Paul L. Smith
Date of birth: 1939-02-05
Place of birth: Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Paul Smith, Bob Spencer, Paul Lawrence Smith, Adam Eden, פול סמית
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Popeye
1980-12-12
Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm
Crimewave
1985-04-12
Fed up of his business partner, Ernest Trend hires the services of two exterminators. When things go
Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket
1975-01-01
Len and Cody are two friends who can not spend more than two minutes without arguing. These crazy gu
Maverick
1994-05-20
Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k
Red Sonja
1985-04-09
The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She raids the city Hablac and kills
Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza
2014-06-10
Featurette about the 1980 film "Gefangene Frauen" starring Eric Falk and Erwin C. Dietrich.
Pieces
1982-08-23
A frustrated Boston detective searches for the maniac responsible for mutilating a number of univers
Death Chase
1988-03-12
After a man's sister is killed by two gunmen who seemingly come out of nowhere, he manages to find a
Sonny Boy
1989-03-22
A small-town car thief and his transgender wife come across an abandoned infant; they amputate his t
Gor
1987-05-08
American professor Tarl Cabot is transported via a magical ring to planet Gor, where he must help an
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979-10-28
A deranged engineer, bent on revenge for the deaths of his wife and daughter, sets two passenger tra
Return of the Tiger
1977-06-10
Chang Hung, an agent who works for a rival organization, and his female partner devise an elaborate
Ten Little Indians
1989-09-27
Ten people are invited to go on an African safari, only to find that an unseen person is killing the
They Call Me Shmil
1973-01-01
Professional big-dude Paul Smith in an Israeli-produced action-comedy that looks to take inspiration
Carambola!
1974-09-13
Coby is an ex-soldier and billiard champion. He and his friend Len accept the sum of 50,000 dollars
Operation Shtreimel
1984-06-06
This wacky comedy takes place in the weeks leading up to the Allied invasion of Normandy during Worl
Nahtche and the General
1972-06-06
Comedy which revolves around the exploits of Nahtche and his constant success in disentangling himse
Convoy Buddies
1975-07-20
Toby and Butch are a couple of bumbling crooks who get a truck driving job hauling insecticide from
The Diamond Peddlers
1976-01-29
Bumbling crooks Butch and Toby pose as priests in order to elude being arrested by the authorities i
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999-09-25
J.W. Garrison, the head of a top-secret sub agency of the United Nations, discovers that a team of t
Sno-Line
1985-09-13
A New York City district attorney secretly runs a cocaine-smuggling ring in Texas. When the mob trie
We Are No Angels
1975-09-25
Two wannabes rig a fight with a large prize fighter to buy a car.
The In-Laws
1979-06-15
In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's
Outlaw Force
1988-01-01
Some punks go into a small town and start hassling the gas station owner; Billy Ray Dalton a friend
Caged Fury
1990-03-01
Kat arrives in Los Angeles to audition for movies. However, after meeting a sleazy producer, she and
The Salamander
1981-04-25
An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left
The Protector
1985-06-15
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new p
Desert Kickboxer
1992-11-14
A kickboxing cop abandons the violent life after he accidentally kills his opponent during a match.
When I Am King
1982-07-08
Two children move to a dream world of magicians, witches and an evil Gypsy.
Alcohol: The Choice
1974-12-31
A teenager is faced with pressure from peers to drink and his decision about the use of alcohol. The
The Three Hostages
1977-12-27
Retired British solider Richard Hannay is recruited by British intelligence in an attempt to recover
Haunted Honeymoon
1986-07-25
Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
1973-03-31
Johnny Cash appears in and narrates this retelling of the story of Jesus' Life, Death and Resurrecti
Crossing the Line
1990-08-08
A rich kid, with a fondness for fast bikes, is blamed when a motorcycle accident puts his best frien
The Hired Gun
1989-01-01
A hardcore former mercenary in Africa is commissioned by a neo-Nazi organization to bring secret doc
Eye of the Widow
1991-10-17
A new international terrorist group attack the castle of an Austrian prince during his party, but on
Jungle Warriors
1984-05-11
A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo location. T
Dune
1984-12-14
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice exte
Going in Style
1979-12-25
Three kindly old men decide to light up the dimming twilight of their lives with a last blaze of glo
Midnight Express
1978-08-31
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make a
21 Hours at Munich
1976-12-25
A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Muni
Conspiracy of Terror
1975-04-10
A husband-and-wife detective team investigate the existence of lethal Satanic cults , while the husb
Madron
1970-12-01
A nun, the only survivor of an Indian massacre of a wagon train, is taken in by a cantankerous old g
Fishke Bemilu'im
1971-01-01
You're Famous
1989-01-01
A woman goes streaking in a race track, a senior citizens' seminar features a pre-sex demonstration,
Crazy Camera
1989-01-01
A candid camera comedy where hidden camera films unsuspecting street passers-by reacting to comic si
Terminal Entry
1988-07-26
The USA is attacked by a large group of well organized terrorists who communicate through a computer