Paul L. Smith

Paul L. Smith

b. 1936 — d. 2012 (aged 76) Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Actor Director

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

Known For

Popeye
🎞️
★ 5.4
Popeye
1980
Dune
🎞️
★ 6.2
Dune
1984
Red Sonja
🎞️
★ 5.1
Red Sonja
1985
Maverick
🎞️
★ 7.0
Maverick
1994

Filmography

D.R.E.A.M. Team
🎞️
★ 4.7
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999 Actor
Vladimir Corzon
Maverick
🎞️
★ 7.0
Maverick
1994 Actor
The Archduke
Desert Kickboxer
🎞️
★ 4.3
Desert Kickboxer
1992 Actor
Santos
Eye of the Widow
🎞️
★ 3.7
Eye of the Widow
1991 Actor
Elko
Caged Fury
🎞️
★ 3.9
Caged Fury
1990 Actor
Head Guard
Crossing the Line
🎞️
★ 5.0
Crossing the Line
1990 Actor
Joe Kapinski
Ten Little Indians
🎞️
★ 4.7
Ten Little Indians
1989 Actor
Mr. Rodgers
Sonny Boy
🎞️
★ 5.8
Sonny Boy
1989 Actor
Slue
Crazy Camera
🎞️
★ 4.7
Crazy Camera
1989 Actor
You're Famous
🎞️
★ 5.8
You're Famous
1989 Actor
Paul
The Hired Gun
🎞️
★ 4.6
The Hired Gun
1989 Actor
Wounded Man
Death Chase
🎞️
★ 4.8
Death Chase
1988 Actor
Steele
Outlaw Force
🎞️
★ 4.0
Outlaw Force
1988 Actor
Inspector Wainright
Gor
🎞️
★ 3.5
Gor
1987 Actor
Surbus
Terminal Entry
🎞️
★ 4.4
Terminal Entry
1987 Actor
Stewart
Haunted Honeymoon
🎞️
★ 5.7
Haunted Honeymoon
1986 Actor
Dr. Paul Abbot
Red Sonja
🎞️
★ 5.1
Red Sonja
1985 Actor
Falkon
Crimewave
🎞️
★ 5.5
Crimewave
1985 Actor
Faron Crush
Texas Godfather
🎞️
★ 6.2
Texas Godfather
1985 Actor
Duval
Jungle Warriors
🎞️
★ 4.5
Jungle Warriors
1984 Actor
Cesar Santiago
Operation Shtreimel
🎞️
★ 4.9
Operation Shtreimel
1984 Actor
Saul the Priest
Pieces
🎞️
★ 6.0
Pieces
1982 Actor
Willard
When I Am King
🎞️
★ 6.1
When I Am King
1982 Actor
Sir Blackstone Hardtack
Masada
📺
★ 7.8
Masada
1981 Actor
Gideon
The Salamander
🎞️
★ 5.5
The Salamander
1981 Actor
The Surgeon
Popeye
🎞️
★ 5.4
Popeye
1980 Actor
Bluto
The In-Laws
🎞️
★ 7.3
The In-Laws
1979 Actor
Mo
Disaster on the Coastliner
🎞️
★ 5.8
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979 Actor
Victor Prescott
Midnight Express
🎞️
★ 7.5
Midnight Express
1978 Actor
Hamidou
Return of the Tiger
🎞️
★ 5.5
Return of the Tiger
1977 Actor
Paul the Westerner
I'm Healthy, I'm Alive and I'm Free
🎞️
★ 4.9
I'm Healthy, I'm Alive and I'm Free
1977 Actor
Hamidou
Diamond Pedlars
🎞️
★ 6.2
Diamond Pedlars
1976 Actor
Toby
Convoy Buddies
🎞️
★ 6.0
Convoy Buddies
1975 Actor
Butch
Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket
🎞️
★ 4.6
Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket
1975 Actor
Len
We Are No Angels
🎞️
★ 5.6
We Are No Angels
1975 Actor
Raphael McDonald
Carambola
🎞️
★ 3.8
Carambola
1974 Actor
Clem
🎬
🎞️
Alcohol: The Choice
1974 Actor
The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
🎞️
★ 5.7
The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
1973 Actor
Peter
The Bull Buster
🎞️
★ 6.8
The Bull Buster
1973 Actor
Shmiel
Tel Aviv Call Girls
🎞️
★ 5.5
Tel Aviv Call Girls
1972 Actor Director
Nahtche and the General
🎞️
★ 5.9
Nahtche and the General
1972 Actor
Fishke Goes to War
🎞️
★ 7.1
Fishke Goes to War
1971 Actor
Shmil
🎬
🎞️
War of 20 Years
1970 Director
🎬
🎞️
Alle hatten sich abgewandt
1970 Actor
Feister
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