Michael Paul Chan

Michael Paul Chan (born June 26, 1950) is an American television and film actor. Some of his recent television work includes Judge Lionel Ping on Arrested Development, Robbery Homicide Division, Dr. Lee in the Joel Schumacher directed "Batman & Robin," the voice of Jimmy Ho on The PJ's, and Detective Michael Tao on the TNT series The Closer. He had a recurring role in The Wonder Years as Mr. Chong. He also played the role of Dr. Louis Rob in Mrs. Harris and appears in the independent film, Americanese. Chan also played the part of the convenience store owner in the 1993 film Falling Down, where he refused to give a discount to Michael Douglas' character when he attempted to purchase a can of soda to get change for the pay telephone outside the store. Recently, he was seen playing the bookie "Andy" on the daytime drama the Young and the Restless. He also provided the voice for an agent of the C.I.A. (Chinese Intelligence Agency) on a 2011 episode of "The Simpsons." He made an appearance on the crime/drama/comedy series "Bones". In 1994, Chan played the character "Roberts" in the episode "The War Prayer" of US TV series Babylon 5. Some of his other movie roles were the Chinese Premier in Megiddo: The Omega Code 2, and as a CIA official, Vincent Vy Ngo, in Spy Game. Chan, a third generation Chinese American, was born in San Francisco, California. He is a founding member of the Asian American Theater Company. He is married with one child. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Paul Chan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Birth Location San Francisco, California, USA
Born 1950-06-26

Movies

Boy Genius as Sam
2019
Americanese as Jimmy Chan
2006
Mrs. Harris as Dr. Louis Roh
2006
2003
Spy Game as Vincent Vy Ngo
2001
The Glass House as Mr. Kim
2001
The Ghost as Inspector Wu
2001
Once in the Life as Buddha
2000
The Insider as Norman the Cameraman
1999
Molly as Domingo
1999
U.S. Marshals as Xian Chen
1998
Body Armor as Dr. Anthony Mane
1997
Double Tap as Fung Suk
1997
Batman & Robin as Observatory Scientist
1997
1996
Paper Dragons as Lee Hongpo
1996
The Immortals as Mifune
1995
1995
Galaxis as Manny Hopkins
1995
Batman Forever as Executive
1995
A Friend to Die For as Mr. Kwan
1994
Maverick as Riverboat Poker Player
1994
Dangerous Heart as Capt. Lin
1994
The Joy Luck Club as Harold
1993
Joshua Tree as Jimmy Shoeshine
1993
Falling Down as Mr. Lee
1993
Rapid Fire as Carl Chang
1992
Fatal Friendship as Mr. Kee
1991
1991
1988
The Three Kings as Second Cop
1987
Quicksilver as Asian Gang Member #2
1986
The Goonies as Data's Father
1985
Runaway as Wilson
1984
1984
Thief as Waiter at Chinese Restaurant
1981
Cardiac Arrest as Wylie Wong
1980
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