Paul L. Smith
Acting Born Feb 5, 1939 Everett, Massachusetts, USA 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Andy Kamoku
- Emergency! (1972)
- Love, American Style (1969)
- Barney Miller (1975) as Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith)
- CHiPs (1977) as Announcer
- Wonder Woman (1975) as Simon Rohan
- Caged Fury (1990) as Head Guard
- Dune (1984) as The Beast Rabban
- Masada (1981) as Gideon
- Crimewave (1985) as Faron Crush
- Maverick (1994) as The Archduke
- Midnight Express (1978) as Hamidou
- Popeye (1980) as Bluto
- Red Sonja (1985) as Falkon
- The Protector (1985) as Mr. Booar (uncredited)
- The In-Laws (1979) as Mo
- The Three Hostages (1977) as David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)
- Pieces (1982) as Willard
- The Salamander (1981) as The Surgeon
- Haunted Honeymoon (1986) as Dr. Paul Abbot
- Sonny Boy (1989) as Slue
- Jungle Warriors (1984) as Cesar Santiago
- Nahtche and the General (1972)
- Gor (1987) as Serbus