Michael Paul Chan
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
Michael Paul Chan (born June 26, 1950) is an American television and film actor. Some of his recent television work includes Judge Lionel Ping on Arrested Development, Robbery Homicide Division, Dr. Lee in the Joel Schumacher directed "Batman & Robin," the voice of Jimmy Ho on The PJ's, and Detective Michael Tao on the TNT series The Closer. He had a recurring role in The Wonder Years as Mr. Chong. He also played the role of Dr. Louis Rob in Mrs. Harris and appears in the independent film, Americanese. Chan also played the part of the convenience store owner in the 1993 film Falling Down, where he refused to give a discount to Michael Douglas' character when he attempted to purchase a can of soda to get change for the pay telephone outside the store. Recently, he was seen playing the bookie "Andy" on the daytime drama the Young and the Restless. He also provided the voice for an agent of the C.I.A. (Chinese Intelligence Agency) on a 2011 episode of "The Simpsons." He made an appearance on the crime/drama/comedy series "Bones". In 1994, Chan played the character "Roberts" in the episode "The War Prayer" of US TV series Babylon 5. Some of his other movie roles were the Chinese Premier in Megiddo: The Omega Code 2, and as a CIA official, Vincent Vy Ngo, in Spy Game. Chan, a third generation Chinese American, was born in San Francisco, California. He is a founding member of the Asian American Theater Company. He is married with one child. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Paul Chan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Credits
Batman Forever (1995)
as Executive
The Goonies (1985)
as Data's Father
Batman & Robin (1997)
as Observatory Scientist
Falling Down (1993)
as Mr. Lee
The Insider (1999)
as Norman the Cameraman
Spy Game (2001)
as Vincent Vy Ngo
U.S. Marshals (1998)
as Chen
Maverick (1994)
as Riverboat Poker Player
The Glass House (2001)
as Mr. Kim
Thief (1981)
as Waiter at Chinese Restaurant
Joshua Tree (1993)
as Jimmy Shoeshine
Rapid Fire (1992)
as Carl Chang
Heaven & Earth (1993)
as Interrogator
Runaway (1984)
as Wilson
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
as Harold
Molly (1999)
as Domingo
Double Tap (1997)
as Fung Suk
Quicksilver (1986)
as Asian Gang Member #2
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
as Guard
A Friend to Die For (1994)
as Mr. Kwan
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
as Chinese Premier
The Immortals (1995)
as Mifune
The Big Tease (1999)
as Clarence
Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure (1995)
as Judge Hakawa
Up Yours (1979)
as Yellow / Grocery Boy (as Mike Chan)
Galaxis (1995)
as Manny Hopkins
The Protector (1997)
as Dr. Anthony Mane
Kung Fu: The Movie (1986)
as Ching
Stranger on My Land (1988)
as Eliot
Suddenly (1996)
as Mr. Chow
The Ghost (2001)
as Inspector Wu
Mrs. Harris (2005)
as Dr. Louis Roh
The Seduction of Gina (1984)
as Jack
Black & White (1999)
as Witness
Between Borders (2025)
as The Judge
Once in the Life (2000)
as Buddha
The Three Kings (1987)
as Second Cop
Thousand Pieces of Gold (1991)
as Hong King
Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders (1994)
as Lester Kuriyama
Dangerous Heart (1994)
as Capt. Lin
Boy Genius (2019)
as Sam
Ba (2024)
as Sonny
Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17 (1996)
as Harry Kee
Paper Dragons (1996)
as Lee Hongpo
Cardiac Arrest (1980)
as Wylie Wong
Fatal Friendship (1991)
as Mr. Kee
Americanese (2006)
as Jimmy Chan