Paul L. Smith

Paul L. Smith (born February 5, 1939) 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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Everett, Massachusetts, USA, 1939-02-05

Died: 2012-04-25

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1970	Madron	Gabe Price (uncredited)	51
2	1971	Fishke Bemilu'im	שמיל	60
3	1972	Nahtche and the General		50
4	1973	They Call Me Shmil	Shmiel	10
5	1973	Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus	Peter	60
6	1974	Carambola!	Len	30
7	1974	Alcohol: The Choice		0
8	1975	Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket	Len	60
9	1975	Convoy Buddies	Butch	57
10	1975	We Are No Angels	Raphael McDonald	60
11	1975	Conspiracy of Terror	Pound Supervisor	60
12	1976	The Diamond Peddlers	Simone / Toby	63
13	1976	21 Hours at Munich	Guttfruend	62
14	1977	Return of the Tiger	Paul the Westerner	55
15	1977	The Three Hostages	David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)	0
16	1978	Midnight Express	Hamidou	75
17	1979	The In-Laws	Mo	66
18	1979	Disaster on the Coastliner	Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott	53
19	1979	Going in Style	Radio Announcer	69
20	1980	Popeye	Bluto	55
21	1981	The Salamander	The Surgeon	57
22	1982	When I Am King	Sir Blackstone Hardtack	0
23	1982	Pieces	Willard	59
24	1984	Jungle Warriors	Cesar Santiago	39
25	1984	Operation Shtreimel		60
26	1984	Dune	The Beast Rabban	62
27	1985	Red Sonja	Falkon	53
28	1985	Crimewave	Faron Crush	55
29	1985	The Protector	Mr. Booar (uncredited)	60
30	1985	Sno-Line	Duval	40
31	1986	Haunted Honeymoon	Dr. Paul Abbot	54
32	1987	Gor	Serbus	37
33	1988	Outlaw Force	Inspector Wainright	48
34	1988	Death Chase	Steele	40
35	1989	The Hired Gun	Wounded Man	0
36	1989	You're Famous		60
37	1989	Crazy Camera		70
38	1989	Sonny Boy	Slue	51
39	1989	Ten Little Indians	Elmo Rodgers	50
40	1990	Caged Fury	Head Guard	42
41	1990	Crossing the Line	Joe Kapinski	53
42	1991	Eye of the Widow	Elko	33
43	1992	Desert Kickboxer	Santos	39
44	1994	Maverick	The Archduke	69
45	1999	D.R.E.A.M. Team	Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)	47
46	2014	Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza	(archive footage)	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1968	Hawaii Five-O	Andy Kamoku	71
2	1969	Love, American Style		60
3	1972	Emergency!		78
4	1975	Barney Miller	Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith)	72
5	1975	Wonder Woman	Simon Rohan	70
6	1977	CHiPs	Announcer	68
7	1981	Masada	Gideon	72