Paul Bates
- Born
- December 24, 1958 · New York, United States
- Actor
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.
Filmography · 10 credits
- 2026Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence · Actor
- 2021The Survivor · Actor (Louis Barclay)
- 2021Life Ain't Like the Movies · Actor (Pops)
- 1999Instinct · Actor (Bluto)
- 1996The Preacher's Wife · Actor (Saul Jeffreys)
- 1996Paper Dragons · Actor (Sammy)
- 1990Crazy People · Actor (Robles)
- 1988Coming to America · Actor (Oha)
- 1987Hot Pursuit · Actor (Cleon)
- 1983Somewhere, Tomorrow · Actor (Paul Bart)