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Pat Morita

Acting

Born: 1932-06-28
Died: 2005-11-24
From: Isleton, California, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.9

Also Known As

Noriyuki 'Pat' MoritaPatrick N. MoritaPat Noriyuki MoritaNoriyuki MoritaNoryuki 'Pat' Morita森田则之پت موریتا

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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Awards & Nominations1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award

The Karate Kid Part III

1990
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

The Karate Kid

1985
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting153 titles

Hammerlock
10.0
Movie

Hammerlock

2002Comedy
House of Luk
10.0
Movie

House of Luk

2001Drama
Strawberry Road
9.5
Movie

Strawberry Road

1991Drama
People's Choice Awards
9.2
Series

People's Choice Awards

1975 - ...Drama
Big Bird in Japan
9.1
Movie

Big Bird in Japan

1988Drama
Sports on the Silver Screen
9.0
Movie

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997Documentary
The Stoneman
9.0
Movie

The Stoneman

2002Action
Punch and Jody
9.0
Movie

Punch and Jody

1974Drama
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
8.5
Series

The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo

1996-1999Drama
Boy Meets World
8.3
Series

Boy Meets World

1993-2000Drama
Cobra Kai
8.2
Series

Cobra Kai

2018-2025Action
Columbo
8.1
Series

Columbo

1971-2003Thriller
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
8.0
Movie

Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah

1995Drama
Mulan
7.9
Cartoon

Mulan

1998Animation
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
7.9
Series

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990-1996Comedy
M*A*S*H
7.9
Series

M*A*S*H

1972-1983Drama
A Very Missing Person
7.8
Movie

A Very Missing Person

1972Thriller
The Odd Couple
7.8
Series

The Odd Couple

1970-1975Comedy
SpongeBob SquarePants
7.7
Cartoon

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999 - ...Animation
Married... with Children
7.7
Series

Married... with Children

1987-1997Comedy
One West Waikiki
7.7
Series

One West Waikiki

1994-1996Drama
The Outer Limits
7.7
Series

The Outer Limits

1995-2002Drama
Kung Fu
7.7
Series

Kung Fu

1972-1975Action
Happy Days
7.6
Series

Happy Days

1974-1984Comedy
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Series

Murder, She Wrote

1984-1996Thriller
The Bob Newhart Show
7.5
Series

The Bob Newhart Show

1972-1978Comedy
Sanford and Son
7.5
Series

Sanford and Son

1972-1977Comedy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
Lou Grant
7.3
Series

Lou Grant

1977-1982Comedy
Magnum, P.I.
7.3
Series

Magnum, P.I.

1980-1988Thriller
Starsky & Hutch
7.3
Series

Starsky & Hutch

1975-1979Action
Welcome Back, Kotter
7.3
Series

Welcome Back, Kotter

1975-1979Comedy
The Karate Kid
7.2
Movie

The Karate Kid

1984Action
Amos
7.2
Movie

Amos

1985Drama
Green Acres
7.2
Series

Green Acres

1965-1971Comedy
Hawaii Five-O
7.2
Series

Hawaii Five-O

1968-1980Action
Laverne & Shirley
7.2
Series

Laverne & Shirley

1976-1983Comedy
Ohara
7.2
Series

Ohara

1987-1988Drama
McCloud
7.2
Series

McCloud

1970-1977Thriller
The Incredible Hulk
7.2
Series

The Incredible Hulk

1977-1982Sci-Fi
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Series

Golden Globe Awards

1944 - ...Documentary
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
7.1
Movie

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

2021Documentary
Brother
7.1
Movie

Brother

2000Thriller
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1
Series

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964-1969Comedy
Diagnosis: Murder
7.1
Series

Diagnosis: Murder

1993-2001Drama
Captive Hearts
7.0
Movie

Captive Hearts

1987Drama
Greyhounds
7.0
Movie

Greyhounds

1994Drama
The Captain and Tennille
7.0
Series

The Captain and Tennille

1976-1977Drama
Dinah!
7.0
Series

Dinah!

1974 - ...Drama
Blondie
7.0
Series

Blondie

1968-1969Comedy
Aloha Paradise
7.0
Series

Aloha Paradise

1981Comedy
Thoroughly Modern Millie
6.9
Movie

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967Comedy
Alice in Wonderland
6.9
Series

Alice in Wonderland

1985Action
The Biggest Fan
6.8
Movie

The Biggest Fan

2002Comedy
Family Matters
6.8
Series

Family Matters

1989-1998Comedy
The Hughleys
6.8
Series

The Hughleys

1998-2002Comedy
Burke's Law
6.8
Series

Burke's Law

1994-1995Drama
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
6.7
Movie

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

2017Documentary
Cannon
6.7
Series

Cannon

1971-1976Drama
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.7
Series

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968-1973Comedy
Midway
6.6
Movie

Midway

1976Action
Act Your Age
6.6
Movie

Act Your Age

2011Comedy
I'll Remember April
6.6
Movie

I'll Remember April

1999Drama
Son of the Beach
6.6
Series

Son of the Beach

2000-2002Comedy
Mulan II
6.5
Cartoon

Mulan II

2004Animation
Savannah Smiles
6.5
Movie

Savannah Smiles

1982Drama
The Real Miyagi
6.5
Movie

The Real Miyagi

2015Documentary
Evil Roy Slade
6.5
Movie

Evil Roy Slade

1972Drama
Cancel My Reservation
6.5
Movie

Cancel My Reservation

1972Comedy
Goodbye Paradise
6.5
Movie

Goodbye Paradise

1991Drama
Man from Atlantis
6.5
Series

Man from Atlantis

1977-1978Sci-Fi
Dave's World
6.5
Series

Dave's World

1993-1997Comedy
Caroline in the City
6.5
Cartoon

Caroline in the City

1995-1999Comedy
Nanny and the Professor
6.4
Series

Nanny and the Professor

1970-1971Sci-Fi
Police Woman
6.4
Series

Police Woman

1974-1978Action
The Karate Kid Part II
6.3
Movie

The Karate Kid Part II

1986Action
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
6.3
Movie

Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart

1995Thriller
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story
6.3
Movie

High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story

2003Drama
The Love Boat
6.3
Series

The Love Boat

1977-1987Drama
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.3
Cartoon

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995-2000Animation
Inferno
6.2
Movie

Inferno

1999Action
The Shakiest Gun in the West
6.2
Movie

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968Comedy
Spymate
6.2
Movie

Spymate

2006Action
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
6.2
Cartoon

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969-1972Comedy
Chico and the Man
6.2
Series

Chico and the Man

1974-1978Comedy
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
6.1
Movie

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010Comedy
Love, American Style
6.1
Series

Love, American Style

1969-1974Comedy
Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]
6.0
Movie

Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]

2003Action
For the Love of It
6.0
Movie

For the Love of It

1980Action
Farewell to Manzanar
6.0
Movie

Farewell to Manzanar

1976Drama
American Fusion
6.0
Movie

American Fusion

2005Comedy
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
6.0
Movie

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990Drama
The Outsider
6.0
Series

The Outsider

1968-1969Drama
The Karate Kid Part III
5.9
Movie

The Karate Kid Part III

1989Action
Harry and the Hendersons
5.9
Series

Harry and the Hendersons

1991-1993Comedy
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
Miracle Beach
5.7
Movie

Miracle Beach

1992Sci-Fi
Honeymoon in Vegas
5.7
Movie

Honeymoon in Vegas

1992Comedy
The Last Shot
5.7
Movie

The Last Shot

2004Action
Down and Derby
5.6
Movie

Down and Derby

2005Comedy
Shadow Fury
5.6
Movie

Shadow Fury

2001Sci-Fi
Bloodsport II
5.5
Movie

Bloodsport II

1996Action
Babes in Toyland
5.5
Movie

Babes in Toyland

1986Drama
Bloodsport III
5.5
Movie

Bloodsport III

1996Action
Where Does It Hurt?
5.5
Movie

Where Does It Hurt?

1972Comedy
The Bill Cosby Show
5.5
Series

The Bill Cosby Show

1969-1971Comedy
The Next Karate Kid
5.4
Movie

The Next Karate Kid

1994Action
When Time Ran Out...
5.4
Movie

When Time Ran Out...

1980Action
Spy Hard
5.4
Movie

Spy Hard

1996Comedy
Only the Brave
5.4
Movie

Only the Brave

2006Drama
Elvis Has Left the Building
5.3
Movie

Elvis Has Left the Building

2004Comedy
The Karate Dog
5.3
Movie

The Karate Dog

2006Action
Reggie's Prayer
5.3
Movie

Reggie's Prayer

1996Drama
Space Rangers
5.3
Series

Space Rangers

1993-1994Action
The Center of the World
5.2
Movie

The Center of the World

2001Drama
Jimmy the Kid
5.0
Movie

Jimmy the Kid

1982Comedy
Gone to Maui
5.0
Movie

Gone to Maui

1999Comedy
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
5.0
Movie

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

1993Drama
Brock's Last Case
5.0
Movie

Brock's Last Case

1973Drama
The Misery Brothers
5.0
Movie

The Misery Brothers

1995Comedy
The Hollywood Palace
5.0
Series

The Hollywood Palace

1964-1970Comedy
American Ninja 5
4.8
Movie

American Ninja 5

1993Action
King Cobra
4.8
Movie

King Cobra

1999Horror
Auntie Lee's Meat Pies
4.8
Movie

Auntie Lee's Meat Pies

1992Comedy
Captured Alive
4.5
Movie

Captured Alive

1997Action
Mastergate
4.5
Movie

Mastergate

1992Comedy
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
4.4
Movie

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1994Comedy
Do or Die
4.4
Movie

Do or Die

1991Action
Full Moon High
4.4
Movie

Full Moon High

1981Horror
Timemaster
4.4
Movie

Timemaster

1995Sci-Fi
Night Patrol
4.3
Movie

Night Patrol

1984Comedy
Earth Minus Zero
4.3
Movie

Earth Minus Zero

1997Drama
Collision Course
4.2
Movie

Collision Course

1989Action
Lena's Holiday
4.1
Movie

Lena's Holiday

1991Comedy
The Vegas Strip War
4.0
Movie

The Vegas Strip War

1984Drama
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
4.0
Movie

The Boys of Sunset Ridge

2001Drama
Night of 100 Stars III
4.0
Movie

Night of 100 Stars III

1990Comedy
Royal Kill
3.7
Movie

Royal Kill

2009Action
The Number One Girl
3.7
Movie

The Number One Girl

2006Action
18 Fingers of Death!
3.6
Movie

18 Fingers of Death!

2006Action
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
3.6
Movie

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

1975Comedy
Slapstick of Another Kind
3.0
Movie

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982Comedy
Rice Girl
2.8
Movie

Rice Girl

2014Comedy
Behind the Scenes with Interviews of Ninja's Creed
2.0
Movie

Behind the Scenes with Interviews of Ninja's Creed

2010Drama
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
0
Movie

Hito Hata: Raise the Banner

1980Drama
Car Thieves
0
Movie

Car Thieves

1964Drama
Visit Fabulous Las Vegas
0
Movie

Visit Fabulous Las Vegas

1999Documentary
Britannica's Tales Around the World: Hansel and Gretel
0
Movie

Britannica's Tales Around the World: Hansel and Gretel

1991Drama
Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast
0
Movie

Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast

1990Sci-Fi
Britannica Presents Tales Around the World: Cinderella
0
Cartoon

Britannica Presents Tales Around the World: Cinderella

1991Animation
Talk to Taka
0
Movie

Talk to Taka

2000Drama
Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World
0
Series

Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World

1990-2012Drama
Fast Track
0
Series

Fast Track

1997-1998Drama

Writing1 title

Captive Hearts
7.0
Movie

Captive Hearts

1987Drama

Creator1 title

Ohara
7.2
Series

Ohara

1987-1988Drama