Pat Morita

Born

6/28/1932

Isleton, California, USA

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 For86 Movies

Mulan
1998
★7.9
The Karate Kid
1984
★7.2
The Karate Kid Part II
1986
★6.4
The Karate Kid Part III
1989
★5.9
The Next Karate Kid
1994
★5.4
Mulan II
2004
★6.5
Spy Hard
1996
★5.4
Midway
1976
★6.6
Inferno
1999
★6.2
Brother
2000
★7.1
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992
★5.7
Bloodsport III
1996
★5.5
Bloodsport II
1996
★5.4
The Center of the World
2001
★5.2
American Ninja 5
1993
★4.8
Do or Die
1991
★4.3
Elvis Has Left the Building
2004
★5.3
Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
★6.8
Collision Course
1989
★4.2
Babes in Toyland
1986
★5.5
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
★4.3
Only the Brave
2006
★5.4
Miracle Beach
1992
★5.7
The Last Shot
2004
★5.7
When Time Ran Out...
1980
★5.3
King Cobra
1999
★4.8
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
★6.1
Night Patrol
1984
★4.4
The Karate Dog
2006
★5.2
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021
★7.1
Spymate
2006
★6.1
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
★4.3
The Vegas Strip War
1984
★4.0
I'll Remember April
1999
★6.6
The Real Miyagi
2015
★6.5
Auntie Lee's Meat Pies
1992
★4.9
Mastergate
1992
★6.3
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story
2003
★6.2
Full Moon High
1981
★4.4
18 Fingers of Death!
2006
★3.5
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
★3.1
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
1995
★6.3
Greyhounds
1994
★7.0
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993
★5.0
Where Does It Hurt?
1972
★5.5
The Number One Girl
2006
★3.7
The Biggest Fan
2002
★6.8
The Misery Brothers
1995
★5.0
Evil Roy Slade
1972
★6.3
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
★6.2
Rice Girl
2014
★2.8
The Stoneman
2002
★9.0
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
★6.8
Cancel My Reservation
1972
★5.6
American Fusion
2005
★6.0
Shadow Fury
2001
★5.6
Earth Minus Zero
1997
★4.3
Goodbye Paradise
1991
★6.5
Lena's Holiday
1991
★4.4
Punch and Jody
1974
★9.0
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
1975
★3.6
Savannah Smiles
1982
★6.5
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
★9.0
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
★6.0
Hammerlock
2002
★10.0
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
★6.3
Down and Derby
2005
★5.6
Timemaster
1995
★4.8
Royal Kill
2009
★3.6
Jimmy the Kid
1982
★6.1
Reggie's Prayer
1996
★5.3
Amos
1985
★7.2
A Very Missing Person
1972
★7.8
For the Love of It
1980
★6.0
Brock's Last Case
1973
★5.0
Captive Hearts
1987
★7.0
Strawberry Road
1991
★9.5
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
2001
★4.0
Act Your Age
2011
★6.6
Captured Alive
1997
★4.5
Big Bird in Japan
1988
★9.1
Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]
2003
★6.0
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
1995
★8.0
Behind the Scenes with Interviews of Ninja's Creed
2010
★2.0
House of Luk
2001
★10.0
Gone to Maui
1999
★5.0