Paul L. Smith
Personal information
- Known for
- Acting
- Known credits
- 55
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- February 5, 1939
- Died
- April 25, 2012
- Place of birth
- Everett, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Paul SmithBob SpencerPaul Lawrence SmithAdam Edenפול סמית
Biography
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.
