Pat Morita

Pat Morita

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

Mulan

as The Emperor (voice)

The Karate Kid

as Mr. Miyagi

Cast Credits

Rice Girl

as Peter Ong

Blunt Movie

as Mr. Miyami

Royal Kill

as Exhibition Manager

Only The Brave

as Seigo Takata

The Karate Dog

as Chin Li

The Number One Girl

as Mr. Sakata

18 Fingers of Death!

as Freeman Lee

Spymate

as Kiro

Down and Derby

as Ono Yakimoto

American Fusion

as Lao Dong

Mulan II

as The Emperor (voice)

Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]

as Vice Principal Jang Hak-sa (renamed Ko)

The Stoneman

as Prof. Stevens

The Biggest Fan

as Richard Limp

Hammerlock

as Un Huong Lo

Shadow Fury

as Dr. Oh

The Boys of Sunset Ridge

as Charlie Watanabe

House of Luk

as Kwang Luk

Brother

as Guy at the Poker Table

Inferno

as Jubal Early

King Cobra

as Nick Hashimoto

I'll Remember April

as Abe Tanaka

Gone to Maui

as Mr. Ono

Crew Credits

Captive Hearts

Screenplay