Paul Bates
Department: Acting
Biography
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
True Romance
1993
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
Hot Pursuit
1987
The Pickle
1993
Paper Dragons
1996
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
Showgirls
1995
Hesher
2010
Crazy People
1990
Breathing Hard
2001
8 Mile
2002
The Survivor
2022
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1985
Exterminator 2
1984
Soul of the Game
1996
March in Windy City
1998
Bad Teacher
2011
Instinct
1999
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
Somewhere, Tomorrow
1983
Jennifer Eight
1992
Coming to America
1988
Mr. Wonderful
1993
The Preacher's Wife
1996
Coming 2 America
2021
Life Ain't Like the Movies
2021
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
2026
The Super
1991
Martin
1992
Law & Order
1990
Numb3rs
2005
The Single Guy
1995
The Wayans Bros.
1995
Wings
1990
Becker
1998
Modern Family
2009
Kay O'Brien
1986
Girlboss
2017
FlashForward
2009
Charlie Grace
1995
Speechless
2016
The Conners
2018
Country Comfort
2021
The Wayans Bros.
1995
Circuit Breakers
2022
Young Sheldon
2017
The Middle
2009
Lethal Weapon
2016
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
Ellen
1994
The Grinder
2015
Max & Ruby
2002