Acting
Paul Bates
Born 24 December 1958 in New York, United States
53 credits
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.
Known for
Acting 53
- 2026Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic IntelligenceFilm
- 2022The SurvivorFilmLouis Barclay
- 2022Circuit BreakersSeries
- 2021Coming 2 AmericaFilmOha
- 2021Country ComfortSeriesPreacher
- 2021Life Ain't Like the MoviesFilmPops
- 2018The ConnersSeriesOfficer Whitcomb
- 2017Young SheldonSeriesLuis
- 2017GirlbossSeriesKeith / Constable
- 2016Lethal WeaponSeriesArt
- 2016SpeechlessSeriesOlder Cop
- 2015The GrinderSeriesFOX Guard
- 2012Common LawSeriesBeat Cop
- 2011Bad TeacherFilmSchool Superintendent
- 2010HesherFilmMr. Elsberry
- 2009Modern FamilySeriesThomas
- 2009The MiddleSeriesTow Truck Guy
- 2009FlashForwardSeriesPhil
- 2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryFilmNightclub Manager
- 2005Numb3rsSeriesMorgue Attendant
- 20028 MileFilmManny
- 2002Max & RubySeriesDad
- 2001Breathing HardFilmOzzie
- 1999InstinctFilmBluto
- 1998BeckerSeriesMr. Garland
- 1998March in Windy CityFilmDet Joe Riggs
- 1997Buffy the Vampire SlayerSeriesCrazie
- 1996The Preacher's WifeFilmSaul Jeffreys
- 1996Soul of the GameFilmOrderly #1
- 1996Paper DragonsFilmSammy
- 1995ShowgirlsFilmCheetah Bouncer
- 1995The Wayans Bros.SeriesBurl, The Customer
- 1995The Single GuySeriesFish
- 1995Charlie GraceSeriesLittle Milton
- 1994EllenSeriesKenny Burke
- 1993True RomanceFilmMarty
- 1993Mr. WonderfulFilmMarlon
- 1993The PickleFilmKareem
- 1992MartinSeriesChigbo
- 1992Jennifer EightFilmVenables
- 1992The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagFilmOfficer Finney
- 1991The SuperFilmStorekeeper
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesRon Bergin
- 1990WingsSeriesLester
- 1990The Bonfire of the VanitiesFilmBuck
- 1990Crazy PeopleFilmRobles
- 1988Coming to AmericaFilmOha
- 1987Hot PursuitFilmCleon
- 1986Hannah and Her SistersFilmTheater Manager
- 1986Kay O'BrienSeries
- 1985A Midsummer Night's DreamFilmFlute
- 1984Exterminator 2FilmGuy #2
- 1983Somewhere, TomorrowFilmPaul Bart
Filmography from TMDB.