Paul L. Smith

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Paul L. Smith (born February 5, 1939 in Everett , Massachusetts , † April 25, 2012 in Ra'anana , Israel ) was an American actor . He became known through various spaghetti westerns and comedies. Mostly he took on roles that matched his stocky build, as well as those as villains.

Paul L. Smith ( 1973 )

Life

Smith had his first film role as a Jewish prisoner in Otto Preminger's Exodus (1960). In 1967, after filming for Exodus in Israel , Smith returned there as a volunteer in the Six Day War . He has appeared in five films in Israel. In 1973 he moved to Italy with his wife, Eve, whom he had met in Israel . Here he turned to Antonio Cantafora , which the stage name Michael Coby gave several Terence Hill & Bud Spencer - plagiarism . He also had a small supporting role in the mini-series Moses with Burt Lancaster .

In 1977 he moved to Hollywood and filmed 12 o'clock at night - Midnight Express . In Hollywood, he took on guest roles on series such as CHiPs , Emergency Call California and Barney Miller . He flopped in Popeye ; Later he also worked in more famous films, such as Masada with Peter O'Toole , Dune, the desert planet with Kyle MacLachlan , Red Sonja with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maverick with Mel Gibson .

In 2006 he moved back to Israel, where he and his wife took citizenship and the Hebrew names Adam and Aviva Eden .

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SURNAME Smith, Paul L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Everett , Massachusetts , USA
DATE OF DEATH April 25, 2012
Place of death Ra'anana , Israel