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Paul L. Smith

Feb 05, 1939 - Apr 25, 2012 (73 years old) in 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.

Known For

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Hawaii Five-O
Andy Kamoku
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Love, American Style
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Emergency!
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Barney Miller
Leon Stipanich (as Paul Lawrence Smith)
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Wonder Woman
Simon Rohan
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CHiPs
Announcer
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Dune
The Beast Rabban
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Maverick
The Archduke
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Midnight Express
Hamidou
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Popeye
Bluto

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