Paul Bates

Paul Bates

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.

  • Title: Paul Bates
  • Popularity: 10.193
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1958-12-24
  • Place of Birth: New York, United States
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Paul Bates Movies

  • 1993
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    True Romance

    True Romance

    7.5 1993 HD

    Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

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  • 1992
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    The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

    The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

    5.1 1992 HD

    A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.

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  • 1987
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    Hot Pursuit

    Hot Pursuit

    5.8 1987 HD

    Young Danny is following his rich girlfriend's family to the Caribbean. But suddenly he simply must make a chemistry test and cannot go with them....

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  • 1993
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    The Pickle

    The Pickle

    4.8 1993 HD

    Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a teenage sci-fi flick about a flying cucumber. Harry...

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  • 1996
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    Paper Dragons

    Paper Dragons

    2.3 1996 HD

    A small-time hood, left for dead after double-crossing drug dealers, is taken in by a monastery and taught the art of kung fu.

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  • 1986
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    Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

    7.515 1986 HD

    Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her...

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  • 1995
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    Showgirls

    Showgirls

    5.6 1995 HD

    Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer...

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  • 2010
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    Hesher

    Hesher

    6.8 2010 HD

    A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even...

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  • 1990
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    Crazy People

    Crazy People

    5.8 1990 HD

    A bitter ad executive, who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental institution, where his career actually begins to thrive with the...

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  • 2001
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    Breathing Hard

    Breathing Hard

    1 2001 HD

    A struggling Hollywood writer takes a job as a driver for a cursing, cantankerous old British actress. She believes she has one great role left in...

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  • 2002
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    8 Mile

    8 Mile

    7.138 2002 HD

    For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an...

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  • 2022
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    The Survivor

    The Survivor

    6.9 2022 HD

    Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use...

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  • 1985
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    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    1 1985 HD

    Theseus has defeated Hippolyta in battle, and now claims her as his bride. But before the nuptials begin, a pair of young lovers flee into the forest...

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  • 1984
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    Exterminator 2

    Exterminator 2

    4 1984 HD

    The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York of a drug lord and his gang.

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  • 1996
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    Soul of the Game

    Soul of the Game

    4.4 1996 HD

    In 1945, the world of baseball is divided between the Majors and the Negro Leagues - but the time has come for change. One team will be the first to...

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  • 1998
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    March in Windy City

    March in Windy City

    1 1998 HD

    Retired MI6 agent Steven March is called back into action by his former employers. His task is to assassinate Chicago politician Dan Paterson, an...

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  • 2011
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    Bad Teacher

    Bad Teacher

    5.6 2011 HD

    A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job and her students is forced to return to her job to make enough money for a boob job after...

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  • 1999
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    Instinct

    Instinct

    6.455 1999 HD

    In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder....

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  • 2007
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    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

    6.6 2007 HD

    Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an...

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  • 1983
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    Somewhere, Tomorrow

    Somewhere, Tomorrow

    4.4 1983 HD

    Lori Anderson is trying to deal with the recent tragedy of her father's death. As Lori's mother moves on, Lori finds herself stuck, consumed by grief...

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  • 1992
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    Jennifer Eight

    Jennifer Eight

    6.031 1992 HD

    John Berlin, a big-city cop from LA moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds himself investigating a murder. Using theories rejected...

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  • 1988
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    Coming to America

    Coming to America

    6.882 1988 HD

    An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In...

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  • 1993
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    Mr. Wonderful

    Mr. Wonderful

    5.688 1993 HD

    Electrician Gus gets the chance to fulfil a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with some of his friends, but first he must find his...

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  • 1996
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    The Preacher's Wife

    The Preacher's Wife

    5.8 1996 HD

    Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived...

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  • 2021
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    Coming 2 America

    Coming 2 America

    6.4 2021 HD

    Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens...

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  • 2021
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    Life Ain't Like the Movies

    Life Ain't Like the Movies

    1 2021 HD

    A 16-year-old quirky black teen deals with love, death, bullies, and social awkwardness, as he goes through high school.

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  • 1990
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    The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

    5.6 1990 HD

    After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and...

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  • 1992
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    Martin

    Martin

    7.8 1992 HD

    Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best...

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  • 1990
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    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    7.4 1990 HD

    In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until...

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  • 2005
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    Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

    7 2005 HD

    Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his...

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  • 1995
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    The Single Guy

    The Single Guy

    6.3 1995 HD

    The Single Guy is an American television sitcom

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  • 1995
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    The Wayans Bros.

    The Wayans Bros.

    7.1 1995 HD

    The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn and Marlon...

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  • 1990
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    Wings

    Wings

    6.847 1990 HD

    Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and...

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  • 1998
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    Becker

    Becker

    7.2 1998 HD

    Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to offend those who try to get close to him, he is...

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  • 2009
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    Modern Family

    Modern Family

    7.9 2009 HD

    The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm,...

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  • 1986
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    Kay O'Brien

    Kay O'Brien

    5 1986 HD

    Kay O'Brien is an American television series set at fictional Manhattan General Hospital, which aired for one season on CBS during the 1986-87...

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  • 2017
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    Girlboss

    Girlboss

    6.6 2017 HD

    Sophia is a rebellious, broke anarchist who refuses to grow up. She stumbles upon her passion of selling vintage clothes online and becomes an...

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  • 2009
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    FlashForward

    FlashForward

    7 2009 HD

    When the entire world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds, everyone sees a flash of their own future 6 months from the present. For...

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  • 1995
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    Charlie Grace

    Charlie Grace

    1 1995 HD

    Charlie Grace is a Los Angeles private eye with a daughter named Jenny, works along with other cops, including his partner, Crawford, to solve...

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  • 2016
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    Speechless

    Speechless

    7.063 2016 HD

    Maya DiMeo is a mom on a mission who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy, and kids Ray, Dylan, and JJ, her eldest son with special needs. As Maya...

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  • 2018
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    The Conners

    The Conners

    7 2018 HD

    This iconic family—Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J.—grapples with parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures,...

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  • 2021
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    Country Comfort

    Country Comfort

    7.4 2021 HD

    When an up-and-coming young country singer accepts a job as a nanny with a musical family, she finds the bond she's always missed.

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  • 1995
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    The Wayans Bros.

    The Wayans Bros.

    7.1 1995 HD

    The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn and Marlon...

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  • 2022
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    Circuit Breakers

    Circuit Breakers

    6.8 2022 HD

    Curiosity leads to chaos when students in the near future experience mysterious events.

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  • 2017
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    Young Sheldon

    Young Sheldon

    8.1 2017 HD

    The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

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  • 2009
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    The Middle

    The Middle

    7.6 2009 HD

    The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.

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  • 2016
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    Lethal Weapon

    Lethal Weapon

    7.3 2016 HD

    A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep...

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  • 1997
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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    8.128 1997 HD

    Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires,...

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  • 1994
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    Ellen

    Ellen

    6.4 1994 HD

    Ellen is an American television sitcom that aired on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998, consisting of 109 episodes. The title role...

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