Dec 24, 1958 - 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.
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| Movie | 1993 | True Romance | Marty | |
| Movie | 1992 | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Officer Finney | |
| Movie | 1987 | Hot Pursuit | Cleon | |
| Movie | 1993 | The Pickle | Kareem | |
| Movie | 1996 | Paper Dragons | Sammy | |
| Movie | 1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Theater Manager | |
| Movie | 1995 | Showgirls | Cheetah Bouncer | |
| Movie | 2010 | Hesher | Mr. Elsberry | |
| Movie | 1990 | Crazy People | Robles | |
| Movie | 2001 | Breathing Hard | Ozzie | |
| Movie | 2002 | 8 Mile | Manny | |
| Movie | 2022 | The Survivor | Louis Barclay | |
| Movie | 1985 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Flute | |
| Movie | 1984 | Exterminator 2 | Guy #2 | |
| Movie | 1996 | Soul of the Game | Orderly #1 | |
| Movie | 1998 | March in Windy City | Det Joe Riggs | |
| Movie | 2011 | Bad Teacher | School Superintendent | |
| Movie | 1999 | Instinct | Bluto | |
| Movie | 2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Nightclub Manager | |
| Movie | 1983 | Somewhere, Tomorrow | Paul Bart | |
| Movie | 1992 | Jennifer Eight | Venables | |
| Movie | 1988 | Coming to America | Oha | |
| Movie | 1993 | Mr. Wonderful | Marlon | |
| Movie | 1996 | The Preacher's Wife | Saul Jeffreys | |
| Movie | 2021 | Coming 2 America | Oha | |
| Movie | 2021 | Life Ain't Like the Movies | Pops | |
| Movie | 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Buck | |
| Movie | N/A | Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence | ||
| TV Show | 1992 | Martin | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1990 | Law & Order | Ron Bergin | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Numb3rs | Morgue Attendant | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Single Guy | Fish | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Wayans Bros. | The Customer | 1 |
| TV Show | 1990 | Wings | Lester | 1 |
| TV Show | 1998 | Becker | Mr. Garland | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Modern Family | Thomas | 1 |
| TV Show | 1986 | Kay O'Brien | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2017 | Girlboss | Keith / Constable | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | FlashForward | Phil | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | Charlie Grace | Little Milton | 1 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Speechless | Older Cop | 2 |
| TV Show | 2018 | The Conners | Officer Whitcomb | 1 |
| TV Show | 2021 | Country Comfort | Preacher | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Wayans Bros. | Burl | 1 |
| TV Show | 2022 | Circuit Breakers | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2017 | Young Sheldon | Luis | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | The Middle | Tow Truck Guy | 1 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Lethal Weapon | Art | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Crazie | 3 |
| TV Show | 1994 | Ellen | Kenny Burke | 2 |
| TV Show | 2015 | The Grinder | FOX Guard | 1 |
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