Paul L. Smith
Paul Lawrence Smith 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.
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🎬 Movies
D.R.E.A.M. Team
actor
1999
Maverick
actor
1994
Eye of the Widow
actor
1991
Caged Fury
actor
1990
Ten Little Indians
actor
1989
Sonny Boy
actor
1989
Death Chase
actor
1988
Terminal Entry
actor
1987
Gor
actor
1987
Haunted Honeymoon
actor
1986
Sno-Line
actor
1985
Crimewave
actor
1985
Red Sonja
actor
1985
Dune
actor
1984
Operation Shtreimel
actor
1984
Pieces
actor
1982
The Salamander
actor
1981
Popeye
actor
1980
Disaster on the Coastliner
actor
1979
The In-Laws
actor
1979
Midnight Express
actor
1978
Return of the Tiger
actor
1977
21 Hours at Munich
actor
1976
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
actor
1973
They Call Me Shmil
actor
1973
Nahtche and the General
actor
1972
Madron
actor
1970
