Paul L. Smith
Known for ActingBorn 1939-02-05Died 2012-04-25Everett, Massachusetts, USA
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Tel Aviv Call Girls
1972 · Movie
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When I Am King
1982 · Movie
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Crazy Camera
1989 · Movie
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The Hired Gun
1989 · Movie
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Emergency!
1972 · Series
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We Are No Angels
1975 · Movie
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Nahtche and the General
1972 · Movie
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Midnight Express
1978 · Movie
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Barney Miller
1975 · Series
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Masada
1981 · Series
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Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Series
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Sno-Line
1985 · Movie
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Maverick
1994 · Movie
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Going in Style
1979 · Movie
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Wonder Woman
1975 · Series
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Conspiracy of Terror
1975 · Movie
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Fishke Bemilu'im
1971 · Movie
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CHiPs
1977 · Series
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The In-Laws
1979 · Movie
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21 Hours at Munich
1976 · Movie
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Dune
1984 · Movie
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The Diamond Peddlers
1976 · Movie
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Convoy Buddies
1975 · Movie
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Love, American Style
1969 · Series
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The Protector
1985 · Movie
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Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
1973 · Movie
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Return of the Tiger
1977 · Movie
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Pieces
1982 · Movie
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Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket
1975 · Movie
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They Call Me Shmil
1973 · Movie
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Popeye
1980 · Movie
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D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999 · Movie
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Crimewave
1985 · Movie
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Haunted Honeymoon
1986 · Movie
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Red Sonja
1985 · Movie
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The Salamander
1981 · Movie
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Operation Shtreimel
1984 · Movie
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Crossing the Line
1990 · Movie
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Disaster on the Coastliner
1979 · Movie
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Outlaw Force
1988 · Movie
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Sonny Boy
1989 · Movie
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Ten Little Indians
1989 · Movie
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Madron
1970 · Movie
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Caged Fury
1990 · Movie
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Terminal Entry
1987 · Movie
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Jungle Warriors
1984 · Movie
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Desert Kickboxer
1992 · Movie
★ 3.8View details →
Gor
1987 · Movie