Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
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
Movie | Cast | Year |
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Spy Game | Vincent Vy Ngo | 2001 |
The Glass House | Mr. Kim | 2001 |
U.S. Marshals | Chen | 1998 |
Masked and Anonymous | Guard | 2003 |
The Insider | Norman the Cameraman | 1999 |
The Immortals | Mifune | 1995 |
Maverick | Riverboat Poker Player | 1994 |
Joshua Tree | Jimmy Shoeshine | 1993 |
Once in the Life | Buddha | 2000 |
The Joy Luck Club | Harold | 1993 |
Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17 | Harry Kee | 1996 |
The Ghost | Inspector Wu | 2001 |
Suddenly | 1996 | |
Double Tap | Fung Suk | 1997 |
Runaway | Wilson | 1984 |
Fatal Friendship | Mr. Kee | 1991 |
Mrs. Harris | Dr. Louis Roh | 2006 |
Falling Down | Mr. Lee | 1993 |
Galaxis | Manny Hopkins | 1995 |
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | 2001 | |
Thousand Pieces of Gold | Hong King | 1991 |
Rapid Fire | Carl Chang | 1992 |
Americanese | Jimmy Chan | 2006 |
Body Armor | Dr. Anthony Mane | 1997 |
Molly | Domingo | 1999 |
Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure | Judge Hakawa | 1995 |
Stranger on My Land | Eliot | 1988 |
The Goonies | Data's Father | 1985 |
Dangerous Heart | Capt. Lin | 1994 |
The Seduction of Gina | Jack | 1984 |
Batman Forever | Executive | 1995 |
Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders | Lester Kuriyama | 1994 |
Cardiac Arrest | Wylie Wong | 1980 |
Quicksilver | Asian Gang Member #2 | 1986 |
Boy Genius | Sam | 2019 |
Thief | Waiter at Chinese Restaurant | 1981 |
Batman & Robin | Observatory Scientist | 1997 |
Paper Dragons | Lee Hongpo | 1996 |
The Three Kings | Second Cop | 1987 |
A Friend to Die For | Mr. Kwan | 1994 |
The Longest Sleep | 1970 | |
Between Borders | The Judge | 2025 | Series | Cast | Year |
Nash Bridges | 1996 | |
CHiPs | Earl Sakai | 1977 |
Arliss | 1996 | |
The Simpsons | Chinese Agent (voice) | 1989 |
The Closer | Mike Tao | 2005 |
T. J. Hooker | 1982 | |
Boomtown | Lobo Chan | 2002 |
Static Shock | Mr. Kim (voice) | 2000 |
Smith | 2006 | |
Early Edition | 1996 | |
Bones | Professor Shi Jon Chen | 2005 |
Las Vegas | 2003 | |
Dynasty | 1981 | |
Robbery Homicide Division | 2002 | |
Knots Landing | Mr. Tomita | 1979 |
Babylon 5 | Roberts | 1994 |
Cagney & Lacey | 1982 | |
The Wonder Years | Mr. Chong | 1988 |
Jake and the Fatman | 1987 | |
Alien Nation | 1989 | |
Strong Medicine | Dr. Dexter Chen | 2000 |
The Colbys | 1985 | |
Hunter | Male Nurse | 1984 |
The PJs | Jimmy Ho (voice) | 1999 |
Arrested Development | Judge Ping | 2003 |
2000 Malibu Road | 1992 | |
Police Woman | 1974 | |
Tour of Duty | Victor Charles | 1987 |
Hardball | 1989 | |
Under Cover | Dr. Lee | 1991 |
Brooklyn South | Detective Keith Chan | 1997 |
Major Crimes | Lt. Mike Tao | 2012 |
Hawaii Five-0 | Captain Tanaka | 2010 |
One West Waikiki | 1994 | |
The Good Fight | Judge Vincent Park | 2017 |
Valley of the Dolls | Rick Chen | 1994 |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1993 | |
JAG | Sonsiri | 1995 |
MacGyver | Banker | 1985 |
Hello Tomorrow! | Walter Greene | 2023 |
The Resident | Yee Austin | 2018 |
Murder, She Wrote | Trevor Han | 1984 |
Crossing Jordan | Yoshi | 2001 |
V.I.P. | Captain Go | 1998 |
MacGyver | Dahn Nguyen | 2016 |
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | The Lion (voice) | 2023 |