
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.

Caged Fury
1990 · as Head Guard

Dune
1984 · as The Beast Rabban

Popeye
1980 · as Bluto

Maverick
1994 · as The Archduke

Crimewave
1985 · as Faron Crush

Midnight Express
1978 · as Hamidou

Red Sonja
1985 · as Falkon

The Protector
1985 · as Mr. Booar (uncredited)

The In-Laws
1979 · as Mo

Gor
1987 · as Serbus

The Salamander
1981 · as The Surgeon

Pieces
1982 · as Willard

Haunted Honeymoon
1986 · as Dr. Paul Abbot

Going in Style
1979 · as Radio Announcer

Desert Kickboxer
1992 · as Santos

D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999 · as Vladimir Corzon (as Paul Smith)

Nahtche and the General
1972

Ten Little Indians
1989 · as Elmo Rodgers