Acting
Paul L. Smith
Born Feb 5, 1939 · Everett, Massachusetts, USA · Died Apr 25, 2012
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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Acting
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
Adventure · Action
Maverick
1994
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Desert Kickboxer
1992
Drama · Western · Action
Eye of the Widow
1991
Crime · Action · Adventure
Crossing the Line
1990
Drama
Caged Fury
1990
Action
Ten Little Indians
1989
Crime · Thriller · Mystery
Sonny Boy
1989
Drama · Action · Horror
The Hired Gun
1989
Action
You're Famous
1989
Crazy Camera
1989
Death Chase
1988
Action
Outlaw Force
1988
Drama · Action
Terminal Entry
1987
Action
Gor
1987
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Haunted Honeymoon
1986
Comedy · Horror · Mystery
Sno-Line
1985
Action · Thriller
The Protector
1985
Action · Crime
Crimewave
1985
Comedy · Crime · Horror
Red Sonja
1985
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
Dune
1984
Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Operation Shtreimel
1984
Comedy
Jungle Warriors
1984
Action · Adventure
Pieces
1982
Horror · Thriller
When I Am King
1982
Adventure · Drama · Family
The Salamander
1981
Thriller · Mystery
Masada
1981
Drama · Action & Adventure
Popeye
1980
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Going in Style
1979
Crime · Comedy · Drama
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979
Action · Thriller · TV Movie
The In-Laws
1979
Comedy · Adventure
Midnight Express
1978
Drama · Crime
CHiPs
1977
Drama · Action & Adventure
Return of the Tiger
1977
Action · Crime
21 Hours at Munich
1976
Drama · Thriller · History
The Diamond Peddlers
1976
Comedy
Wonder Woman
1975
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
We Are No Angels
1975
Comedy · Western
Convoy Buddies
1975
Comedy
Conspiracy of Terror
1975
Drama · TV Movie · Comedy
Barney Miller
1975
Comedy
Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket
1975
Comedy · Western
Alcohol: The Choice
1974
Carambola!
1974
Western · Comedy
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
1973
Drama · Music
They Call Me Shmil
1973
Drama · Comedy · Adventure
Nahtche and the General
1972
Comedy
Emergency!
1972
Action & Adventure · Drama
Fishke Bemilu'im
1971
Madron
1970
Western
Love, American Style
1969
Comedy
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Action & Adventure · Drama
Directed
Tel Aviv Call Girls
1972
Crime · Drama