Paul Bates

Paul Bates

  • Birthday: 1958-12-24
  • Place of birth: New York, United States

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.

Filmography

True Romance

1993

As Marty

Hot Pursuit

1987

As Cleon

Hesher

2010

As Mr. Elsberry

Crazy People

1990

As Robles

March in Windy City

1998

As Det Joe Riggs

Bad Teacher

2011

As School Superintendent

Instinct

1999

As Bluto

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

2007

As Nightclub Manager

Somewhere, Tomorrow

1983

As Paul Bart

Jennifer Eight

1992

As Venables

Coming to America

1988

As Oha

Mr. Wonderful

1993

As Marlon

The Preacher's Wife

1996

As Saul Jeffreys

Coming 2 America

2021

As Oha

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992

As Officer Finney

The Pickle

1993

As Kareem

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

As Theater Manager

The Survivor

2022

As Louis Barclay

Paper Dragons

1996

As Sammy

Showgirls

1995

As Bouncer at Cheetah

Breathing Hard

0000

As Ozzie

8 Mile

2002

As Manny

Exterminator 2

1984

As Guy #2

Soul of the Game

1996

As Orderly #1

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