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Paul Lawrence Smith, most frequently credited as Paul Smith or Paul L. Smith, was an American actor. Burly, bearded and imposing, he appeared in feature films and occasionally on television since the 1970s, generally playing "heavies" and bad guys. His most notable roles include Hamidou, the vicious prison guard in Midnight Express (1978), Bluto in Robert Altman's Popeye (1980), Gideon in the ABC miniseries Masada (1981) and Glossu Rabban in David Lynch's Dune (1984).
Birth Name
Paul Lawrence Smith
Born
Wednesday, 24 June 1936
Died
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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D.R.E.A.M. Team | Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith) / Vladimir Corzon | 1999 |
Maverick | The Archduke | 1994 |
Desert Kickboxer | Santos | 1992 |
Eye of the Widow | Elko | 1991 |
Crossing the Line | Joe Kapinski | 1990 |
Caged Fury | Head Guard | 1990 |
Ten Little Indians | Mr. Rodgers / Elmo Rodgers | 1989 |
Sonny Boy | Slue | 1989 |
Ochlim Lokshim | 1989 | |
Death Chase | Steele | 1988 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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D.R.E.A.M. Team | Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith) / Vladimir Corzon | 1999 |
Maverick | The Archduke | 1994 |
Desert Kickboxer | Santos | 1992 |
Eye of the Widow | Elko | 1991 |
Crossing the Line | Joe Kapinski | 1990 |
Caged Fury | Head Guard | 1990 |
Ten Little Indians | Mr. Rodgers / Elmo Rodgers | 1989 |
Sonny Boy | Slue | 1989 |
Ochlim Lokshim | 1989 | |
Death Chase | Steele | 1988 |
Terminal Entry | Stewart | 1987 |
Outlaw Force | Inspector Wainright | 1987 |
Gor | Surbus / Serbus | 1987 |
Haunted Honeymoon | Dr. Paul Abbot | 1986 |
Texas Godfather | Duval | 1985 |
Red Sonja | Falkon | 1985 |
The Protector | Mr. Booar | 1985 |
Crimewave | Faron Crush | 1985 |
Dune | The Beast Rabban | 1984 |
Operation Shtreimel | Saul the Priest | 1984 |
Jungle Warriors | Cesar Santiago | 1984 |
Sadat | King Farouk | 1983 |
Pieces | Willard | 1982 |
When I Am King | Sir Blackstone Hardtack | 1982 |
Masada | Gideon | 1981 |
The Salamander | The Surgeon | 1981 |
Popeye | Bluto | 1980 |
Going in Style | Radio Announcer | 1979 |
The Toni Tennille Show | Self | 1979 |
Disaster on the Coastliner | Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott | 1979 |
The Frisco Kid | Person on Philadelphia dock | 1979 |
The In-Laws | Mo | 1979 |
Midnight Express | Hamidou | 1978 |
CHiPs | Announcer | 1977 |
Return of the Tiger | Paul the Westerner | 1977 |
I'm Healthy, I'm Alive and I'm Free | Hamidou | 1977 |
21 Hours at Munich | Gutfreund / Guttfruend | 1976 |
Diamond Pedlars | Simone / Toby | 1976 |
Conspiracy of Terror | Pound Supervisor | 1975 |
Wonder Woman | Simon Rohan | 1975 |
We Are No Angels | Raphael McDonald | 1975 |
Convoy Buddies | Butch | 1975 |
They Call Me Shmil | Shmiel | 1975 |
Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket | Len | 1975 |
Carambola | Len / Clem | 1974 |
Barney Miller | Leon Stipanich | 1974 |
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus | Peter | 1973 |
Nahtche and the General | 1972 | |
Emergency! | Security Director | 1972 |
Madron | Gabe Price | 1970 |
Hawaii Five-O | Andy Kamoku | 1968 |
Homicide | Dudley Stark | 1964 |
Exodus | Peretz Geffner - Jewish Prisoner | 1960 |
Have Gun - Will Travel | Sven | 1957 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Caged Fury | 1990 |
Terminal Entry | 1987 |