Paul L. Smith
Acting · Born 1939-02-05 · age 73 at death · Everett, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Titles
Dune
Midnight Express
Maverick
Red Sonja
Popeye
Wonder Woman
Pieces
The Protector
Crimewave
Haunted Honeymoon
Hawaii Five-O
CHiPs
The In-Laws
Going in Style
Masada
Barney Miller
Emergency!
Ten Little Indians
Gor
Caged Fury
The Salamander
Sonny Boy
21 Hours at Munich
Jungle Warriors
Love, American Style
Disaster on the Coastliner
Madron
Crossing the Line
Convoy Buddies
The Diamond Peddlers
Return of the Tiger
Desert Kickboxer
Eye of the Widow
Terminal Entry
Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Death Chase
Carambola!
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
Outlaw Force
They Call Me Shmil
Operation Shtreimel
Conspiracy of Terror
Nahtche and the General
Sno-Line
We Are No Angels
Fishke Bemilu'im
You're Famous
Crazy Camera
When I Am King
The Hired Gun
Tel Aviv Call Girls
Alcohol: The Choice