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Michael Paul Chan

Acting

Born June 26, 1950 · San Francisco, California, USA

Also known as Mike Chan

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

Filmography50+ titles

The Resident

2018as Yee Austin

The Wonder Years

1988as Mr. Chong

Bones

2005as Professor Shi Jon Chen

Tour of Duty

1987as Victor Charles

Static Shock

2000as Mr. Kim (voice)

Babylon 5

1994as Roberts

The Simpsons

1989as Chinese Agent (voice)

The Closer

2005as Mike Tao

Arrested Development

2003as Judge Ping

Northern Exposure

1990as Masuto

Hawaii Five-0

2010as Captain Tanaka

MacGyver

1985as Banker

The Good Fight

2017as Judge Vincent Park

The Insider

1999as Norman the Cameraman

The Goonies

1985as Data's Father

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Trevor Han

Major Crimes

2012as Lt. Mike Tao

Strong Medicine

2000as Dr. Dexter Chen

Falling Down

1993as Mr. Lee

MacGyver

2016as Dahn Nguyen

JAG

1995as Sonsiri

Boy Genius

2019as Sam

Crossing Jordan

2001as Yoshi

Thief

1981as Waiter at Chinese Restaurant

Las Vegas

2003as Mr. Zhao

The Joy Luck Club

1993as Harold

Hunter

1984as Male Nurse

Party of Five

1994as Conductor

Cagney & Lacey

1982

Spy Game

2001as Vincent Vy Ngo

The PJs

1999as Jimmy Ho (voice)

Maverick

1994as Riverboat Poker Player

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993as Chester Paladin

Thousand Pieces of Gold

1991as Hong King

Knots Landing

1979as Mr. Tomita

CHiPs

1977as Earl Sakai

Arli$$

1996as Tom Woo

Nash Bridges

1996as Tommy Luck

Heaven & Earth

1993as Interrogator

U.S. Marshals

1998as Chen

T. J. Hooker

1982as Doctor

Dynasty

1981

Rapid Fire

1992as Carl Chang

Police Woman

1974

A Friend to Die For

1994as Mr. Kwan

Ba

2024as Sonny

Hello Tomorrow!

2023as Walter Greene

The Glass House

2001as Mr. Kim

The Big Tease

1999as Clarence

The Seduction of Gina

1984as Jack