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Birth Day: 1939-02-05
Place of birth: Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Paul L. Smith (born February 5, 1939) 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.
Credits
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As (archive footage)
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As Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)
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As The Archduke
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As Santos
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As Elko
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As Joe Kapinski
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As Head Guard
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As Elmo Rodgers
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As Wounded Man
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As Slue
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As Inspector Wainright
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As Steele
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As Serbus
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As Dr. Paul Abbot
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As Mr. Booar (uncredited)
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As Falkon
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As Duval
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As Faron Crush
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As The Beast Rabban
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As Cesar Santiago
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As Willard
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As Sir Blackstone Hardtack
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As The Surgeon
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As Bluto
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As Mo
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As Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott
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As Radio Announcer
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As Hamidou
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As Paul the Westerner
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As David Warcliff (as Saul Eden Smith)
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As Guttfruend
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As Simone / Toby
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As Pound Supervisor
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As Raphael McDonald
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As Butch
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As Len
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As Len
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As Peter
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As Shmiel
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As שמיל
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As Gabe Price (uncredited)