Actor · Director
Paul L. Smith
Paul L. Smith has worked on 45 movies and 7 TV shows, between 1968 and 1999. On Nahoko: 16 movies and 7 TV shows. Best known for Maverick, Midnight Express and Red Sonja.
- Born
- 5 February 1939
- Birthplace
- Everett, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- 25 April 2012 (aged 73)
- Also known as
- Paul Smith, Paul Lawrence Smith, פול סמית
- Activities
- Actor · Director
- Nationality
- United States, Israel
- Career start
- 1968
- Children
- 1
- Education
- Brandeis University
Known for
Where to watch
United States
17 of their 23 titles are streaming right now in United States.
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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.
Career in figures
Frequent collaborators
Richard Libertini2 titles togetherFilmography 23
1994
- MaverickMovieMovie · as The Archduke
★ 7.0
1990
- Caged FuryMovieMovie · as Head Guard
★ 4.0
1989
- Ten Little IndiansMovieMovie · as Elmo Rodgers
★ 4.7 - Sonny BoyMovieMovie · as Slue★ 5.7
1987
- GorMovieMovie · as Serbus
★ 3.6
1986
- Haunted HoneymoonMovieMovie · as Dr. Paul Abbot★ 5.7
1985
- Red SonjaMovieMovie · as FalkonRent/Buy★ 5.1
- CrimewaveMovieMovie · as Faron Crush★ 5.5
- The ProtectorMovieMovie · as Mr. Booar (uncredited)★ 5.8
1984
- DuneMovieMovie · as The Beast Rabban
★ 6.2
1982
- PiecesMovieMovie · as Willard★ 6.0
1981
- MasadaTV showTV show · as Gideon · 4 episodes★ 7.8
- The SalamanderMovieMovie · as The Surgeon
★ 5.6
1980
- PopeyeMovieMovie · as Bluto
★ 5.4
1979
- The In-LawsMovieMovie · as Mo★ 7.3
- Going in StyleMovieMovie · as Radio AnnouncerRent/Buy★ 7.2
1978
- Midnight ExpressMovieMovie · as Hamidou
★ 7.5
1977
- CHiPsTV showTV show · as Announcer · 1 episode★ 6.5
1975
- Wonder WomanTV showTV show · as Simon Rohan · 1 episodeRent/Buy★ 7.0
- Barney MillerTV showTV show · as Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith) · 1 episode★ 8.3
1972
- Emergency!TV showTV show
★ 7.9
1969
- Love, American StyleTV showTV show★ 6.8
1968
- Hawaii Five-OTV showTV show · as Andy Kamoku · 2 episodes
★ 7.4
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1999
- D.R.E.A.M. TeamMovieMovie · as Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
1992
- Desert KickboxerMovieMovie · as Santos
1991
- Eye of the WidowMovieMovie · as Elko
1990
- Crossing the LineMovieMovie · as Joe Kapinski
1989
- Crazy CameraMovieMovie
- The Hired GunMovieMovie · as Wounded Man
- You're FamousMovieMovie
1988
- Death ChaseMovieMovie · as Steele
- Outlaw ForceMovieMovie · as Inspector Wainright
1987
- Terminal EntryMovieMovie · as Stewart
1985
- Sno-LineMovieMovie · as Duval
1984
- Jungle WarriorsMovieMovie · as Cesar Santiago
- Operation ShtreimelMovieMovie
1982
- When I Am KingMovieMovie · as Sir Blackstone Hardtack
1979
- Disaster on the CoastlinerMovieMovie · as Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
1977
- Return of the TigerMovieMovie · as Paul the Westerner
- The Three HostagesMovieMovie · as David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)
1976
- 21 Hours at MunichMovieMovie · as Guttfruend
- The Diamond PeddlersMovieMovie · as Matteo / Butch
1975
- Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right PocketMovieMovie · as Len
- Conspiracy of TerrorMovieMovie · as Pound Supervisor
- Convoy BuddiesMovieMovie · as Butch
- We Are No AngelsMovieMovie · as Raphael McDonald
1974
- Alcohol: The ChoiceMovieMovie
- Carambola!MovieMovie · as Len
1973
- Gospel Road: A Story of JesusMovieMovie · as Peter
- They Call Me ShmilMovieMovie · as Shmiel
1972
- Nahtche and the GeneralMovieMovie
- Tel Aviv Call GirlsMovieMovie · Director
1971
- Fishke Bemilu'imMovieMovie · as שמיל
1970
- MadronMovieMovie · as Gabe Price (uncredited)