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Michael Paul Chan

Michael Paul Chan

Acting June 26, 1950 (76 years old) San Francisco, California, USA

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

Movies 47

The Goonies 7.5

The Goonies

as Data's Father

1985
Batman & Robin 4.4

Batman & Robin

as Observatory Scientist

1997
Batman Forever 5.5

Batman Forever

as Executive

1995
Falling Down 7.4

Falling Down

as Mr. Lee

1993
Thief 7.2

Thief

as Waiter at Chinese Restaurant

1981
The Insider 7.5

The Insider

as Norman the Cameraman

1999
U.S. Marshals 6.6

U.S. Marshals

as Chen

1998
Maverick 6.9

Maverick

as Riverboat Poker Player

1994
Spy Game 6.9

Spy Game

as Vincent Vy Ngo

2001
The Joy Luck Club 7.2

The Joy Luck Club

as Harold

1993
Joshua Tree 6.2

Joshua Tree

as Jimmy Shoeshine

1993
Runaway 5.6

Runaway

as Wilson

1984
The Glass House 6.0

The Glass House

as Mr. Kim

2001
Rapid Fire 6.4

Rapid Fire

as Carl Chang

1992
Heaven & Earth 6.6

Heaven & Earth

as Interrogator

1993
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 4.6

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

as Chinese Premier

2001
Quicksilver 5.6

Quicksilver

as Asian Gang Member #2

1986
Kung Fu: The Movie 5.3

Kung Fu: The Movie

as Ching

1986
A Friend to Die For 6.3

A Friend to Die For

as Mr. Kwan

1994
Molly 4.2

Molly

as Domingo

1999
Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure 4.8

Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure

as Judge Hakawa

1995
The Big Tease 5.9

The Big Tease

as Clarence

1999
Once in the Life 4.8

Once in the Life

as Buddha

2000
The Seduction of Gina 5.9

The Seduction of Gina

as Jack

1984
Stranger on My Land 5.2

Stranger on My Land

as Eliot

1988
Galaxis 4.4

Galaxis

as Manny Hopkins

1995
Double Tap 5.1

Double Tap

as Fung Suk

1997
Masked and Anonymous 5.2

Masked and Anonymous

as Guard

2003
Mrs. Harris 5.8

Mrs. Harris

as Dr. Louis Roh

2005
Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17 4.5

Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17

as Harry Kee

1996
Thousand Pieces of Gold 6.8

Thousand Pieces of Gold

as Hong King

1991
Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders 7.3

Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders

as Lester Kuriyama

1994
Between Borders 5.8

Between Borders

as The Judge

2025
Up Yours 3.1

Up Yours

as Yellow / Grocery Boy (as Mike Chan)

1979
Suddenly 5.3

Suddenly

as Mr. Chow

1996
Black & White 5.4

Black & White

as Witness

1999
Fatal Friendship 9.0

Fatal Friendship

as Mr. Kee

1991
The Protector 3.1

The Protector

as Dr. Anthony Mane

1997
Dangerous Heart 6.0

Dangerous Heart

as Capt. Lin

1994
Paper Dragons 2.7

Paper Dragons

as Lee Hongpo

1996
Boy Genius 7.2

Boy Genius

as Sam

2019
The Three Kings 4.0

The Three Kings

as Second Cop

1987
Ba 6.1

Ba

as Sonny

2024
Cardiac Arrest 4.7

Cardiac Arrest

as Wylie Wong

1980
The Immortals 5.6

The Immortals

as Mifune

1995
The Ghost 3.6

The Ghost

as Inspector Wu

2001
Americanese 4.3

Americanese

as Jimmy Chan

2006

TV Shows 51

The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Chinese Agent (voice)

1989
Bones 8.2

Bones

as Professor Shi Jon Chen

2005
Hawaii Five-0 7.7

Hawaii Five-0

as Captain Tanaka

2010
JAG 7.3

JAG

as Sonsiri

1995
MacGyver 7.7

MacGyver

as Banker

1985
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Trevor Han

1984
The Closer 7.8

The Closer

as Mike Tao

2005
The Resident 8.4

The Resident

as Yee Austin

2018
Dynasty 6.5

Dynasty

1981
Knots Landing 6.9

Knots Landing

as Mr. Tomita

1979
Las Vegas 7.0

Las Vegas

as Mr. Zhao

2003
Las Vegas 7.0

Las Vegas

as Mr. Larry Chen

2003
Babylon 5 8.0

Babylon 5

as Roberts

1994
The Wonder Years 8.4

The Wonder Years

as Mr. Chong

1988
Crossing Jordan 7.2

Crossing Jordan

as Yoshi

2001
Arrested Development 7.9

Arrested Development

as Judge Ping

2003
Party of Five 7.0

Party of Five

as Conductor

1994
Major Crimes 7.4

Major Crimes

as Lt. Mike Tao

2012
MacGyver 7.3

MacGyver

as Dahn Nguyen

2016
The Good Fight 7.5

The Good Fight

as Judge Vincent Park

2017
Strong Medicine 7.4

Strong Medicine

as Dr. Dexter Chen

2000
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Hong King

1982
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 6.9

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Chester Paladin

1993
Nash Bridges 6.6

Nash Bridges

as Tommy Luck

1996
Early Edition 7.4

Early Edition

as Han

1996
Northern Exposure 7.8

Northern Exposure

as Masuto

1990
V.I.P. 5.3

V.I.P.

as Captain Go

1998
Hunter 7.1

Hunter

as Male Nurse

1984
T. J. Hooker 6.6

T. J. Hooker

1982
T. J. Hooker 6.6

T. J. Hooker

as Doctor

1982
Cagney & Lacey 7.0

Cagney & Lacey

1982
Police Woman 6.5

Police Woman

1974
Jake and the Fatman 6.2

Jake and the Fatman

1987
Arli$$ 6.9

Arli$$

as Tom Woo

1996
Tour of Duty 8.1

Tour of Duty

as Victor Charles

1987
Static Shock 8.0

Static Shock

as Mr. Kim (voice)

2000
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai 8.4

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

as The Lion (voice)

2023
The Colbys 6.3

The Colbys

1985
The PJs 6.9

The PJs

as Jimmy Ho (voice)

1999
CHiPs 6.8

CHiPs

as Earl Sakai

1977
Nikki 5.8

Nikki

as Dr. Cheng

2000
Brooklyn South 9.6

Brooklyn South

as Keith Chan

1997
Boomtown 6.5

Boomtown

as Lobo Chan

2002
One West Waikiki 7.7

One West Waikiki

1994
Hello Tomorrow! 6.2

Hello Tomorrow!

as Walter Greene

2023
Hardball 7.0

Hardball

1989
Robbery Homicide Division 8.9

Robbery Homicide Division

as Det. Ron Lu

2002
Smith 7.3

Smith

2006
Under Cover 7.5

Under Cover

as Dr. Lee

1991
2000 Malibu Road 6.9

2000 Malibu Road

1992
Valley of the Dolls 4.0

Valley of the Dolls

as Rick Chen

1994

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