Person

Pat Morita

Acting · 1932-06-28 · † 2005-11-24 · Isleton, California, USA

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.

Filmography (58)

Year	Film	As
2021	Las Vegas Celebrity Secrets	Self
2014	Rice Girl	Peter Ong
2013	Blunt Movie	Mr. Miyami
2011	Act Your Age	Tom
2009	Royal Kill	Exhibition Manager
2005	The Biggest Fan	Mr. Lim
2005	Down and Derby	Ono Yakimoto
2005	Spymate	Kiro
2004	Mulan II	The Emperor (voice)
2004	The Last Shot	Self
2004	Elvis Has Left the Building	Man in Turban
2002	The Karate Dog	Chin Li
2002	The Stoneman	Prof. Stevens
2001	Shadow Fury	Dr. Oh
2001	House of Luk	Kwang Luk
2001	The Boys of Sunset Ridge	Charlie Watanabe
2000	Brother	Guy at the Poker Table
2000	Hammerlock	Un Huong Lo
1999	Los gringos	The Samurai
1999	I'll Remember April	Abe Tanaka
1999	Inferno	Jubal Early
1998	Ancestors in the Americas, Part II	Self - Narrator
1998	Mulan	The Emperor (voice)
1997	Beyond Barbed Wire	Narrator
1997	Captured Alive	Sam Kashawahara
1997	Earth Minus Zero	Dr. Mobius Jefferson
1996	Spy Hard	Brian, Waiter in Restaurant
1996	Bloodsport II	David Leung
1996	Bloodsport III	David Leung
1995	Timemaster	Isaiah
1994	The Next Karate Kid	Miyagi
1993	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues	The Chink
1993	American Ninja 5	Master Tetsu
1992	Miracle Beach	Gus
1992	Auntie Lee's Meat Pies	Chief Koal
1992	Honeymoon in Vegas	Mahi Mahi
1991	Do or Die	Masakana 'Kane' Kaneshiro
1991	Goodbye Paradise	Ben
1991	Strawberry Road	Old Man's brother
1991	Lena's Holiday	Fred
1989	The Karate Kid Part III	Mr. Miyagi
1989	Collision Course	Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo
1988	Funnymen: Triple Clowns of Comedy	Self - Host
1987	Captive Hearts	screenplay
1987	Captive Hearts	Fukushima
1986	The Karate Kid Part II	Miyagi
1984	The Karate Kid	Miyagi
1984	Night Patrol	Rape Victim
1984	Une danse pour l'exil	Actor
1982	Jimmy the Kid	Maurice
1982	Savannah Smiles	Father Ohara
1982	Slapstick of Another Kind	Ah Fong - the Chinese Ambassador
1980	Hito Hata: Raise the Banner	Yamada
1976	Midway	Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka
1976	Farewell to Manzanar	Zenahiro
1972	Where Does It Hurt?	Harry Nishimoto
1968	The Shakiest Gun in the West	Wong
1967	Thoroughly Modern Millie	Oriental #2