RIP Paul Smith
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Burly, bearded and imposing actor Paul Smith died earlier this year in Ra’anana, Israel on April 25, 2012. He was 75. Paul and his wife Eve had moved there in 2006 taking Israeli citizenship, and adopting the Hebrew names: Adam and Aviva Eden. Born as Paul Lawrence Smith in Everett, Massachusetts on June 24, 1936 he graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in philosophy and psychology and a master’s degree in motivational psychology from Harvard. Later he attended Florida State University where he appeared as Yank in Eugene O’Neil’s “The Hairy Ape” and then and there decided to become an actor. He studied acting in New York and at a chance meeting with Otto Preminger at a party he was offered a part in “Exodus” (1960). Paul would go on to appear in films and occasionally on television beginning in 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), Gideon in the ABC miniseries “Masada and the Beast” Rabban in David Lynch's “Dune” (1984) and as ‘The Archduke’ in 1994’s “Maverick”. Paul also appeared in six Euro-westerns notably alongside Michael Coby (Antonio Cantafora) in a series of comedy films created by director Ferdinando Baldi as a clone comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. The pair appeared as Len and Coby in “Carambola!” (1973) and the sequel “The Crazy Adventures of Len and Coby” (1974), Smith also appeared in “Bullets Don’t Argue” (1964), “Guns for San Sebastian” (1967), “Madron” (1970) and “We Are No Angels” (1975). Paul was sometimes credited as P.L. Smith Paul L. Smith.
SMITH, Paul (Paul Lawrence Smith)
Born: June 24, 1936, Everett Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Died: April 25, 2012, Ra'anana, Israel
Paul Smith's westerns - actor:
Have Gun - Will Travel - 1963 (Sven)
Bullets Don't Argue - 1964
Madron - 1970 (Gabe Price)
Carambola - 1974 (Len)
The Crazy Adventures of Len and Coby - 1975 (Len)
We Are No Angels - 1975 (Raphael McDonald)
Maverick - 1994 (Archduke)
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1960 Exodus Jewish Prisoner Peretz Geffner Uncredited
1970 Madron Gabe Price Uncredited
1971 Fishke Bemilu'im Shmil
1972 Nahtche V'Hageneral
Jacko Vehayatzaniot
1973 Koreyim Li Shmil Shmiel
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus Peter
1974 Moses the Lawgiver Rebel TV miniseries
Carambola! Clem Rodovam
1975 Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket Len
Convoy Buddies Butch
We Are No Angels Raphael McDonald
1976 The Diamond Peddlers Simone / Toby
21 Hours at Munich Gutfreund TV movie
1978 Return of the Tiger Paul the Westerner
Midnight Express Hamidou
1979 The In-Laws Mo
The Frisco Kid Person on Philadelphia dock Uncredited
Disaster on the Coastliner Jim Waterman TV movie
Going in Style Radio Announcer
1980 Popeye Bluto
1981 Masada Gideon TV miniseries
The Salamander The Surgeon
When I Am King Sir Blackstone Hardtack
1982 Pieces Willard
1983 Sadat King Farouk TV miniseries
Raiders in Action Saul the Priest
1984 Mivtza Shtreimel
Jungle Warriors Cesar Santiago
Dune Glossu Rabban
1985 Crimewave Faron Crush
The Protector Mr. Booar Uncredited
Red Sonja Falkon
1986 Sno-Line Duval
Haunted Honeymoon Dr. Paul Abbot
1987 Gor Surbus
Terminal Entry Stewart
1988 Outlaw Force Inspector Wainright
Death Chase Steele
1989 Ochlim Lokshim
Sonny Boy Slue
Ten Little Indians Elmo Rodgers
Nipagesh Basafari Paul
The Hired Gun Wounded Man
1990 Crossing the Line Joe Kapinski
Caged Fury Head Guard
1991 Eye of the Widow Elko
1992 Desert Kickboxer Santos
1994 Maverick Archduke
2008 Paul Smith: The Reddest Herring Himself Extended interview with star Paul L. Smith featured on the North American DVD release of Pieces, where he discusses the film, his life, and career
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