Michael Paul Chan (* 26. Juni 1950 in San Francisco, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

Chan begann in den 1970er Jahren seine Karriere als Schauspieler und Synchronsprecher. Er war Stipendiat des American Conservatory Theater und wirkte bei der Asian American Theater Company mit. Weiterhin engagiert er sich im Bereich asiatisch-amerikanischer Kultur. So spielte er in dem Film Americanese mit, der sich mit Problemen gemischtrassiger Paare auseinandersetzt. Chan wirkte in Kinofilmen, Fernsehserien und Theaterstücken mit.

Von 2005 bis 2012 spielte er den Detective Lieutenant und Computerexperten Michael Tao in der Fernsehserie The Closer. Dieselbe Rolle verkörpert Chan auch in der direkt an diese anschließende Nachfolgeserie Major Crimes.

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.

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Michael Paul Chan (San Francisco, 26 giugno 1950) è un attore statunitense televisivo e cinematografico.

I ruoli televisivi più recenti interpretati da MichaEl includono quello del giudice Lionel Ping in Arrested Development - Ti presento i miei, Robbery Homicide Division ed il tenente Michael Tao in The Closer e in Major Crimes del canale TNT. Per quanto riguarda il cinema, è stato suo il ruolo del Dottor Lee in Batman & Robin di Joel Schumacher. Ha interpretato il Dottor Louis Rob nel film Mrs. Harris, ed è anche apparso nel lungometraggio indipendente del 2006 Americanese. Nel 1993, ha recitato nel ruolo del proprietario di un alimentari nel film Un giorno di ordinaria follia, insieme a Michael Douglas. Nello stesso anno ha ottenuto il ruolo di Harold, marito di Lena St. Clair, nel film di Wayne Wang Il circolo della fortuna e della felicità.