Acting

Paul Bates

1958-12-24 · New York, United States

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 & TV shows

54 credits

Law & Order

1990 · Ron Bergin

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Modern Family

2009 · Thomas

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Young Sheldon

2017 · Luis

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The Middle

2009 · Tow Truck Guy

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997 · Crazie

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Wings

1990 · Lester

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Numb3rs

2005 · Morgue Attendant

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Lethal Weapon

2016 · Art

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Ellen

1994 · Kenny Burke

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Max & Ruby

2002 · Dad

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Martin

1992 · Chigbo

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Speechless

2016 · Older Cop

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Becker

1998 · Mr. Garland

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The Conners

2018 · Officer Whitcomb

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FlashForward

2009 · Phil

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The Wayans Bros.

1995 · The Customer

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The Wayans Bros.

1995 · Burl

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True Romance

1993 · Marty

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8 Mile

2002 · Manny

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The Single Guy

1995 · Fish

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Coming to America

1988 · Oha

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Showgirls

1995 · Cheetah Bouncer

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Girlboss

2017 · Keith / Constable

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The Grinder

2015 · FOX Guard

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Bad Teacher

2011 · School Superintendent

Common Law

2012 · Beat Cop

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Coming 2 America

2021 · Oha

Circuit Breakers

2022

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The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990 · Buck

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Instinct

1999 · Bluto

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Hannah and Her Sisters

1986 · Theater Manager

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The Survivor

2022 · Louis Barclay

Charlie Grace

1995 · Little Milton

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Hesher

2010 · Mr. Elsberry

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Country Comfort

2021 · Preacher

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Jennifer Eight

1992 · Venables

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

2007 · Nightclub Manager

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The Preacher's Wife

1996 · Saul Jeffreys

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Hot Pursuit

1987 · Cleon

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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence

2026

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Kay O'Brien

1986

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The Super

1991 · Storekeeper

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Crazy People

1990 · Robles

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Exterminator 2

1984 · Guy #2

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Mr. Wonderful

1993 · Marlon

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The Pickle

1993 · Kareem

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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992 · Officer Finney

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Soul of the Game

1996 · Orderly #1

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Somewhere, Tomorrow

1983 · Paul Bart

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Paper Dragons

1996 · Sammy

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Life Ain't Like the Movies

2021 · Pops

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Breathing Hard

2001 · Ozzie

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

1985 · Flute

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March in Windy City

1998 · Det Joe Riggs

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