Actor

Paul L. Smith

1970–present1939–2012ActionComedyDramaAdventure

Force of Nature

Also directed 1 film ↗

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Known For

47 acting credits

as Hamidou

Midnight Express

as Hamidou

1978

Midnight Express

as The Archduke

Maverick

as The Archduke

1994

Maverick

Filmography

2014Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza(archive footage)1999D.R.E.A.M. TeamVladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)5.4 1994MaverickThe Archduke6.9 1992Desert KickboxerSantos4.4 1991Eye of the WidowElko3.4 1990Caged FuryHead Guard4.1

About

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.

As Director

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1972Tel Aviv Call Girls

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