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Michael Paul Chan
San Francisco, California, USA
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 Hom…
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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
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2025
Between Borders
Movie The Judge
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2024
Ba
Movie Sonny
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2023
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
TV show The Lion (voice)
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2023
Hello Tomorrow!
TV show Walter Greene
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2019
Boy Genius
Movie Sam
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2018
The Resident
TV show Yee Austin
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2017
The Good Fight
TV show Judge Vincent Park
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2016
MacGyver
TV show Dahn Nguyen
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2012
Major Crimes
TV show Lt. Mike Tao
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2010
Hawaii Five-0
TV show Captain Tanaka
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2006
Smith
TV show
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2006
Americanese
Movie Jimmy Chan
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2005
Mrs. Harris
Movie Dr. Louis Roh
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2005
Bones
TV show Professor Shi Jon Chen
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2005
The Closer
TV show Mike Tao
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2003
Arrested Development
TV show Judge Ping
More credits
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2003
Las Vegas
TV show Mr. Zhao
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2003
Masked and Anonymous
Movie Guard
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2002
Boomtown
TV show Lobo Chan
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2002
Robbery Homicide Division
TV show Det. Ron Lu
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2001
Spy Game
Movie Vincent Vy Ngo
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2001
Crossing Jordan
TV show Yoshi
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2001
The Glass House
Movie Mr. Kim
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2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Movie Chinese Premier
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2001
The Ghost
Movie Inspector Wu
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2000
Once in the Life
Movie Buddha
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2000
Nikki
TV show Dr. Cheng
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2000
Static Shock
TV show Mr. Kim (voice)
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2000
Strong Medicine
TV show Dr. Dexter Chen
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1999
Black & White
Movie Witness
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1999
The Big Tease
Movie Clarence
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1999
The Insider
Movie Norman the Cameraman
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1999
Molly
Movie Domingo
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1999
The PJs
TV show Jimmy Ho (voice)
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1998
V.I.P.
TV show Captain Go
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1998
U.S. Marshals
Movie Chen
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1997
The Protector
Movie Dr. Anthony Mane
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1997
Brooklyn South
TV show Keith Chan
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1997
Double Tap
Movie Fung Suk
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1997
Batman & Robin
Movie Observatory Scientist
