
Known for
Acting
Born
February 5, 1939
Birthplace
Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Died
April 25, 2012 (aged 73)
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.
2014
as (archive footage)
1999
as Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
1994
as The Archduke
1992
as Santos
1991
as Elko
1990
as Joe Kapinski
1990
as Head Guard, Associate Producer
1989
as Elmo Rodgers
1989
as Slue
1989
as Wounded Man
1989
1989
1988
as Steele
1988
as Inspector Wainright
1987
as Stewart
1987
as Serbus
1986
as Dr. Paul Abbot
1985
as Duval
1985
as Mr. Booar (uncredited)
1985
as Faron Crush
1985
as Falkon
1984
as The Beast Rabban
1984
1984
as Cesar Santiago
1982
as Willard