Paul L. Smith

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1939-02-05

Deathday 2012-04-25 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Everett, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As Paul Smith, Bob Spencer, Paul Lawrence Smith, Adam Eden, פול סמית

Paul L. Smith

Biography

Paul L. Smith (born February 5, 1939) 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

Actor

2014
1999
D.R.E.A.M. Team

as Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)

1994
Maverick

as The Archduke

1992
1991
1990
Crossing the Line

as Joe Kapinski

1990
Caged Fury

as Head Guard

1989
Ten Little Indians

as Elmo Rodgers

1989
Sonny Boy

as Slue

1989
The Hired Gun

as Wounded Man

1988
Death Chase

as Steele

1988
Outlaw Force

as Inspector Wainright

1987
Gor

as Serbus

1986
Haunted Honeymoon

as Dr. Paul Abbot

1985
Sno-Line

as Duval

1985
The Protector

as Mr. Booar (uncredited)

1985
Crimewave

as Faron Crush

1985
Red Sonja

as Falkon

1984
Dune

as The Beast Rabban

1984
Jungle Warriors

as Cesar Santiago

1982
Pieces

as Willard

1982
When I Am King

as Sir Blackstone Hardtack

1981
The Salamander

as The Surgeon

1981
Masada

as Gideon

1980
Popeye

as Bluto

1979
Going in Style

as Radio Announcer

1979
Disaster on the Coastliner

as Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott

1979
1978
Midnight Express

as Hamidou

1977
The Three Hostages

as David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)

1977
Return of the Tiger

as Paul the Westerner

1977
CHiPs

as Announcer

1976
21 Hours at Munich

as Guttfruend

1976
The Diamond Peddlers

as Simone / Toby

1975
Conspiracy of Terror

as Pound Supervisor

1975
We Are No Angels

as Raphael McDonald

1975
1975
Wonder Woman

as Simon Rohan

1975
Barney Miller

as Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith)

1974
Carambola!

as Len

1973
1971
Fishke Bemilu'im

as שמיל

1970
Madron

as Gabe Price (uncredited)

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Andy Kamoku

Producer

1990
Caged Fury

as Associate Producer