Paul Bates

Born: 1958-12-24, 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

• Law & Order (1990)
• Modern Family (2009)
• Young Sheldon (2017)
• The Middle (2009)
• Wings (1990)
• Numb3rs (2005)
• Ellen (1994)
• Martin (1992)
• The Wayans Bros. (1995)
• The Conners (2018)
• FlashForward (2009)
• Speechless (2016)
• Coming to America (1988)
• The Single Guy (1995)
• 8 Mile (2002)
• Showgirls (1995)
• Common Law (2012)
• The Grinder (2015)
• Bad Teacher (2011)
• Country Comfort (2021)
• Coming 2 America (2021)
• The Survivor (2022)
• Instinct (1999)
• Hesher (2010)
• Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
• Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
• The Preacher's Wife (1996)
• Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence (2026)
• Crazy People (1990)