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Paul Bates
🎭 Acting

Paul Bates

December 24, 1958 (age 67)
New York, United States
Male
29
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Paul Bates is an American actor. He has played minor roles in True Romance, The Preacher's Wife, Mr. Wonderful, 8 Mile, The Wayans Bros, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Bad Teacher. He is known for playing Oha in the 1988 film Coming to America starring Eddie Murphy.

Movies

29 credits
True Romance Movie
★ 7.5
Action, Crime
1993 Action, Crime
Coming to America Movie
★ 6.9
Comedy, Romance
1988 Comedy, Romance
8 Mile Movie
★ 7.1
Drama, Music
2002 Drama, Music
Showgirls Movie
★ 5.6
Drama
1995 Drama
Bad Teacher Movie
★ 5.6
Comedy
2011 Comedy
Coming 2 America Movie
★ 6.3
Comedy
2021 Comedy
Instinct Movie
★ 6.5
Drama, Thriller
1999 Drama, Thriller
The Survivor Movie
★ 6.8
Action, Drama
2022 Action, Drama
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Movie
★ 6.6
Comedy, Music
2007 Comedy, Music
Crazy People
★ 5.9
+
Crazy People
1990 as Robles
Paper Dragons
★ 2.7
+
Paper Dragons
1996 as Sammy
Hannah and Her Sisters Movie
★ 7.5
Comedy, Drama
1986 Comedy, Drama
The Preacher's Wife
★ 5.8
+
The Preacher's Wife
1996 as Saul Jeffreys
The Super
★ 6.0
+
The Super
1991 as Storekeeper
Hesher Movie
★ 6.8
Drama
2010 Drama
The Bonfire of the Vanities
★ 5.6
+
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 as Buck
Mr. Wonderful
★ 5.6
+
Mr. Wonderful
1993 as Marlon
The Pickle
★ 5.0
+
The Pickle
1993 as Kareem
Jennifer Eight Movie
★ 6.1
Crime, Drama
1992 Crime, Drama
Hot Pursuit
★ 5.7
+
Hot Pursuit
1987 as Cleon
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
★ 4.0
+
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
2026
Somewhere, Tomorrow
★ 5.1
+
Somewhere, Tomorrow
1983 as Paul Bart
Soul of the Game
★ 4.9
+
Soul of the Game
1996 as Orderly #1
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
★ 5.1
+
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992 as Officer Finney
Exterminator 2
★ 4.1
+
Exterminator 2
1984 as Guy #2
March in Windy City
★ 9.0
+
March in Windy City
1998 as Det Joe Riggs
Breathing Hard
★ 8.0
+
Breathing Hard
2001 as Ozzie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
★ 6.5
+
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1985 as Flute
Life Ain't Like the Movies
+
Life Ain't Like the Movies
2021 as Pops

TV Shows

24 credits
Law & Order TV
★ 7.3
Crime, Drama
1990 Crime, Drama
Modern Family TV
★ 7.9
Comedy
2009 Comedy
Young Sheldon TV
★ 8.0
Comedy, Drama
2017 Comedy, Drama
Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV
★ 8.1
Comedy, Drama
1997 Comedy, Drama
The Middle TV
★ 7.6
Comedy
2009 Comedy
Numb3rs TV
★ 7.0
Crime, Drama
2005 Crime, Drama
Wings TV
★ 6.8
Comedy, Drama
1990 Comedy, Drama
Lethal Weapon TV
★ 7.3
Action & Adventure, Comedy
2016 Action & Adventure, Comedy
Ellen TV
★ 6.1
Comedy
1994 Comedy
Becker TV
★ 7.2
Comedy
1998 Comedy
Martin TV
★ 7.6
Comedy, Drama
1992 Comedy, Drama
The Conners TV
★ 7.1
Comedy
2018 Comedy
Speechless TV
★ 7.0
Comedy
2016 Comedy
Max & Ruby TV
★ 6.5
Animation, Comedy
2002 Animation, Comedy
The Wayans Bros. TV
★ 7.2
Comedy
1995 Comedy
The Wayans Bros. TV
★ 7.2
Comedy
1995 Comedy
FlashForward TV
★ 7.0
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
2009 Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Single Guy TV
★ 5.8
Comedy
1995 Comedy
The Grinder TV
★ 6.7
Comedy
2015 Comedy
Girlboss TV
★ 6.6
Comedy
2017 Comedy
Charlie Grace TV
★ 8.0
Crime, Drama
1995 Crime, Drama
Country Comfort TV
+
Country Comfort
2021 as Preacher
Circuit Breakers TV
+
Circuit Breakers
2022
Kay O'Brien TV
+
Kay O'Brien
1986
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