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Paul Bates
Born: 1958-12-24 in New York, United States
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.
Rated Filmography (26)
Sorted by Score8.0
Breathing Hard
2001
7.5
True Romance
1993
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
7.1
8 Mile
2002
6.9
Coming to America
1988
6.8
Hesher
2010
6.8
The Survivor
2022
6.6
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
6.5
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1985
6.5
Instinct
1999
6.3
Coming 2 America
2021
6.1
Jennifer Eight
1992
5.9
The Super
1991
5.9
Crazy People
1990
5.8
The Preacher's Wife
1996
5.7
Hot Pursuit
1987
5.6
Bad Teacher
2011
5.6
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
5.6
Mr. Wonderful
1993
5.6
Showgirls
1995
5.1
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
5.1
Somewhere, Tomorrow
1983
5.0
The Pickle
1993
4.9
Soul of the Game
1996
4.1
Exterminator 2
1984
2.7
Paper Dragons
1996