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Paul L. Smith

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Paul L. Smith

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Also known as Paul Lawrence Smith, P. L. Smith, P.L. Smith, Paul Smith

American actor (1936–2012)

OverviewAI-generated

Paul L. Smith (1936–2012) was an author whose professional career spanned from 1963 until his death. He is credited with one work in the Open Library, titled *The enchiridion of Broadway, a parish in Worcestershire*. Crossref records indicate that he was associated with five works.

Smith had one child. His musical activity is reflected in Last.fm data, which lists 917 listeners and a total playcount of 2,696. Additionally, his name is referenced by 77 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • The enchiridion of Broadway, a parish in Worcestershire

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
917
Total plays
2,696

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Paul+L.+Smith">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

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
Other names
Paul Smith, Paul Lawrence Smith, Bob Spencer, Adam Eden
Alma mater
Brandeis University , Florida State University
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1960–1999
Spouses
Norma Kalman ​ ( divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1960 ) ​ Eve Smith (m. ?–2012)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Paul
Family name
Smith
Gender
male
Citizenship
Israel
Place of birth
Everett
Place of death
Ra'anana
Occupation
film producer
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Field of work
film production
Image
Paul L. Smith (1936-2012).jpg
Number of children
1
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name in native language
Paul Lawrence Smith
date of birth
1936-06-24
date of death
2012-04-25
Commons category
Paul L. Smith
start of work period
1963-00-00
birth name
Paul Lawrence Smith
end of work period
2012-00-00
writing language
English language
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

Paul Lawrence Smith (June 24, 1936 – April 25, 2012) was an American-Israeli actor. 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.

Career

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