Acting
Paul L. Smith
DE, EN, HE, ES cinema · 48 credits
Born
5 February 1939
Died
25 April 2012 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Paul Smith · Bob Spencer · Paul Lawrence Smith · Adam Eden · פול סמית
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.
Known for
Filmography
Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza
2014
Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza
as (archive footage)
D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
Maverick
as The Archduke
Desert Kickboxer
as Santos
Eye of the Widow
as Elko
Caged Fury
as Head Guard, Associate Producer
Crossing the Line
as Joe Kapinski
Sonny Boy
as Slue
Ten Little Indians
as Elmo Rodgers
The Hired Gun
as Wounded Man
Death Chase
as Steele
Outlaw Force
as Inspector Wainright
Gor
as Serbus
Terminal Entry
as Stewart
Haunted Honeymoon
as Dr. Paul Abbot
Crimewave
as Faron Crush
Red Sonja
as Falkon
Sno-Line
as Duval
The Protector
as Mr. Booar (uncredited)
Jungle Warriors
as Cesar Santiago
Dune
as The Beast Rabban
Pieces
as Willard
When I Am King
as Sir Blackstone Hardtack
The Salamander
as The Surgeon
Popeye
as Bluto
Disaster on the Coastliner
as Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
Going in Style
as Radio Announcer
Midnight Express
as Hamidou
Return of the Tiger
as Paul the Westerner
The Three Hostages
1977
The Three Hostages
as David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)
The Diamond Peddlers
as Matteo / Butch
21 Hours at Munich
as Guttfruend
Convoy Buddies
as Butch
We Are No Angels
as Raphael McDonald
Conspiracy of Terror
as Pound Supervisor
Carambola!
as Len
They Call Me Shmil
as Shmiel
Tel Aviv Call Girls
Director
Fishke Bemilu'im
as שמיל
Madron
as Gabe Price (uncredited)