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Home/People/Michael Paul Chan
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Born
Jun 26, 1950
Age 75
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

47
Movies
50
TV Shows
Also Known As
Mike Chan
IMDb Profile

Michael Paul Chan

Acting

Biography
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
Between Borders poster

Between Borders

as The Judge
2025
Ba poster

Ba

as Sonny
2024
Boy Genius poster

Boy Genius

as Sam
2019
Americanese poster

Americanese

as Jimmy Chan
2006
Mrs. Harris poster

Mrs. Harris

as Dr. Louis Roh
2006
Masked and Anonymous poster

Masked and Anonymous

as Guard
2003
Spy Game poster

Spy Game

as Vincent Vy Ngo
2001
The Glass House poster

The Glass House

as Mr. Kim
2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 poster

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

as Chinese Premier
2001
The Ghost poster

The Ghost

as Inspector Wu
2001
Once in the Life poster

Once in the Life

as Buddha
2000
Black & White poster

Black & White

as Witness
1999
The Big Tease poster

The Big Tease

as Clarence
1999
The Insider poster

The Insider

as Norman the Cameraman
1999
Molly poster

Molly

as Domingo
1999
U.S. Marshals poster

U.S. Marshals

as Chen
1998
The Protector poster

The Protector

as Dr. Anthony Mane
1997
Double Tap poster

Double Tap

as Fung Suk
1997
Batman & Robin poster

Batman & Robin

as Observatory Scientist
1997
Suddenly poster

Suddenly

as Mr. Chow
1996