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