Paul L. Smith
Birthdate: February 5, 1939
Paul L. Smith (born February 5, 1939) is 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 credite...
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