Paul L. Smith
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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.
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Dune
Midnight Express
Maverick
Red Sonja
Popeye
The Protector
Crimewave
Pieces
Haunted Honeymoon
The In-Laws
Caged Fury
Gor
Going in Style
Ten Little Indians
The Salamander
Sonny Boy
21 Hours at Munich
Jungle Warriors
Disaster on the Coastliner
Madron
Crossing the Line
The Diamond Peddlers
Convoy Buddies
Return of the Tiger
Desert Kickboxer
Carambola!
Terminal Entry
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Eye of the Widow
Death Chase
Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
Outlaw Force
Conspiracy of Terror
Nahtche and the General
They Call Me Shmil
Operation Shtreimel
Sno-Line
Crazy Camera
You're Famous56 credits on file
Television 7
Hawaii Five-O
Emergency!
Love, American Style
Barney Miller
Wonder Woman
CHiPs
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About this person
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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