Paul Bates
Birthday: 1958-12-24
Birthplace: New York, United States
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
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2022-04-07 | The Survivor | Louis Barclay |
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2021-12-12 | Life Ain't Like the Movies | Pops |
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2021-03-04 | Coming 2 America | Oha |
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2011-05-16 | Bad Teacher | School Superintendent |
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2010-01-22 | Hesher | Mr. Elsberry |
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2007-12-21 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Nightclub Manager |
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2002-11-08 | 8 Mile | Manny |
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2001-05-13 | Breathing Hard | Ozzie |
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1999-06-04 | Instinct | Bluto |
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1998-05-03 | March in Windy City | Det Joe Riggs |
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1996-12-13 | The Preacher's Wife | Saul Jeffreys |
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1996-04-20 | Soul of the Game | Orderly #1 |
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1996-01-01 | Paper Dragons | Sammy |
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1995-09-22 | Showgirls | Cheetah Bouncer |
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1993-10-15 | Mr. Wonderful | Marlon |
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1993-09-09 | True Romance | Marty |
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1993-04-30 | The Pickle | Kareem |
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1992-11-06 | Jennifer Eight | Venables |
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1992-08-21 | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Officer Finney |
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1990-12-21 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Buck |
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1990-04-13 | Crazy People | Robles |
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1988-06-29 | Coming to America | Oha |
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1987-05-08 | Hot Pursuit | Cleon |
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1986-02-07 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Theater Manager |
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1985-12-19 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Flute |
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1984-09-14 | Exterminator 2 | Guy #2 |
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1983-01-01 | Somewhere, Tomorrow | Paul Bart |