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Paul L. Smith

Actor • Born 1939

Paul L. Smith

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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.

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Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-OSeries • 1969Love, American Style posterLove, American StyleSeries • 1969Barney Miller posterBarney MillerSeries • 1975Emergency! posterEmergency!Series • 1972Wonder Woman posterWonder WomanSeries • 1975Dune posterDuneMovie • 1984CHiPs posterCHiPsSeries • 1977Popeye posterPopeyeMovie • 1980Midnight Express posterMidnight ExpressMovie • 1978The Protector posterThe ProtectorMovie • 1985Maverick posterMaverickMovie • 1994Red Sonja posterRed SonjaMovie • 1985Masada posterMasadaSeries • 1981The In-Laws posterThe In-LawsMovie • 1979The Salamander posterThe SalamanderMovie • 1981Gor posterGorMovie • 1987Pieces posterPiecesMovie • 1982Going in Style posterGoing in StyleMovie • 1979Haunted Honeymoon posterHaunted HoneymoonMovie • 198621 Hours at Munich poster21 Hours at MunichMovie • 1976Ten Little Indians posterTen Little IndiansMovie • 1989Crimewave posterCrimewaveMovie • 1985Caged Fury posterCaged FuryMovie • 1990Jungle Warriors posterJungle WarriorsMovie • 1984