Acting
Pat Morita
Born 1932-06-28
Isleton, California, USA
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Pat Morita
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Mulan
1998
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Cobra Kai
2018
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The Karate Kid
1984
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SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
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Mulan II
2004
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The Karate Kid Part II
1986
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Married... with Children
1987
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The Karate Kid Part III
1989
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (176 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story | Self / Various (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Cobra Kai | Nariyoshi Miyagi (archive footage) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Real Miyagi | Self / Mr. Miyagi | Movie | 2015 |
 | Rice Girl | Peter Ong | Movie | 2014 |
| Blunt Movie | Mr. Miyami | Movie | 2013 | |
| Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II | Self - Voice of The Emperor | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Act Your Age | Tom | Movie | 2011 |
| Remove All Obstacles | The Guru | Movie | 2010 | |
 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Behind the Scenes with Interviews of Ninja's Creed | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Royal Kill | Exhibition Manager | Movie | 2009 |
 | Only the Brave | Seigo Takata | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Karate Dog | Chin Li | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Number One Girl | Mr. Sakata | Movie | 2006 |
 | 18 Fingers of Death! | Freeman Lee | Movie | 2006 |
 | Spymate | Kiro | Movie | 2006 |
 | Down and Derby | Ono Yakimoto | Movie | 2005 |
| The Way of The Karate Kid | Self / Mr. Miyagi | Movie | 2005 | |
 | American Fusion | Lao Dong | Movie | 2005 |
 | Mulan II | The Emperor (voice) | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Last Shot | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Elvis Has Left the Building | Man in Turban | Movie | 2004 |
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 | High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story | Mr. Leo | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Stoneman | Prof. Stevens | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Biggest Fan | Richard Limp | Movie | 2002 |
 | Hammerlock | Un Huong Lo | Movie | 2002 |
 | Shadow Fury | Dr. Oh | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Center of the World | Taxi Driver | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Boys of Sunset Ridge | Charlie Watanabe | Movie | 2001 |
 | House of Luk | Kwang Luk | Movie | 2001 |
 | Brother | Guy at the Poker Table | Movie | 2000 |
 | Son of the Beach | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Talk to Taka | Taka | Movie | 2000 |
 | Inferno | Jubal Early | Movie | 1999 |
 | King Cobra | Nick Hashimoto | Movie | 1999 |
 | Visit Fabulous Las Vegas | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Master Udon (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | In Memory Of | TV Series | 1999 |
 | I'll Remember April | Abe Tanaka | Movie | 1999 |
 | Gone to Maui | Mr. Ono | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Hughleys | Mr. Park | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Mulan | The Emperor (voice) | Movie | 1998 |
| Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan' | Emperor / Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1998 | |
| Adventures with Kanga Roddy | Uncle Pat | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Captured Alive | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
 | Earth Minus Zero | Dr. Mobius Jefferson | Movie | 1997 |
 | Fast Track | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1997 |
| Beyond Barbed Wire | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Bloodsport III | David Leung | Movie | 1996 |
 | Reggie's Prayer | Principal Osaki | Movie | 1996 |
 | Spy Hard | Brian, Waiter in Restaurant | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo | Mike Woo | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Bloodsport II | David Leung | Movie | 1996 |
 | Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah | Pat / Super Ninja | Movie | 1995 |
 | Caroline in the City | Mr. Chu | TV Series | 1995 |
 | The Outer Limits | Michael Chen | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | King Makahana (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart | Ling Goldberg | Movie | 1995 |
 | Timemaster | Isaiah | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Misery Brothers | Judge | Movie | 1995 |
 | One West Waikiki | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The Next Karate Kid | Miyagi | Movie | 1994 |
 | Greyhounds | Akira Mochizuki | Movie | 1994 |
 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | The Chink | Movie | 1994 |
 | Burke's Law | Boots McKay | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Diagnosis: Murder | Martin Gaylord | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Boy Meets World | Wise Man | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Dave's World | Hardware Store Owner | TV Series | 1993 |
 | American Ninja 5 | Master Tetsu | Movie | 1993 |
 | Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Cap | Movie | 1993 |
 | Space Rangers | Nazzer | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Mastergate | Senator Naito | Movie | 1992 |
 | Auntie Lee's Meat Pies | Chief Koal | Movie | 1992 |
 | Miracle Beach | Gus | Movie | 1992 |
 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Mahi Mahi | Movie | 1992 |
 | Goodbye Paradise | Ben | Movie | 1991 |
 | Lena's Holiday | Fred | Movie | 1991 |
 | Britannica's Tales Around the World: Hansel and Gretel | Host | Movie | 1991 |
 | Do or Die | Masakana 'Kane' Kaneshiro | Movie | 1991 |
 | Strawberry Road | Old man's brother | Movie | 1991 |
 | Harry and the Hendersons | Kenji Sawara | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Britannica Presents Tales Around the World: Cinderella | Host | Movie | 1991 |
 | Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World | Narrator | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Mr. Yoshi | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Yoodo Toda | Movie | 1990 |
 | Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast | host | Movie | 1990 |
 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | Movie | 1990 |
 | Family Matters | Mr. Tanaka | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Karate Kid Part III | Mr. Miyagi | Movie | 1989 |
 | Collision Course | Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo | Movie | 1989 |
 | Big Bird in Japan | Bamboo Princess Story Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1988 |
| Funnymen: Triple Clowns of Comedy | Self / Host | Movie | 1988 | |
 | Captive Hearts | Fukushima | Movie | 1987 |
| Captive Hearts | Screenplay | Movie | 1987 |
 | Married... with Children | Mr. Shimokawa | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Ohara | Lt. Ohara | TV Series | 1987 |
| Ohara | Creator | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Babes in Toyland | The Toymaster | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Karate Kid Part II | Miyagi | Movie | 1986 |
| Shiatsu with Pat Morita | Self | Movie | 1986 | |
 | Alice in Wonderland | Horse | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Amos | Tommy Tanaka | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Vegas Strip War | Yip Tak | Movie | 1984 |
 | Night Patrol | Rape Victim | Movie | 1984 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Akira Hitaki | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Karate Kid | Miyagi | Movie | 1984 |
| Dance of Tears | (voice) | Movie | 1984 | |
 | Slapstick of Another Kind | Ah Fong, the Chinese Ambassador | Movie | 1982 |
 | Jimmy the Kid | Maurice | Movie | 1982 |
 | Savannah Smiles | Father O'Hara | Movie | 1982 |
 | Full Moon High | The Silversmith | Movie | 1981 |
| Crash Island | Kazi Yamamora | Movie | 1981 | |
 | Aloha Paradise | Dr. Nakamura | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Magnum, P.I. | Jack Metro | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Hito Hata: Raise the Banner | Yamada | Movie | 1980 |
 | For the Love of It | Ishihara | Movie | 1980 |
 | When Time Ran Out... | Sam | Movie | 1980 |
| Young Guy Christian | Professor Mishugi | Movie | 1979 | |
| Human Feelings | Waiter | Movie | 1978 | |
 | The Incredible Hulk | Fred | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Love Boat | Vincent | TV Series | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Mr. Yamashiro | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Man from Atlantis | Moby | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Lou Grant | Ike Tatsumi | TV Series | 1977 |
| The Kallikaks | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 | |
| Mr. T and Tina | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 | |
 | The Captain and Tennille | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Midway | Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka | Movie | 1976 |
 | Farewell to Manzanar | Zenahiro | Movie | 1976 |
 | Laverne & Shirley | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 |
 | I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? | Heshy Yamamoto | Movie | 1975 |
 | Starsky & Hutch | Jewelry Store Owner | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Welcome Back, Kotter | Taro Takahashi | TV Series | 1975 |
 | People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Punch and Jody | Takahasi | Movie | 1974 |
 | Dinah! | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Police Woman | Mike Matsuto | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Chico and the Man | Pat Yamaguchi | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Happy Days | Arnold | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Brock's Last Case | Sam Wong | Movie | 1973 |
 | Kung Fu | Arthur Chen | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Cancel My Reservation | Yamamoto | Movie | 1972 |
 | M*A*S*H | Captain Sam Pak | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Bob Newhart Show | The Bartender | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Where Does It Hurt? | Harry Nishimoto | Movie | 1972 |
 | A Very Missing Person | Delmar Faulkenstein | Movie | 1972 |
 | Evil Roy Slade | Turhan | Movie | 1972 |
 | Sanford and Son | Ah Chew | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Columbo | House Boy | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Cannon | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1971 |
 | The Odd Couple | Mr. Wing | TV Series | 1970 |
 | McCloud | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Nanny and the Professor | Jason Wong | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Love, American Style | Bellhop | TV Series | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Kam | TV Series | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Ah So | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Duke Komosori | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Bill Cosby Show | Tree Surgeon | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Hawaii Five-O | Phoebe | TV Series | 1969 |
| Blondie | Manny | TV Series | 1968 | |
 | The Outsider | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Shakiest Gun in the West | Wong | Movie | 1968 |
 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV Series | 1968 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Oriental #2 | Movie | 1967 |
 | Green Acres | Charlie Lee | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Car Thieves | Komugi | Movie | 1964 |
 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Chris Yamato | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The Hollywood Palace | Self | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |