Paul Bates

Acting

Born December 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.

Filmography

• 2026Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
• Circuit Breakers
• 2022The Survivor — Louis Barclay
• 2021Coming 2 America — Oha
• Country Comfort — Preacher
• 2021Life Ain't Like the Movies — Pops
• The Conners — Officer Whitcomb
• Girlboss — Keith / Constable
• Young Sheldon — Luis
• Lethal Weapon — Art
• Speechless — Older Cop
• The Grinder — FOX Guard
• Common Law — Beat Cop
• 2011Bad Teacher — School Superintendent
• 2010Hesher — Mr. Elsberry
• FlashForward — Phil
• Modern Family — Thomas
• The Middle — Tow Truck Guy
• 2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story — Nightclub Manager
• Numb3rs — Morgue Attendant
• 20028 Mile — Manny
• Max & Ruby — Dad
• 2001Breathing Hard — Ozzie
• 1999Instinct — Bluto
• Becker — Mr. Garland
• 1998March in Windy City — Det Joe Riggs
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Crazie
• 1996Paper Dragons — Sammy
• 1996Soul of the Game — Orderly #1
• 1996The Preacher's Wife — Saul Jeffreys
• Charlie Grace — Little Milton
• 1995Showgirls — Cheetah Bouncer
• The Single Guy — Fish
• The Wayans Bros. — The Customer, Burl
• Ellen — Kenny Burke
• 1993Mr. Wonderful — Marlon
• 1993The Pickle — Kareem
• 1993True Romance — Marty
• 1992Jennifer Eight — Venables
• Martin — Chigbo
• 1992The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag — Officer Finney
• 1991The Super — Storekeeper
• 1990Crazy People — Robles
• Law & Order — Ron Bergin
• 1990The Bonfire of the Vanities — Buck
• Wings — Lester
• 1988Coming to America — Oha
• 1987Hot Pursuit — Cleon
• 1986Hannah and Her Sisters — Theater Manager
• Kay O'Brien
• 1985A Midsummer Night's Dream — Flute
• 1984Exterminator 2 — Guy #2
• 1983Somewhere, Tomorrow — Paul Bart