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