Portrait of Michael Paul Chan

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

Born: June 26, 1950

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Filmography

2025
Between Borders

as The Judge

2024
Ba

as Sonny

2023
2023
Hello Tomorrow!

as Walter Greene

2019
2018
The Resident

as Yee Austin

2017
The Good Fight

as Judge Vincent Park

2016
MacGyver

as Dahn Nguyen

2012
Major Crimes

as Lt. Mike Tao

2010
Hawaii Five-0

as Captain Tanaka

2006
2006
Americanese

as Jimmy Chan

2006
Mrs. Harris

as Dr. Louis Roh

2005
Bones

as Professor Shi Jon Chen

2005
The Closer

as Mike Tao

2003
2003
Las Vegas

as Mr. Zhao

2003
Las Vegas

as Mr. Larry Chen

2002
Boomtown

as Lobo Chan

2001
Spy Game

as Vincent Vy Ngo

2001
2001
The Glass House

as Mr. Kim

2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

as Chinese Premier

2001
The Ghost

as Inspector Wu

2000
2000
Nikki

as Dr. Cheng

2000
Static Shock

as Mr. Kim (voice)

2000
Strong Medicine

as Dr. Dexter Chen

1999
Black & White

as Witness

1999
The Insider

as Norman the Cameraman

1999
Molly

as Domingo

1999
The PJs

as Jimmy Ho (voice)

1998
V.I.P.

as Captain Go

1998
1997
Body Armor

as Dr. Anthony Mane

1997
Brooklyn South

as Keith Chan

1997
Double Tap

as Fung Suk

1997
Batman & Robin

as Observatory Scientist

1996
1996
1996
Paper Dragons

as Lee Hongpo

1995
The Immortals

as Mifune

1995
JAG

as Sonsiri

1995
Galaxis

as Manny Hopkins

1995
Batman Forever

as Executive

1994
1994
1994
Maverick

as Riverboat Poker Player

1994
Dangerous Heart

as Capt. Lin

1994
Babylon 5

as Roberts

1993
1993
Joshua Tree

as Jimmy Shoeshine

1993
Falling Down

as Mr. Lee

1992
Rapid Fire

as Carl Chang

1991
1991
1990
1989
The Simpsons

as Chinese Agent (voice)

1988
The Wonder Years

as Mr. Chong

1987
The Three Kings

as Second Cop

1987
Tour of Duty

as Victor Charles

1986
Quicksilver

as Asian Gang Member #2

1986
1985
MacGyver

as Banker

1985
The Goonies

as Data's Father

1984
Runaway

as Wilson

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Trevor Han

1984
Hunter

as Male Nurse

1982
T. J. Hooker

as Doctor

1981
Thief

as Waiter at Chinese Restaurant

1980
Cardiac Arrest

as Wylie Wong

1979
Knots Landing

as Mr. Tomita

1977
CHiPs

as Earl Sakai