Actor
Paul Bates
67 years · New York, United States · 29 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 29
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
2026 · Actor
The Survivor
2022 · Louis Barclay
On HBO Max
Life Ain't Like the Movies
2021 · Pops
On fuboTV
Coming 2 America
2021 · Oha
On Amazon MX Player
Bad Teacher
2011 · School Superintendent
On Starz Apple TV channel
Hesher
2010 · Mr. Elsberry
On Plex
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007 · Nightclub Manager
Break a Leg
2005 · Loud Customer
On Mometu
8 Mile
2002 · Manny
On Netflix
Breathing Hard
2001 · Ozzie
Instinct
1999 · Bluto
The Preacher's Wife
1996 · Saul Jeffreys
On MGM Plus
Soul of the Game
1996 · Orderly #1
Paper Dragons
1996 · Sammy
On Tubi TV
Showgirls
1995 · Cheetah Bouncer
On Kanopy
Mr. Wonderful
1993 · Marlon
On Plex
True Romance
1993 · Marty
On Netflix
The Pickle
1993 · Kareem
Jennifer Eight
1992 · Venables
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992 · Officer Finney
The Super
1991 · Storekeeper
On fuboTV
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · Buck
On Plex
Crazy People
1990 · Robles
On Hoopla
Coming to America
1988 · Oha
On Philo