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Paul L. Smith
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Actor Born: Torrance, CA Biography:Massive, heavily bearded American actor "Paul L. Smith" had been a professional athlete before gravitating to films in the late '70s. His first important role was as the brutal, depraved Turkish prison guard Hamidou in "Midnight Express" (1978). Consigned by his size and weight to play villains (or at the very least, bullies), Smith was cast as Bluto, eternal nemesis to Popeye the Sailor and Olive Oyl, in the 1980 film/musical misfire "Popeye." After several years of giving his all in abnormal roles in such films as "Dune" (1984) (as Beast Rabban), "Red Sonya" (1985) (as Falkon) and "Caged Fury" (1986) -- with a few side trips to Europe to make spaghetti westerns -- Smith gradually began to get parts that allowed him to play a recognizable human being. Paul L. Smith's appeared in 1994's "Maverick" as a Russian prince who travels to America for the express purpose of shooting Indians. The performance... Full Biography
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