Paul L. Smith
Acting
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.
Born: February 5, 1939
Place of Birth: Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
as The Archduke
as Santos
as Elko
as Joe Kapinski
as Head Guard
as Elmo Rodgers
as Slue
as Wounded Man
as Stewart
as Steele
as Inspector Wainright
as Serbus
as Dr. Paul Abbot
as Duval
as Mr. Booar (uncredited)
as Faron Crush
as Falkon
as The Beast Rabban
as Cesar Santiago
as Willard
as Sir Blackstone Hardtack
as The Surgeon
as Gideon
as Bluto
as Radio Announcer
as Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
as Mo
as Hamidou
as Announcer
as Paul the Westerner
as Guttfruend
as Matteo / Butch
as Simon Rohan
as Raphael McDonald
as Butch
as Pound Supervisor
as Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith)
as Len
as Peter
as Shmiel
as שמיל
as Gabe Price (uncredited)
as Andy Kamoku