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Paul L. Smith

Paul L. Smith

Birthday: 1939-02-05 | Place of Birth: Everett, Massachusetts, USA

Paul L. Smith (born February 5, 1939) is 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1999
D.R.E.A.M. Team

as    Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)

1994
Maverick

as    The Archduke

1992
Desert Kickboxer

as    Santos

1991
Eye of the Widow

as    Elko

1990
Caged Fury

as    Head Guard

1990
Crossing the Line

as    Joe Kapinski

1989
Sonny Boy

as    Slue

1987
Gor

as    Serbus

1986
Haunted Honeymoon

as    Dr. Paul Abbot

1986
Crimewave

as    Faron Crush

1985
Red Sonja

as    Falkon

1984
Jungle Warriors

as    Cesar Santiago

1983
The Salamander

as    The Surgeon

1983
Pieces

as    Willard

1981
Masada

as    Gideon

1979
Disaster on the Coastliner

as    Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott

1979
The In-Laws

as    Mo

1979
Return of the Tiger

as    Paul the Westerner

1978
Midnight Express

as    Hamidou