Acting
Paul L. Smith
Born 1939-02-05 · Died 2012-04-25
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.
Acting
Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza
2014 · (archive footage)
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999 · Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
Maverick
1994 · The Archduke
Desert Kickboxer
1992 · Santos
Eye of the Widow
1991 · Elko
Crossing the Line
1990 · Joe Kapinski
Caged Fury
1990 · Head Guard
Ten Little Indians
1989 · Elmo Rodgers
Sonny Boy
1989 · Slue
The Hired Gun
1989 · Wounded Man
You're Famous
1989
Crazy Camera
1989
Death Chase
1988 · Steele
Outlaw Force
1988 · Inspector Wainright
Terminal Entry
1987 · Stewart
Gor
1987 · Serbus
Haunted Honeymoon
1986 · Dr. Paul Abbot
Sno-Line
1985 · Duval
The Protector
1985 · Mr. Booar (uncredited)
Crimewave
1985 · Faron Crush
Red Sonja
1985 · Falkon
Dune
1984 · The Beast Rabban
Operation Shtreimel
1984
Jungle Warriors
1984 · Cesar Santiago
Pieces
1982 · Willard
When I Am King
1982 · Sir Blackstone Hardtack
The Salamander
1981 · The Surgeon
Popeye
1980 · Bluto
Going in Style
1979 · Radio Announcer
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979 · Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
The In-Laws
1979 · Mo
Midnight Express
1978 · Hamidou
