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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.

Paul Bates movies and shows

  • Modern Family2009
  • Law & Order1990
  • Young Sheldon2017
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer1997
  • The Middle2009
  • Numb3rs2005
  • Wings1990
  • Max & Ruby2002
  • Martin1992
  • Lethal Weapon2016
  • Ellen1994
  • Becker1998
  • The Conners2018
  • The Wayans Bros.1995
  • Speechless2016
  • FlashForward2009
  • True Romance1993
  • The Single Guy1995
  • 8 Mile2002
  • Coming to America1988
  • Showgirls1995
  • Coming 2 America2021
  • The Grinder2015
  • Common Law2012