency!
1972
MovieFishke Bemilu'im
1971
as שמיל
MovieMadron
1970
as Gabe Price (uncredited)
TVLove, American Style
1969
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Andy Kamoku
