Actor
Paul Bates
Born December 24, 1958 in New York, United States29 films
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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First watchTrue Romance19937.5as MartyClarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
29 films as actor- 2026Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
- 2022The SurvivorLouis Barclay
- 2021Life Ain't Like the MoviesPops
- 2021Coming 2 AmericaOha
- 2011Bad TeacherSchool Superintendent
- 2010HesherMr. Elsberry
- 2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryNightclub Manager
- 20028 MileManny
- 2001Breathing HardOzzie
- 1999InstinctBluto
- 1998March in Windy CityDet Joe Riggs
- 1996The Preacher's WifeSaul Jeffreys
- 1996Soul of the GameOrderly #1
- 1996Paper DragonsSammy
- 1995ShowgirlsCheetah Bouncer
- 1993Mr. WonderfulMarlon
- 1993True RomanceMarty
- 1993The PickleKareem
- 1992Jennifer EightVenables
- 1992The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagOfficer Finney
- 1991The SuperStorekeeper
- 1990The Bonfire of the VanitiesBuck
- 1990Crazy PeopleRobles
- 1988Coming to AmericaOha
- 1987Hot PursuitCleon
- 1986Hannah and Her SistersTheater Manager
- 1985A Midsummer Night's DreamFlute
- 1984Exterminator 2Guy #2
- 1983Somewhere, TomorrowPaul Bart