Paul L. Smith

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.

Filmography

• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• Barney Miller (1975)
• Maverick (1994)
• Midnight Express (1978)
• Popeye (1980)
• The Protector (1985)
• The In-Laws (1979)
• Caged Fury (1990)
• The Salamander (1981)
• Crimewave (1985)
• Outlaw Force (1988)
• Gor (1987)
• Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
• Mil gritos tiene la noche (1982)
• מבצע שטריימל (1984)
• Death Chase (1988)
• 21 Hours at Munich (1976)
• Terminal Entry (1987)
• Desert Kickboxer (1992)
• Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)
• נחצ'ה והגנרל (1972)
• Ten Little Indians (1989)
• Simone e Matteo: un gioco da ragazzi (1975)
• Sno-Line (1985)
• Carambola, filotto... tutti in buca (1975)
• D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999)
• When I Am King (1982)
• 大圈套 (1977)
• Il vangelo secondo Simone e Matteo (1976)
• Conspiracy of Terror (1975)