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Paul L. Smith
Sign in to saveAlso known as Paul Lawrence Smith, P. L. Smith, P.L. Smith, Paul Smith
American actor (1936–2012)
Film & TV
Everett, 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…
Known for
- Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza — (archive footage)2014
- D.R.E.A.M. Team — Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)1999
- Maverick — The Archduke1994
- Desert Kickboxer — Santos1992
- Eye of the Widow — Elko1991
- Caged Fury — Head Guard1990
- Crossing the Line — Joe Kapinski1990
- Sonny Boy — Slue1989
- Ten Little Indians — Elmo Rodgers1989
- The Hired Gun — Wounded Man1989
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Paul Lawrence Smith , ( 1936-06-24 ) June 24, 1936, Everett, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25) (aged 75), Ra'anana , Israel
- Other names
- Paul Smith, Paul Lawrence Smith, Bob Spencer, Adam Eden
- Alma mater
- Brandeis University , Florida State University
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1960–1999
- Spouses
- Norma Kalman ( divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1960 ) Eve Smith (m. ?–2012)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Everett
- Place of death
- Ra'anana
- Occupation
- film producer
- Educated at
- Brandeis University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- film production
- Image
- Paul L. Smith (1936-2012).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
Show 8 more facts
- name in native language
- Paul Lawrence Smith
- date of birth
- 1936-06-24
- date of death
- 2012-04-25
- Commons category
- Paul L. Smith
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- birth name
- Paul Lawrence Smith
- end of work period
- 2012-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Lawrence Smith (June 24, 1936 – April 25, 2012) was an American-Israeli actor. Burly, bearded and imposing, he appeared in feature films and occasionally on television since the 1960s, 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), Glossu "Beast" Rabban in David Lynch's Dune (1984) and Falkon in Red Sonja (1985). He was most frequently credited as Paul Smith or Paul L. Smith, but was also billed as P. L. Smith and Paul Lawrence Smith.
Career
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