Paul Bates

Born: 1958-12-24

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.


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True Romance

as Marty
Released: 1993-09-09

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in...

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as Oha
Released: 2021-03-04

Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never...

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Coming to America

as Oha
Released: 1988-06-29

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and...

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Showgirls

as Bouncer at Cheetah
Released: 1995-09-22

Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents...

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as School Superintendent
Released: 2011-05-16

A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job and her students is forced to return...

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8 Mile

as Manny
Released: 2002-11-08

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in...

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The Survivor

as Louis Barclay
Released: 2022-04-07

Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted...

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Jennifer Eight

as Venables
Released: 1992-11-06

John Berlin, a big-city cop from LA moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds...

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

as Nightclub Manager
Released: 2007-12-21

Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey...

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The Preacher's Wife

as Saul Jeffreys
Released: 1996-12-13

Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging,...

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Instinct

as Bluto
Released: 1999-06-04

In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be...

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Hannah and Her Sisters

as Theater Manager
Released: 1986-02-07

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her...

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Hesher

as Mr. Elsberry
Released: 2010-01-22

A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him....

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The Bonfire of the Vanities

as Buck
Released: 1990-12-21

After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the...

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Exterminator 2

as Guy #2
Released: 1984-09-14

The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York of a drug lord and his...

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The Pickle

as Kareem
Released: 1993-04-30

Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a...

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Hot Pursuit

as Cleon
Released: 1987-05-08

Young Danny is following his rich girlfriend's family to the Caribbean. But suddenly he simply...

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Crazy People

as Robles
Released: 1990-04-13

A bitter ad executive, who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental...

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Mr. Wonderful

as Marlon
Released: 1993-10-15

Electrician Gus gets the chance to fulfil a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with...

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Soul of the Game

as Orderly #1
Released: 1996-04-20

In 1945, the world of baseball is divided between the Majors and the Negro Leagues - but the...

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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

as Officer Finney
Released: 1992-08-21

A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.

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Paper Dragons

as Sammy
Released: 1996-01-01

A small-time hood, left for dead after double-crossing drug dealers, is taken in by a monastery...

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Somewhere, Tomorrow

as Paul Bart
Released: 1983-01-01

Lori Anderson is trying to deal with the recent tragedy of her father's death. As Lori's mother...

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Flute
Released: 1985-12-19

Theseus has defeated Hippolyta in battle, and now claims her as his bride. But before the...

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Life Ain't Like the Movies

as Pops
Released: 2021-12-12

A 16-year-old quirky black teen deals with love, death, bullies, and social awkwardness, as he...

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Crazie
First aired: 1997-03-10

Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will...

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Young Sheldon

as Luis
First aired: 2017-09-25

The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

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Modern Family

as Thomas
First aired: 2009-09-23

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an...

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Law & Order

as Ron Bergin
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Wings

as Lester
First aired: 1990-04-19

Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket...

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The Wayans Bros.

as The Customer
First aired: 1995-01-11

The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The...

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The Wayans Bros.

as Burl
First aired: 1995-01-11

The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The...

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The Single Guy

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-09-21

The Single Guy is an American television sitcom

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FlashForward

as Phil
First aired: 2009-09-24

When the entire world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds, everyone sees a flash of...

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Lethal Weapon

as Art
First aired: 2016-09-21

A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's...

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Martin

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-08-27

Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his...

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Numb3rs

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-01-23

Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and...

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The Middle

as Tow Truck Guy
First aired: 2009-09-30

The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to...

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Becker

as Mr. Garland
First aired: 1998-11-02

Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to...

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Speechless

as Older Cop
First aired: 2016-09-21

Maya DiMeo is a mom on a mission who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy, and kids Ray,...

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The Conners

as Officer Whitcomb
First aired: 2018-10-16

This iconic family—Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J.—grapples with parenthood, dating, an...

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Girlboss

as Keith / Constable
First aired: 2017-04-21

Sophia is a rebellious, broke anarchist who refuses to grow up. She stumbles upon her passion of...

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Charlie Grace

as Little Milton
First aired: 1995-09-14

Charlie Grace is a Los Angeles private eye with a daughter named Jenny, works along with other...

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Country Comfort

as Preacher
First aired: 2021-03-19

When an up-and-coming young country singer accepts a job as a nanny with a musical family, she...

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Circuit Breakers

as uncredited
First aired: 2022-11-10

Curiosity leads to chaos when students in the near future experience mysterious events.

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