Paul L. Smith
American actor (1936-2012) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 75
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.
Paul L. Smith is read about 345 times a day, in 44 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
D.R.E.A.M. TeamFilm, Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)1992
Desert KickboxerFilm, Santos1991
Eye of the WidowFilm, Elko1989
Sonny BoyFilm, Slue1987
GorFilm, Serbus1986
Haunted HoneymoonFilm, Dr. Paul Abbot1984
DuneFilm, The Beast Rabban1981
MasadaSeries, Gideon
The SalamanderFilm, 1981The Surgeon1979
Disaster on the CoastlinerFilm, Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott1978
Midnight ExpressFilm, Hamidou1977
CHiPsSeries, Announcer1976
21 Hours at MunichFilm, Guttfruend1975
Barney MillerSeries, Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith)
Wonder WomanSeries, 1975Simon Rohan1974
Carambola!Film, Len1973
Gospel Road: A Story of JesusFilm, Peter1972
Emergency!Series1970
MadronFilm, Gabe Price (uncredited)1969
Hawaii Five-OSeries, Andy Kamoku
Love, American StyleSeries, 19691936Born24 June 1936People around Paul
Close ties
Antonio Cantafora Also in The Diamond Peddlers (1976)
Nello Pazzafini Also in The Salamander and Convoy Buddies- Ferdinando Baldi Directed Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket (1978)
Giuliano Carnimeo Directed The Diamond Peddlers (1978)- Harry Alan Towers Produced Gor and Ten Little Indians
Linda Hunt Also in Maverick, Popeye and Dune
Anthony Quayle Also in Moses the Lawgiver and Masada
Aharon Ipalé Also in Moses the Lawgiver and Madron
Jacques Herlin Also in The Salamander and Moses the Lawgiver
Dino De Laurentiis Produced Red Sonja (1985)
Jackie Chan Directed The Protector (1985)
David Lynch Directed Dune (1984)
Ennio Morricone Wrote Red Sonja and Moses the Lawgiver
Robert Altman Directed Popeye (1981)
Dave Bautista Duets: Glossu Rabban
Alan Parker Directed Midnight Express (1978)
Franco Nero Also in 21 Hours at Munich and The Salamander
Richard Fleischer Directed Red Sonja (1985)
Tony Bill Produced Going in Style (1980)
David Puttnam Produced Midnight Express (1979)
Rob Tapert Produced Crimewave (1985)
James Glickenhaus Directed The Protector (1986)
Gregory Dark Produced Eye of the Widow (1991)
Juan Piquer Simón Directed Pieces (1984)
Known for
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Midnight Express 1978
Going in Style 1979
Maverick 1994
The In-Laws 1979
Dune 1984
Filmography 40
56 credits on file
Television 7
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
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.
