Paul Bates
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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.
Known for
Credits
8 Mile (2002)
as Manny
Coming to America (1988)
as Oha
Showgirls (1995)
as Cheetah Bouncer
True Romance (1993)
as Marty
Instinct (1999)
as Bluto
Bad Teacher (2011)
as School Superintendent
Hesher (2010)
as Mr. Elsberry
Coming 2 America (2021)
as Oha
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
as Theater Manager
The Survivor (2022)
as Louis Barclay
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
as Nightclub Manager
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
as Saul Jeffreys
Hot Pursuit (1987)
as Cleon
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Buck
Jennifer Eight (1992)
as Venables
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence (2026)
Actor
Break a Leg (2005)
as Loud Customer
The Super (1991)
as Storekeeper
Exterminator 2 (1984)
as Guy #2
Mr. Wonderful (1993)
as Marlon
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
as Officer Finney
Crazy People (1990)
as Robles
Soul of the Game (1996)
as Orderly #1
Life Ain't Like the Movies (2021)
as Pops
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1985)
as Flute
Somewhere, Tomorrow (1983)
as Paul Bart
The Pickle (1993)
as Kareem
Paper Dragons (1996)
as Sammy
Breathing Hard (2001)
as Ozzie
March in Windy City (1998)
as Det Joe Riggs