Paul L. Smith
Age: N/A | From: Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Paul Smith , Bob Spencer , Paul Lawrence Smith , Adam Eden , פול סמית
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 31
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Hawaii Five-O
(1968) Andy Kamoku
Wonder Woman
(1975) Simon Rohan
Masada
(1981) Gideon
CHiPs
(1977) Announcer
Dune
(1984) The Beast Rabban
Midnight Express
(1978) Hamidou
Red Sonja
(1985) Falkon
Pieces
(1982) WillardActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith) | |
| 1994 | The Archduke | |
| 1992 | Santos | |
| 1991 | Elko | |
| 1990 | Joe Kapinski | |
| Head Guard | ||
| 1989 | Elmo Rodgers | |
| Slue | ||
| Wounded Man | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1988 | Stewart | |
| Steele | ||
| Inspector Wainright | ||
| 1987 | Serbus | |
| 1986 | Dr. Paul Abbot | |
| 1985 | Duval | |
| Mr. Booar (uncredited) | ||
| Faron Crush | ||
| Falkon | ||
| 1984 | The Beast Rabban | |
| N/A | ||
| Cesar Santiago | ||
| 1982 | Willard | |
| Sir Blackstone Hardtack | ||
| 1981 | The Surgeon | |
| Gideon | ||
| 1980 | Bluto | |
| 1979 | Radio Announcer | |
| Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott | ||
| Mo | ||
| 1978 | Hamidou | |
| 1977 | David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith) | |
| Announcer | ||
| Paul the Westerner | ||
| 1976 | Guttfruend | |
| Matteo / Butch | ||
| 1975 | Pound Supervisor | |
| Simon Rohan | ||
| Raphael McDonald | ||
| Butch | ||
| Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith) | ||
| Len | ||
| 1974 | N/A | |
| Len | ||
| 1973 | Peter | |
| Shmiel | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1971 | שמיל | |
| 1970 | Gabe Price (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | N/A | |
| 1968 | Andy Kamoku | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Associate Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
