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