Paul L. Smith

Paul L. Smith
Smith in 1973
Born	Paul Lawrence Smith (1936-06-24)June 24, 1936 Everett, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	April 25, 2012(2012-04-25) (aged 75) Ra'anana, Israel
Nationality	American, Israeli
Other names	Paul Smith Paul Lawrence Smith Bob Spencer Adam Eden
Alma mater	Brandeis University, Florida State University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–1999
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Spouses	Norma Kalman ​ (div. 1960)​ Eve Smith (m. ? – 2012; his death)
Children	1

Paul Lawrence Smith (June 24, 1936 – April 25, 2012) was an American-Israeli actor and director. Burly, bearded and imposing, he appeared in feature films and occasionally on television since the 1960s, generally playing "heavies" and bad guys. His most notable roles include Hamidou, the vicious prison guard in Midnight Express (1978), Bluto in Robert Altman's Popeye (1980), Gideon in the ABC miniseries Masada (1981), Glossu "Beast" Rabban in David Lynch's Dune (1984) and Falkon in Red Sonja (1985). He was most frequently credited as Paul Smith or Paul L. Smith, but was also billed as P. L. Smith and Paul Lawrence Smith.