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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-06-28 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Isleton, California, USA

Pat Morita

Biography:

Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita (June 28, 1932 – November 24, 2005) was an American actor of Japanese descent who was well-known for playing the role of Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days and as Mr. Miyagi in the The Karate Kid movie series, in which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984.

Known For

Acting

2021

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self / Various (archive footage)

2018

Cobra Kai as Nariyoshi Miyagi (archive footage)

2017

2015

The Real Miyagi as Self / Mr. Miyagi

2014

Rice Girl as Peter Ong

2013

Blunt Movie as Mr. Miyami

2011

2010

2009

Royal Kill as Exhibition Manager

2006

The Number One Girl as Mr. Sakata
The Karate Dog as Chin Li
18 Fingers of Death! as Freeman Lee
Only The Brave as Seigo Takata

2005

American Fusion as Lao Dong
Down and Derby as Ono Yakimoto
The Way of The Karate Kid as Self / Mr. Miyagi

2004

Mulan II as The Emperor (voice)

2003

Spymate as Kiro
Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub] as Vice Principal Jang Hak-sa (renamed Ko)

2002

The Biggest Fan as Richard Limp
Hammerlock as Un Huong Lo
The Stoneman as Prof. Stevens

2001

The Boys of Sunset Ridge as Charlie Watanabe
Shadow Fury as Dr. Oh
House of Luk as Kwang Luk

2000

Brother as Guy at the Poker Table

1999

Inferno as Jubal Early
King Cobra as Nick Hashimoto
Gone to Maui as Mr. Ono
I'll Remember April as Abe Tanaka
SpongeBob SquarePants as Master Udon

1998

Mulan as The Emperor (voice)

1997

Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
Beyond Barbed Wire as Narrator (voice)

1996

Bloodsport II as David Leung
Bloodsport III as David Leung
Earth Minus Zero as Dr. Mobius Jefferson
Spy Hard as Brian, Waiter in Restaurant
Reggie's Prayer as Principal Osaki

1995

Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah as Pat / Super Ninja
Timemaster as Isaiah
The Outer Limits as Michael Chen

1994

The Next Karate Kid as Mr. Miyagi
Greyhounds as Akira Mochizuki
Burke's Law as Boots McKay

1993

American Ninja 5 as Master Tetsu
Dave's World as Hardware Store Owner
Diagnosis: Murder as Martin Gaylord
Space Rangers as Nazzer

1992

Honeymoon in Vegas as Mahi Mahi
Mastergate as Senator Naito

1991

Do or Die as Masakana 'Kane' Kaneshiro
Strawberry Road as Old man's brother
Harry and the Hendersons as Kenji Sawara

1990

1989

Collision Course as Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo

1988

Big Bird in Japan as Bamboo Princess Story Narrator (voice)

1987

Captive Hearts as Fukushima
Ohara as Lt. Ohara
Married... with Children as Mr. Shimokawa

1986

Babes in Toyland as The Toymaster

1985

Amos as Tommy Tanaka

1984

The Karate Kid as Mr. Miyagi
Night Patrol as Rape Victim
Dance of Tears as (voice)
Murder, She Wrote as Akira Hitaki

1982

Jimmy the Kid as Maurice
Savannah Smiles as Father O'Hara
Slapstick of Another Kind as Ah Fong, the Chinese Ambassador

1981

Full Moon High as The Silversmith
Crash Island as Kazi Yamamora

1980

For the Love of It as Ishihara
Magnum, P.I. as Jack Metro

1978

Human Feelings as Waiter

1977

Lou Grant as Ike Tatsumi
The Love Boat as Vincent
The Love Boat as Mr. Yamashiro

1976

Midway as Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka

1975

Starsky & Hutch as Jewelry Store Owner
People's Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
Welcome Back, Kotter as Taro Takahashi

1974

Punch and Jody as Takahasi
Happy Days as Arnold
Police Woman as Mike Matsuto
Dinah! as Self

1973

Brock's Last Case as Sam Wong

1972

Where Does It Hurt? as Harry Nishimoto
Evil Roy Slade as Turhan
A Very Missing Person as Delmar Faulkenstein
The Bob Newhart Show as The Bartender
Sanford and Son as Ah Chew
M*A*S*H as Captain Sam Pak
Kung Fu as Arthur Chen

1971

Columbo as House Boy

1970

The Odd Couple as Mr. Wing

1969

The Bill Cosby Show as Tree Surgeon

1968

Hawaii Five-O as Phoebe
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
Blondie as Manny

1967

1965

Green Acres as Charlie Lee

1964

Car Thieves as Komugi
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Chris Yamato
The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer

1962

1961

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee

Writing

1987

Captive Hearts as Screenplay

Creator

1987

Ohara as Creator