
Acting
Michael Paul Chan
EN cinema · 47 credits
Born
26 June 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as Mike 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
Filmography

Between Borders
as The Judge

Ba
as Sonny

Boy Genius
as Sam

Americanese
as Jimmy Chan

Mrs. Harris
as Dr. Louis Roh

Masked and Anonymous
as Guard

Spy Game
as Vincent Vy Ngo

The Glass House
as Mr. Kim

The Ghost
as Inspector Wu

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
as Chinese Premier

Once in the Life
as Buddha

The Insider
as Norman the Cameraman

Molly
as Domingo

Black & White
as Witness

The Big Tease
as Clarence

U.S. Marshals
as Chen

Double Tap
as Fung Suk

The Protector
as Dr. Anthony Mane

Batman & Robin
as Observatory Scientist

Suddenly
as Mr. Chow

Paper Dragons
as Lee Hongpo

The Immortals
as Mifune

Galaxis
as Manny Hopkins

Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure
as Judge Hakawa

Batman Forever
as Executive

Maverick
as Riverboat Poker Player

Dangerous Heart
as Capt. Lin

A Friend to Die For
as Mr. Kwan

Joshua Tree
as Jimmy Shoeshine

The Joy Luck Club
as Harold

Falling Down
as Mr. Lee

Heaven & Earth
as Interrogator

Rapid Fire
as Carl Chang

Fatal Friendship
as Mr. Kee

Thousand Pieces of Gold
as Hong King

Stranger on My Land
as Eliot

The Three Kings
as Second Cop

Quicksilver
as Asian Gang Member #2

Kung Fu: The Movie
as Ching

The Goonies
as Data's Father

Runaway
as Wilson

Thief
as Waiter at Chinese Restaurant

Cardiac Arrest
as Wylie Wong

Up Yours
as Yellow / Grocery Boy (as Mike Chan)




