Paul L. Smith
Birthday: 1939-02-05
Deathday: 2012-04-25
Birthplace: Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
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1999-09-25 | D.R.E.A.M. Team | Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith) |
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1994-05-20 | Maverick | The Archduke |
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1992-11-14 | Desert Kickboxer | Santos |
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1991-10-17 | Eye of the Widow | Elko |
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1990-08-08 | Crossing the Line | Joe Kapinski |
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1990-03-01 | Caged Fury | Head Guard |
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1989-11-29 | Ten Little Indians | Elmo Rodgers |
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1989-03-22 | Sonny Boy | Slue |
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1989-01-01 | The Hired Gun | Wounded Man |
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1989-01-01 | You're Famous | |
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1989-01-01 | Crazy Camera | |
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1988-03-12 | Death Chase | Steele |
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1988-01-01 | Outlaw Force | Inspector Wainright |
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1987-05-08 | Gor | Serbus |
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1986-07-25 | Haunted Honeymoon | Dr. Paul Abbot |
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1985-09-13 | Sno-Line | Duval |
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1985-06-15 | The Protector | Mr. Booar (uncredited) |
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1985-04-12 | Crimewave | Faron Crush |
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1985-04-09 | Red Sonja | Falkon |
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1984-12-14 | Dune | The Beast Rabban |
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1984-06-06 | Operation Shtreimel | |
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1984-05-11 | Jungle Warriors | Cesar Santiago |
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1982-08-23 | Pieces | Willard |
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1982-07-08 | When I Am King | Sir Blackstone Hardtack |
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1981-04-25 | The Salamander | The Surgeon |
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1980-12-12 | Popeye | Bluto |
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1979-12-25 | Going in Style | Radio Announcer |
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1979-10-28 | Disaster on the Coastliner | Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott |
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1979-06-15 | The In-Laws | Mo |
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1978-08-31 | Midnight Express | Hamidou |
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1977-12-27 | The Three Hostages | David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith) |
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1977-06-10 | Return of the Tiger | Paul the Westerner |
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1976-12-25 | 21 Hours at Munich | Guttfruend |
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1976-01-29 | The Diamond Peddlers | Simone / Toby |
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1975-12-29 | Conspiracy of Terror | Pound Supervisor |
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1975-09-25 | We Are No Angels | Raphael McDonald |
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1975-07-20 | Convoy Buddies | Butch |
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1975-01-01 | Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket | Len |
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1974-12-31 | Alcohol: The Choice | |
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1974-09-13 | Carambola! | Len |
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1973-03-31 | Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus | Peter |
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1973-01-01 | They Call Me Shmil | Shmiel |
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1972-06-06 | Nahtche and the General | |
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1971-01-01 | Fishke Bemilu'im | שמיל |
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1970-12-01 | Madron | Gabe Price (uncredited) |