
Michael Paul Chan
Department: Acting
Biography
Michael Paul Chan (born June 26, 1950) is an American television and film actor. Some of his recent television work includes Judge Lionel Ping on Arrested Development, Robbery Homicide Division, Dr. Lee in the Joel Schumacher directed "Batman & Robin," the voice of Jimmy Ho on The PJ's, and Detective Michael Tao on the TNT series The Closer. He had a recurring role in The Wonder Years as Mr. Chong. He also played the role of Dr. Louis Rob in Mrs. Harris and appears in the independent film, Americanese. Chan also played the part of the convenience store owner in the 1993 film Falling Down, where he refused to give a discount to Michael Douglas' character when he attempted to purchase a can of soda to get change for the pay telephone outside the store. Recently, he was seen playing the bookie "Andy" on the daytime drama the Young and the Restless. He also provided the voice for an agent of the C.I.A. (Chinese Intelligence Agency) on a 2011 episode of "The Simpsons." He made an appearance on the crime/drama/comedy series "Bones". In 1994, Chan played the character "Roberts" in the episode "The War Prayer" of US TV series Babylon 5. Some of his other movie roles were the Chinese Premier in Megiddo: The Omega Code 2, and as a CIA official, Vincent Vy Ngo, in Spy Game. Chan, a third generation Chinese American, was born in San Francisco, California. He is a founding member of the Asian American Theater Company. He is married with one child. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Paul Chan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For

Spy Game
2001

The Glass House
2001

U.S. Marshals
1998

Masked and Anonymous
2003

The Insider
1999

The Immortals
1995

Maverick
1994

Joshua Tree
1993

Once in the Life
2000

The Joy Luck Club
1993

Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17
1996

The Ghost
2001

Suddenly
1996

Double Tap
1997

Runaway
1984

Fatal Friendship
1991

Mrs. Harris
2006

Falling Down
1993

Galaxis
1995

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001

Thousand Pieces of Gold
1991

Rapid Fire
1992

Americanese
2006

The Protector
1997

Molly
1999

Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure
1995

Stranger on My Land
1988

The Goonies
1985

Dangerous Heart
1994

The Seduction of Gina
1984

Batman Forever
1995

Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders
1994

Cardiac Arrest
1980

Quicksilver
1986

Boy Genius
2019

Thief
1981

Batman & Robin
1997

Paper Dragons
1996

The Three Kings
1987

A Friend to Die For
1994

Between Borders
2025

Ba
2024

Kung Fu: The Movie
1986

Black & White
1999

The Big Tease
1999

Heaven & Earth
1993

Up Yours
1979

Nash Bridges
1996

CHiPs
1977

Arli$$
1996

The Simpsons
1989

The Closer
2005

T. J. Hooker
1982

Boomtown
2002

Static Shock
2000

Smith
2006

Early Edition
1996

Bones
2005

Las Vegas
2003

Dynasty
1981

Robbery Homicide Division
2002

Knots Landing
1979

Babylon 5
1994

Cagney & Lacey
1982

The Wonder Years
1988

Jake and the Fatman
1987

Strong Medicine
2000

The Colbys
1985

Hunter
1984

The PJs
1999

Arrested Development
2003

2000 Malibu Road
1992

Police Woman
1974

Tour of Duty
1987

Hardball
1989

Under Cover
1991

Brooklyn South
1997

Major Crimes
2012

Hawaii Five-0
2010

One West Waikiki
1994

The Good Fight
2017

Valley of the Dolls
1994

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993

JAG
1995

MacGyver
1985

Hello Tomorrow!
2023

The Resident
2018

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Crossing Jordan
2001

V.I.P.
1998

MacGyver
2016

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023

T. J. Hooker
1982

Nikki
2000

Northern Exposure
1990

Las Vegas
2003

Party of Five
1994