Acting credits
153
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Pat Morita
Acting
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Movies: 94Series: 59Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 23915
IMDb ID: nm0001552
Known for: Acting
Born: June 28, 1932
Died: November 24, 2005
Age: 73
Place of birth: Isleton, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2021
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.44
Wikidata: Q298799
Also known as
Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita • Patrick N. Morita • Pat Noriyuki Morita • Noriyuki Morita • Noryuki 'Pat' Morita • 森田则之 • پت موریتا
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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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Pat Morita.
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
as Self / Various (archive footage)
2021 Movie
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017 Movie
The Real Miyagi
as Self / Mr. Miyagi
2015 Movie
Rice Girl
as Peter Ong
2014 Movie
Act Your Age
as Tom
2011 Movie
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2010 Movie
Behind the Scenes with Interviews of Ninja's Creed
as Self
2010 Movie
Royal Kill
as Exhibition Manager
2009 Movie
Only the Brave
as Seigo Takata
2006 Movie
The Karate Dog
as Chin Li
2006 Movie
The Number One Girl
as Mr. Sakata
2006 Movie
18 Fingers of Death!
as Freeman Lee
2006 Movie
Spymate
as Kiro
2006 Movie
Down and Derby
as Ono Yakimoto
2005 Movie
American Fusion
as Lao Dong
2005 Movie
Mulan II
as The Emperor (voice)
2004 Movie
The Last Shot
as Self
2004 Movie
Elvis Has Left the Building
as Man in Turban
2004 Movie
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Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]
as Vice Principal Jang Hak-sa (renamed Ko)
2003 Movie
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story
as Mr. Leo
2003 Movie
The Stoneman
as Prof. Stevens
2002 Movie
The Biggest Fan
as Richard Limp
2002 Movie
Hammerlock
as Un Huong Lo
2002 Movie
Shadow Fury
as Dr. Oh
2001 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Pat Morita.
Cobra Kai
as Nariyoshi Miyagi (archive footage) • 2 eps
2018 Series
Son of the Beach
1 eps
2000 Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
as Master Udon (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
The Hughleys
as Mr. Park • 3 eps
1998 Series
Fast Track
1 eps
1997 Series
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
as Mike Woo • 41 eps
1996 Series
Caroline in the City
as Mr. Chu • 1 eps
1995 Series
The Outer Limits
as Michael Chen • 1 eps
1995 Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as King Makahana (voice) • 1 eps
1995 Series
One West Waikiki
1 eps
1994 Series
Burke's Law
as Boots McKay • 1 eps
1994 Series
Diagnosis: Murder
as Martin Gaylord • 1 eps
1993 Series
Boy Meets World
as Wise Man • 1 eps
1993 Series
Dave's World
as Hardware Store Owner • 1 eps
1993 Series
Space Rangers
as Nazzer • 1 eps
1993 Series
Harry and the Hendersons
as Kenji Sawara • 1 eps
1991 Series
Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World
as Narrator • 7 eps
1990 Series
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Mr. Yoshi • 1 eps
1990 Series
Family Matters
as Mr. Tanaka • 1 eps
1989 Series
Married... with Children
as Mr. Shimokawa • 1 eps
1987 Series
Ohara
as Lt. Ohara • 30 eps
1987 Series
Alice in Wonderland
as Horse • 1 eps
1985 Series
Murder, She Wrote
as Akira Hitaki • 1 eps
1984 Series
Aloha Paradise
as Dr. Nakamura • 1 eps
1981 Series