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Noriyuki "Pat" Morita was an American actor, voice actor, and comedian, known for his roles as Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days (1975–1983), Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid film series, Mike Woo in The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, and The Emperor of China in Mulan and Mulan II. Morita was nominated for the 1985 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid. Morita also portrayed Ah Chew in Sanford and Son (1974–1976).

Birth Name

Noriyuki Morita

Born

Tuesday, 28 June 1932

Died

Thursday, 24 November 2005

Actor Filmography

Hollywood Insider	Self	2018
Cobra Kai	Mr. Miyagi	2018
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story	Himself	2017
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs	(archive footage)	2017
Cats and Mice	Unagi	2016
The Real Miyagi	Mr. Miyagi	2015
Celebrity Page	Self	2013
Blunt Movie	Mr. Miyami	2013
Good Mythical Morning	Miyagi	2012
Synchronize	Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (uncredited) (archival footage)	2011

(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

Hollywood Insider	Self	2018
Cobra Kai	Mr. Miyagi	2018
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story	Himself	2017
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs	(archive footage)	2017
Cats and Mice	Unagi	2016
The Real Miyagi	Mr. Miyagi	2015
Celebrity Page	Self	2013
Blunt Movie	Mr. Miyami	2013
Good Mythical Morning	Miyagi	2012
Synchronize	Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (uncredited) (archival footage)	2011
Act Your Age	Tom	2011
Remove All Obstacles	The Guru	2010
Behind the Scenes with Interviews of Ninja's Creed	Himself	2010
Royal Kill	Exhibition Manager	2009
5 Second Movies	Mr. Miyagi	2008
Only The Brave	Seigo Takata	2006
18 Fingers of Death!	Freeman Lee	2006
The Number One Girl	Mr. Sakata	2006
Down And Derby	Ono Yakimoto	2005
Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion	Himself / Matsuo 'Arnold' Takahashi	2005
American Fusion	Lao Dong	2005
Mulan II	The Emperor (voice)	2004
The Last Shot	Himself	2004
Elvis Has Left the Building	Man in Turban	2004
TV Land's Top Ten	Himself	2004
The Karate Dog	Chin Li	2004
Rice Girl	Peter Ong	2003
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story	Mr. Leo	2003
Spymate	Kiro	2003
Body & Soul	Jin Han	2002
The Stoneman	Prof. Stevens	2002
The Biggest Fan	Mr. Limp	2002
Volcano High	Vice Principal Jang Hak-Sa (MTV English Dub) (voice) / Vice Principal Jang Hak-Sa (MTV English Dub)	2001
Shadow Fury	Dr. Oh	2001
Spy TV	Himself	2001
The Center Of The World	Taxi Driver	2001
First Years	(as Noriyuki Morita)	2001
The Boys of Sunset Ridge	Charlie Watanabe	2001
Robot Chicken	Self	2001
I'll Remember April	Abe Tanaka	2000
Yes, Dear	Trainer	2000
Brother	Guy at the poker table	2000
Son of the Beach	King Kumonya	2000
Desert Heat	Jubal Early	1999
SpongeBob SquarePants	Master Udon (voice)	1999
King Cobra	Nick Hashimoto	1999
Gone to Maui	Mr Ono	1999
The Hughleys	Mr. Park	1998
Mulan	The Emperor (voice)	1998
Captured Alive	Sam Kashawahara	1997
Fast Track		1997
Reggie's Prayer	Principal / Principal Osaki	1997
Beyond Barbed Wire	Narrator	1997
Bloodsport III	David Leung	1996
Adventures from the Book of Virtues	Mr. Straw	1996
Spy Hard	Brian, Waiter in Restaurant	1996
E! True Hollywood Story	Himself	1996
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo	Mike 'Grandpa' Woo	1996
Bloodsport 2	David Leung	1996
Earth Minus Zero	Dr. Mobius Jefferson	1996
Caroline in the City	Mr. Chu	1995
Timemaster	Isaiah (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)	1995
The Outer Limits	Michael Chen	1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	King Makahana	1995
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart	Ling Goldberg	1995
The Misery Brothers	Judge	1995
One West Waikiki	Judge	1994
The Next Karate Kid	Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi (as Noriyuki "Pat" Morita)	1994
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues	The Chink (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)	1994
Burke's Law	Boots McKay	1994
Diagnosis Murder	Martin Gaylord	1993
Boy Meets World	Wise Man	1993
Dave's World	Hardware Store Owner	1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Himself	1993
American Ninja 5	Master Tetsu	1993
Space Rangers	Nazzer	1993
Mastergate	Kevin Naito	1992
Auntie Lee's Meat Pies	Chief Koal	1992
Miracle Beach	Gus	1992
Honeymoon in Vegas	Mahi Mahi	1992
Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime	Emperor Wang	1992
Happy Days Reunion Special	Himself	1992
Lena's Holiday	Fred	1991
Do or Die	Masakana 'Kane' Kaneshiro	1991
Harry and the Hendersons		1991
Britannica's Tales Around the World	Host - Storyteller	1991
Good Grief	Chip	1990
What a Dummy	Lucky Ernesto	1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Mr. Yoshi	1990
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes	Yoodo Toda	1990
Family Matters	Mr. Tanaka	1989
Baywatch	Hideki Tanaka	1989
The Karate Kid	(voice), Miyagi - NBC Live action introduction	1989
The Karate Kid Part III	Mr. Miyagi	1989
The Arsenio Hall Show	Himself	1989
The Munsters Today	Neighbor	1988
Big Bird in Japan	Narrator	1988
Collision Course	Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo	1988
Captive Hearts	Fukushima	1987
Married... with Children	Mr. Shimokawa	1987
Ohara	Lt. Ohara	1987
Babes In Toyland	The Toymaster	1986
The Karate Kid Part II	Miyagi (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)	1986
Alice in Wonderland	The Horse	1985
Amos	Tommy Tanaka	1985
The Vegas Strip War	Yip Tak	1984
Night Patrol	Rape Victim	1984
Murder, She Wrote	Akira Hitaki	1984
Pryor's Place	Joe	1984
The Karate Kid	Miyagi (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)	1984
Slapstick of Another Kind	Ah Fong, the Chinese Ambassador	1982
Jimmy the Kid	Maurice	1982
Savannah Smiles	Father Ohara	1982
Late Night with David Letterman	Himself	1982
Full Moon High	The Silversmith	1981
Entertainment Tonight	Himself (archive footage)	1981
Aloha Paradise	Dr. Nakamura	1981
Magnum, P.I.	Jack Metro	1980
For the Love of It	Ishihara	1980
When Time Ran Out...	Sam	1980
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo	Cummings' Assistant	1979
Human Feelings	Waiter	1978
The Incredible Hulk	Fred	1977
Lou Grant	Ike Tatsumi	1977
The Kallikaks		1977
The Love Boat	Mr. Yamashiro, Vincent	1977
Man from Atlantis	Moby	1977
Blansky's Beauties	Arnold	1977
ABC Weekend Specials		1977
Mr. T and Tina	Taro Takahashi	1976
The Captain and Tennille	Himself	1976
Midway	Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka	1976
Break the Bank	Himself	1976
Farewell to Manzanar	Zenahiro	1976
Laverne & Shirley	Mr. Wong	1976
Lola!		1975
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?	Heshy Yamamoto	1975
Welcome Back, Kotter	Mr. Takahashi, Taro Takahashi	1975
Match Game PM	Himself - Panelist	1975
Starsky and Hutch	Jewelry Store Owner	1975
Punch and Jody	Takahasi	1974
Dinah!	Himself	1974
Chico and the Man	Pat Yamaguchi	1974
Police Woman	Mike Matsuto	1974
Tattletales	Himself, Himself (as Pat & Yuki)	1974
Happy Days	Arnold, Matsuo 'Arnold' Takahashi	1974
Match Game 73	Himself - Panelist	1973
Cancel My Reservation	Yamamoto	1972
MAS*H	Capt. Sam Pak	1972
The Bob Newhart Show	The Bartender	1972
The Brian Keith Show	Mr. Ishi	1972
Where Does It Hurt?	Nishimoto	1972
Every Little Crook And Nanny	Nonaka	1972
Kung Fu	Arthur Chen	1972
Evil Roy Slade	Turhan	1972
Sanford and Son	Ah Chew, Colonel Hiakowa	1972
Cannon	Chuck Yamagata	1971
Columbo	The House Boy	1971
The Odd Couple	Mr. Wing	1970
Flip	Himself	1970
McCloud	Felix	1970
Nanny and the Professor	Jason Wong	1970
Love, American Style	Ah So, Kam, Bellhop	1969
The Courtship of Eddie's Father	Duke Komosori	1969
The Bill Cosby Show	Tree Surgeon	1969
The David Frost Show	Himself	1969
Della	Himself	1969
Playboy After Dark	Himself	1969
The Queen and I	Barney Cook	1969
Blondie		1968
Hawaii Five-O	Phoebe	1968
The Outsider	Toshi	1968
The Shakiest Gun in the West	Wong	1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Himself - Guest Performer	1967
Las Vegas	Himself	1967
The Joey Bishop Show	Himself	1967
Thoroughly Modern Millie	Oriental #2	1967
Green Acres	Charlie Lee	1965
Gomer Pyle: USMC	Chris Yamato	1964
The Hollywood Palace	Himself - Comedian, Himself - Singer	1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Himself, Himself - Guest	1962
American Bandstand	Himself	1952

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1986	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Nominated
1986	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special	Nominated
1985	Oscar	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated
1985	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Nominated