Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 28, 1932
Place of Birth
Isleton, California, USA
Also Known As
- Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita
- Patrick N. Morita
- Pat Noriyuki Morita
- Noriyuki Morita
- Noryuki 'Pat' Morita
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 - Movies
Do or Die
as Masakana 'Kane' Kaneshiro
Mulan
as The Emperor (voice)
Mulan II
as The Emperor (voice)
The Karate Kid Part II
as Mr. Miyagi
The Karate Kid
as Mr. Miyagi
The Karate Kid Part III
as Mr. Miyagi
Brother
as Guy at the Poker Table
Midway
as Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka
The Next Karate Kid
as Mr. Miyagi
Thoroughly Modern Millie
as Oriental #2
Known For - TV Shows
Columbo
as House Boy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
as Akira Hitaki
Married... with Children
as Mr. Shimokawa
Cobra Kai
as Nariyoshi Miyagi (archive footage)
Diagnosis: Murder
as Martin Gaylord
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
M*A*S*H
as Captain Sam Pak
Magnum, P.I.
as Jack Metro
The Love Boat
as Vincent