1984Nominee
Best Performance
Dune
Paul L. Smith
Actor · Director · Producer
Everett, Massachusetts, USA
February 5, 1939
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.
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1978Nominee
Best Performance
Midnight Express
1985Nominee
Best Performance
Red Sonja
Career Highlights
1994Highlight
Best Performance
Maverick
1980Highlight
Best Performance
Popeye
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Dune
Midnight Express
Red Sonja