Pat Morita
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 known 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pat Morita, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Jun 28, 1932 In Isleton, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 135
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Hollywood Palace 1964-01-04
- Latest Project:
- Movie Karate Kid: Legends 2025-05-08
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Karate Kid: Legends | Mr. Miyagi (archive footage) | 2025-05-08 |
| Movie | More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story | Self / Various (archive footage) | 2021-02-01 |
| Movie | John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | 2017-08-01 | |
| Movie | The Real Miyagi | Self / Mr. Miyagi | 2015-02-20 |
| Movie | Rice Girl | Peter Ong | 2014-07-23 |
| Movie | Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II | Self - Voice of The Emperor | 2013-03-12 |
| Movie | Blunt Movie | Mr. Miyami | 2013-04-20 |
| Movie | Act Your Age | Tom | 2011-01-11 |
| Movie | Synchronize | Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (uncredited) (archival footage) | 2011-09-12 |
| Movie | Remove All Obstacles | The Guru | 2010-12-11 |
| Movie | Behind the Scenes with Interviews of Ninja's Creed | Self | 2010-07-20 |
| Movie | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | 2010-08-03 |
| Movie | Royal Kill | Exhibition Manager | 2009-04-10 |
| Movie | Spymate | Kiro | 2006-02-24 |
| Movie | 18 Fingers of Death! | Freeman Lee | 2006-04-11 |
| Movie | The Karate Dog | Chin Li | 2006-07-26 |
| Movie | The Number One Girl | Mr. Sakata | 2006-05-16 |
| Movie | Only The Brave | Seigo Takata | 2006-10-23 |
| Movie | American Fusion | Lao Dong | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | Down and Derby | Ono Yakimoto | 2005-04-15 |
| Movie | The Way of The Karate Kid | Self / Mr. Miyagi | 2005-02-01 |
| Movie | Elvis Has Left the Building | Man in Turban | 2004-08-27 |
| Movie | The Last Shot | Self | 2004-09-24 |
| Movie | Mulan II | The Emperor (voice) | 2004-11-03 |
| Movie | High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story | Mr. Leo | 2003-05-01 |
| Movie | Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub] | Vice Principal Jang Hak-sa (renamed Ko) | 2003-10-23 |
| Movie | Hammerlock | Un Huong Lo | 2002-01-01 |
| Movie | The Biggest Fan | Richard Limp | 2002-01-01 |
| Series | First Years | Unknown | 2001-03-19 |
| Movie | House of Luk | Kwang Luk | 2001-01-19 |
| Movie | The Boys of Sunset Ridge | Charlie Watanabe | 2001-03-11 |
| Movie | Volcano High | Vice Principal Jang Hak-Sa (MTV English Dub) (voice) | 2001-12-08 |
| Movie | Shadow Fury | Dr. Oh | 2001-10-30 |
| Movie | The Center of the World | Taxi Driver | 2001-04-19 |
| Series | Son of the Beach | Unknown | 2000-03-14 |
| Movie | Brother | Guy at the Poker Table | 2000-12-13 |
| Movie | I'll Remember April | Abe Tanaka | 1999-04-05 |
| Movie | King Cobra | Nick Hashimoto | 1999-08-10 |
| Movie | Inferno | Jubal Early | 1999-09-25 |
| Series | Adventures with Kanga Roddy | Uncle Pat | 1998-01-04 |
| Movie | Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan' | Emperor / Narrator (voice) | 1998-06-16 |
| Series | The Hughleys | Unknown | 1998-09-22 |
| Movie | Mulan | The Emperor (voice) | 1998-06-18 |
| Movie | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1997-03-16 |
| Movie | Beyond Barbed Wire | Narrator (voice) | 1997-01-01 |
| Movie | Captured Alive | 1997-12-12 | |
| Series | The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo | Mike Woo | 1996-03-16 |
| Movie | Earth Minus Zero | Dr. Mobius Jefferson | 1996-01-01 |
| Movie | Bloodsport II | David Leung | 1996-03-01 |
| Movie | Spy Hard | Brian, Waiter in Restaurant | 1996-05-24 |
| Movie | Reggie's Prayer | Principal Osaki | 1996-08-01 |
| Movie | Bloodsport III | David Leung | 1996-12-05 |
| Movie | The Misery Brothers | Judge | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | Timemaster | Isaiah | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart | Ling Goldberg | 1995-03-06 |
| Movie | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | The Chink | 1994-05-13 |
| Movie | The Next Karate Kid | Mr. Miyagi | 1994-07-18 |
| Movie | Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Cap | 1993-01-30 |
| Movie | American Ninja 5 | Master Tetsu | 1993-04-02 |
| Series | Boy Meets World | Unknown | 1993-09-24 |
| Series | Dave's World | Unknown | 1993-09-20 |
| Movie | Honeymoon in Vegas | Mahi Mahi | 1992-08-28 |
| Movie | Miracle Beach | Gus | 1992-09-15 |
| Movie | Auntie Lee's Meat Pies | Chief Koal | 1992-10-21 |
| Movie | Mastergate | Senator Naito | 1992-11-01 |
| Movie | Strawberry Road | Old man's brother | 1991-04-27 |
| Movie | Do or Die | Masakana 'Kane' Kaneshiro | 1991-06-28 |
| Movie | Lena's Holiday | Fred | 1991-08-29 |
| Movie | Goodbye Paradise | Ben | 1991-12-01 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
| Movie | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Yoodo Toda | 1990-08-06 |
| Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Mr. Yoshi | 1990-09-10 |
| Movie | Collision Course | Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo | 1989-04-27 |
| Series | Family Matters | Unknown | 1989-09-22 |
| Movie | The Karate Kid Part III | Mr. Miyagi | 1989-06-16 |
| Movie | Big Bird in Japan | Bamboo Princess Story Narrator (voice) | 1988-10-01 |
| Series | Ohara | Lt. Ohara | 1987-01-17 |
| Movie | Captive Hearts | Fukushima | 1987-06-05 |
| Movie | Babes in Toyland | The Toymaster | 1987-12-17 |
| Movie | Shiatsu with Pat Morita | Self | 1986-06-18 |
| Movie | The Karate Kid Part II | Mr. Miyagi | 1986-06-18 |
| Movie | Amos | Tommy Tanaka | 1985-09-29 |
| Series | Alice in Wonderland | The Horse | 1985-12-09 |
| Movie | The Karate Kid | Mr. Miyagi | 1984-06-22 |
| Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
| Movie | The Vegas Strip War | Yip Tak | 1984-11-25 |
| Movie | Night Patrol | Rape Victim | 1984-11-16 |
| Movie | Savannah Smiles | Father O'Hara | 1982-04-09 |
| Movie | Jimmy the Kid | Maurice | 1982-11-12 |
| Movie | Slapstick of Another Kind | Ah Fong, the Chinese Ambassador | 1982-12-09 |
| Movie | Crash Island | Kazi Yamamora | 1981-04-11 |
| Series | Aloha Paradise | Unknown | 1981-02-25 |
| Movie | Full Moon High | The Silversmith | 1981-08-04 |
| Movie | When Time Ran Out... | Sam | 1980-03-28 |
| Movie | For the Love of It | Ishihara | 1980-09-26 |
| Series | Magnum, P.I. | Unknown | 1980-12-11 |
| Movie | Hito Hata: Raise the Banner | Yamada | 1980-12-06 |
| Movie | Human Feelings | Waiter | 1978-10-16 |
| Series | Lou Grant | Unknown | 1977-09-20 |
| Series | The Kallikaks | Unknown | 1977-08-03 |
| Series | Man from Atlantis | Unknown | 1977-09-22 |
| Series | The Love Boat | Unknown | 1977-09-24 |
| Series | The Incredible Hulk | Unknown | 1977-11-04 |
| Series | Laverne & Shirley | Unknown | 1976-01-27 |
| Movie | Farewell to Manzanar | Zenahiro | 1976-03-11 |
| Series | The Captain and Tennille | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |
| Movie | Midway | Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka | 1976-06-18 |
| Series | Mr. T and Tina | 1976-09-25 | |
| Series | Starsky & Hutch | Unknown | 1975-09-10 |
| Movie | I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? | Heshy Yamamoto | 1975-12-01 |
| Series | Happy Days | Unknown | 1974-01-15 |
| Series | Police Woman | Unknown | 1974-09-13 |
| Movie | Punch and Jody | Takahasi | 1974-11-26 |
| Movie | Brock's Last Case | Sam Wong | 1973-03-05 |
| Movie | A Very Missing Person | Delmar Faulkenstein | 1972-03-04 |
| Movie | Evil Roy Slade | Turhan | 1972-02-18 |
| Series | Sanford and Son | Unknown | 1972-01-14 |
| Movie | Where Does It Hurt? | Harry Nishimoto | 1972-07-24 |
| Movie | Cancel My Reservation | Yamamoto | 1972-09-21 |
| Series | M*A*S*H | Unknown | 1972-09-17 |
| Series | The Bob Newhart Show | Unknown | 1972-09-16 |
| Series | Cannon | Unknown | 1971-09-14 |
| Series | Columbo | The House Boy | 1971-09-15 |
| Series | Nanny and the Professor | Unknown | 1970-01-21 |
| Series | McCloud | Unknown | 1970-02-17 |
| Series | The Odd Couple | Unknown | 1970-09-24 |
| Series | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Unknown | 1968-01-22 |
| Movie | The Shakiest Gun in the West | Wong | 1968-07-10 |
| Series | Hawaii Five-O | Unknown | 1968-09-20 |
| Series | The Outsider | Unknown | 1968-09-18 |
| Movie | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Oriental #2 | 1967-03-22 |
| Series | Green Acres | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
| Series | The Hollywood Palace | Unknown | 1964-01-04 |
| Series | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Unknown | 1964-09-25 |
| Movie | Car Thieves | Komugi | 1964-10-04 |