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Paul L. Smith

1936 - 2012

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul L. Smith has received more than 996,787 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Paul L. Smith is the 894th most popular actor (down from 739th in 2019), the 1,637th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,354th in 2019) and the 438th most popular American Actor.

Smith was most famous for portraying the character of Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, who is a retired British Army Officer, for the duration of the TV show M*A*S*H.

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  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul L. Smith ranks 894 out of 9,996. Before him are Jack Black, Norman Reedus, June Carter Cash, Rami Malek, Kirstie Alley, and Chris Pratt. After him are Kelly Lynch, Billy Crystal, Agnes Moorehead, Emma Stone, Geraldine McEwan, and Peter Dinklage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Paul L. Smith ranks 83. Before him are J. Michael Bishop, Moussa Traoré, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Leonid Kuravlyov, Valerie Solanas, and Ljubiša Samardžić. After him are Don DeLillo, Frank Stella, David Yonggi Cho, Kenneth G. Wilson, Joe D'Amato, and Alan Alda. Among people deceased in 2012, Paul L. Smith ranks 69. Before him are Paddy Roy Bates, Chris Marker, Miguel de la Madrid, Rauf Denktaş, Helmut Haller, and Renato Dulbecco. After him are Sergio Oliva, Chaleo Yoovidhya, David Kelly, Bingu wa Mutharika, Teófilo Stevenson, and Scott McKenzie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul L. Smith ranks 1,637 out of 18,182. Before him are Cochise (1805), Tecumseh (1768), Kirstie Alley (1951), James Baldwin (1924), Chris Pratt (1979), and Evander Holyfield (1962). After him are Kelly Lynch (1959), Sidney Bechet (1897), Billy Crystal (1948), Agnes Moorehead (1900), Henry Steel Olcott (1832), and Robert Fogel (1926).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul L. Smith ranks 438. Before him are Jack Black (1969), Norman Reedus (1969), June Carter Cash (1929), Rami Malek (1981), Kirstie Alley (1951), and Chris Pratt (1979). After him are Kelly Lynch (1959), Billy Crystal (1948), Agnes Moorehead (1900), Emma Stone (1988), Peter Dinklage (1969), and Veronica Lake (1922).

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