Acting
Community Rating
5.7
TMDB estimate
Born
December 24, 1958 (age 67)
Born in
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.
—Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
2026
—The Survivor
Louis Barclay
2022
—Life Ain't Like the Movies
Pops
2021
—Coming 2 America
Oha
2021
—Bad Teacher
School Superintendent
2011
—Hesher
Mr. Elsberry
2010
—Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Nightclub Manager
2007
—8 Mile
Manny
2002
—Breathing Hard
Ozzie
2001
—Instinct
Bluto
1999
—March in Windy City
Det Joe Riggs
1998
—The Preacher's Wife
Saul Jeffreys
1996
—Soul of the Game
Orderly #1
1996
—Paper Dragons
Sammy
1996
—Showgirls
Cheetah Bouncer
1995
—Mr. Wonderful
Marlon
1993
—True Romance
Marty
1993
—The Pickle
Kareem
1993
—Jennifer Eight
Venables
1992
—The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Officer Finney
1992
