Paul Bates

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-12-24 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

New York, United States

Paul Bates

Biography

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.

Acting

1993

True Romance

as Marty

1992

1987

Hot Pursuit

as Cleon

1993

The Pickle

as Kareem

1996

1986

Hannah and Her Sisters

as Theater Manager

1995

Showgirls

as Cheetah Bouncer

2010

Hesher

as Mr. Elsberry

1990

Crazy People

as Robles

2001

2002

8 Mile

as Manny

2022

The Survivor

as Louis Barclay

1984

1996

Soul of the Game

as Orderly #1

1998

March in Windy City

as Det Joe Riggs

2011

Bad Teacher

as School Superintendent

1999

Instinct

as Bluto

2007

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

as Nightclub Manager

1983

1992

Jennifer Eight

as Venables

1993

Mr. Wonderful

as Marlon

1996

The Preacher's Wife

as Saul Jeffreys

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