Paul Bates
Paul Bates is known for 8 Mile (2002), Bad Teacher (2011), Coming to America (1988).
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.
Questions about Paul Bates
How many Paul Bates films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 29 films with Paul Bates, from 1983 to 2026.
What is the best rated Paul Bates film?
The best rated Paul Bates film in the catalogue is True Romance (1993), rated 7.5.
What was the first Paul Bates film?
The first Paul Bates film in the catalogue is Exterminator 2, from 1984.
Who has Paul Bates worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Paul Bates shares the most credits with Hans Zimmer (3 films), Shari Headley (3 films) and Arsenio Hall (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Full filmography
29 films — 29 in the catalogue
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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
2026
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6.8 The Survivor
2022 · Louis Barclay
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Life Ain't Like the Movies
2021 · Pops
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6.3 Coming 2 America
2021 · Oha
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5.6 Bad Teacher
2011 · School Superintendent
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6.8 Hesher
2010 · Mr. Elsberry
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6.6 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007 · Nightclub Manager
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7.1 8 Mile
2002 · Manny
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8.0 Breathing Hard
2001 · Ozzie
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6.5 Instinct
1999 · Bluto
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9.0 March in Windy City
1998 · Det Joe Riggs
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5.8 The Preacher's Wife
1996 · Saul Jeffreys
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4.9 Soul of the Game
1996 · Orderly #1
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2.7 Paper Dragons
1996 · Sammy
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5.6 Showgirls
1995 · Cheetah Bouncer
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5.6 Mr. Wonderful
1993 · Marlon
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7.5 True Romance
1993 · Marty
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5.0 The Pickle
1993 · Kareem
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6.1 Jennifer Eight
1992 · Venables
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5.1 The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992 · Officer Finney
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5.9 The Super
1991 · Storekeeper
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5.6 The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · Buck
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5.9 Crazy People
1990 · Robles
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6.9 Coming to America
1988 · Oha
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5.7 Hot Pursuit
1987 · Cleon
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7.5 Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · Theater Manager
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6.5 A Midsummer Night's Dream
1985 · Flute
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4.1 Exterminator 2
1984 · Guy #2
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5.1 Somewhere, Tomorrow
1983 · Paul Bart
Series and TV shows
21 titles
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5.6
Circuit Breakers
2022 · Cast
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7.3
Country Comfort
2021 · Preacher
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7.0
The Conners
2018 · Officer Whitcomb
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6.5
Girlboss
2017 · Keith / Constable
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8.0
Young Sheldon
2017 · Luis
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6.9
Speechless
2016 · Older Cop · 2 ep.
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7.3
Lethal Weapon
2016 · Art
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6.7
The Grinder
2015 · FOX Guard
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6.8
Common Law
2012 · Beat Cop
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7.0
FlashForward
2009 · Phil
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7.9
Modern Family
2009 · Thomas
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7.6
The Middle
2009 · Tow Truck Guy
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7.0
Numb3rs
2005 · Morgue Attendant
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6.5
Max & Ruby
2002 · Dad · 50 ep.
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7.2
Becker
1998 · Mr. Garland
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8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Crazie · 3 ep.
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7.2
The Wayans Bros.
1995 · Burl
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6.1
Ellen
1994 · Kenny Burke · 2 ep.
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7.5
Martin
1992 · Chigbo
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7.3
Law & Order
1990 · Ron Bergin
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6.9
Wings
1990 · Lester
People data: TMDb.
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