How tall is Paul L Smith

Paul L Smith's Height

6ft 4 (193 cm)

American actor best remembered for roles in films such as Red Sonja, Popeye, Dune, Midnight Express, Maverick and Crimewave. A 1980 Orange Coast article described Paul as a "320-pound, 6'4" tower".


Photo By Yoni Hamenachem [CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons]

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Average Guess (8 Votes)
6ft 3.81in (192.6cm)
Sinclair said on 19/May/22
I came here thinking 6’1” and then remembered he was listed 6’4”. Yes, more like Bud Spencer’s peak height upon seeing the telling photos with Arnold.
Ian C. said on 10/May/21
In that scene in Stay Hungry, Sotiras, Bridges was wearing shoes and Arnold was barefoot.
Costa said on 21/Feb/20
I’m going to say he’s 6’3”.

He was definitely taller than Arnold, but was so stout and husky, it’s easy to think he’s taller.
Sotiris Gravas said on 1/Jan/19
@tree Arnie looks shorter than Brigitte, not taller... Click Here I needn't remind you that Arnie is closer to the camera.

6'1" Jeff Bridges (6'2" in shoes) w/ a barefoot Arnie in "Stay Hungry" (1976):
Click Here Arnie was never 6'2", like he says, nor 6'1". He looked all of 5'11" next to Brigitte.

Just for fun, here's Sly in elevator shoes next to Arnie... Click Here Whereas here, we see just how small Sly really is... Click Here

Here's Arnie w/ a now 5'10.25" George W. Bush... Click Here Rob thinks Arnie is now 5'11.25"... He's not.
tree said on 2/May/18
He was 6ft4 like Woody Strode Click Here
tree said on 2/May/18
Looked 6ft4 with Arnold Schwarzenegger who was 6ft1.5 and Brigitte Nielsen was 6ft Click Here
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 19/Jan/18
Brion James was 6ft2 minimum
Rufus said on 26/Aug/17
Brion James is 6ft 1in, and looks small in comparison to Paul, who acted alongside him in Sam Raimi's Crimewave. I'd say he was probably taller than 6ft 4in.
Charlie said on 3/Apr/17
Paul L Smith looked nothing like 6 ft 4.If he was 6 ft 4 he would literally look like a Giant. In Midnight Express he looked 5 ft 10 at most. You see him with the other guards in the movie he is the same height as them.A 5 ft 10. A Turkish man of 5 ft 10 would stand out in a crowd of other Turkish men. In Turkey even a 5 ft 7 man would be taller than the average Turkish man. Brad Davis was 5 ft 6 and he towered over many of the Turks in Midnight Express.'ll say Paul Smith was around 5 ft 10
Ken said on 23/Mar/17
6ft 2 Lol, nowhere enar 6ft 4 from midnight express if brad was 5ft 7
MIKESOWELL said on 31/Dec/15
R.I.P. Loved him in Popeye.
Tunman said on 5/Feb/15
How tall was Brad Davis,Rob? Smith towered him in Midnight Express,I would have thought 5'8-8.5?
Editor Rob
I'd forgotten I hadn't added him, but he was shorter than John Hurt so I'd rule out in the 5ft 8+ range ;)
Pedro said on 4/Feb/15
He looked like Bud Spencer in this picture.

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