Paul L. Smith

Paul L. Smith was born in 1936 in Everett

Smith was born as Shaul Shkolnik in Everett, near Boston, Massachusetts. He finished Miami High School and studied for a short time at Brandeis University. He earned degrees in philosophy and psychology at Florida State University and then studied acting in New York.

His first film role was in Exodus, shot in Israel. He returned to Israel in 1966, married the actress Eve (Aviva), and lived in Tel Aviv. He volunteered in the Six-Day War and acted in Israeli films such as Kazablan-era comedies by George Ovadia and I Am Shmil.

In 1974 he moved to Italy and made a series of films with Michael Coby. He later sued a US distributor that changed his name on a release and won damages. In Hollywood he played in Midnight Express, Popeye, Dune and Red Sonja, and appeared on television series.

In 2006 Smith and his wife immigrated to Israel and settled in Ra'anana. After receiving Israeli citizenship he took the name Adam Eden. He died in Ra'anana in 2012.