Jun 28, 1932 - Isleton, California, USA
Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita 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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| Movie | 1984 | The Karate Kid | Mr. Miyagi | |
| Movie | 1998 | Mulan | The Emperor (voice) | |
| Movie | 1980 | Hito Hata: Raise the Banner | Yamada | |
| Movie | 1999 | Inferno | Jubal Early | |
| Movie | 1989 | The Karate Kid Part III | Mr. Miyagi | |
| Movie | 1968 | The Shakiest Gun in the West | Wong | |
| Movie | 1994 | The Next Karate Kid | Mr. Miyagi | |
| Movie | 1996 | Bloodsport II | David Leung | |
| Movie | 1986 | The Karate Kid Part II | Mr. Miyagi | |
| Movie | 2004 | Mulan II | The Emperor (voice) | |
| Movie | 2006 | Spymate | Kiro | |
| Movie | 1993 | American Ninja 5 | Master Tetsu | |
| Movie | 1986 | Babes in Toyland | The Toymaster | |
| Movie | 1994 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | The Chink | |
| Movie | 1964 | Car Thieves | Komugi | |
| Movie | 1999 | King Cobra | Nick Hashimoto | |
| Movie | 2009 | Royal Kill | Exhibition Manager | |
| Movie | 1991 | Do or Die | Masakana 'Kane' Kaneshiro | |
| Movie | 1992 | Auntie Lee's Meat Pies | Chief Koal | |
| Movie | 1996 | Bloodsport III | David Leung | |
| Movie | 1982 | Jimmy the Kid | Maurice | |
| Movie | 1999 | Gone to Maui | Mr. Ono | |
| Movie | 1982 | Savannah Smiles | Father O'Hara | |
| Movie | 1980 | When Time Ran Out... | Sam | |
| Movie | 1995 | Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah | Pat / Super Ninja | |
| Movie | 1982 | Slapstick of Another Kind | Ah Fong, the Chinese Ambassador | |
| Movie | 1993 | Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Cap | |
| Movie | 1984 | Night Patrol | Rape Victim | |
| Movie | 2006 | The Number One Girl | Mr. Sakata | |
| Movie | 1987 | Captive Hearts | Fukushima | |
| Movie | 1992 | Miracle Beach | Gus | |
| Movie | 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? | Harry Nishimoto | |
| Movie | 1996 | Earth Minus Zero | Dr. Mobius Jefferson | |
| Movie | 1989 | Collision Course | Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo | |
| Movie | 1984 | Dance of Tears | (voice) | |
| Movie | 1981 | Full Moon High | The Silversmith | |
| Movie | 1999 | Visit Fabulous Las Vegas | Self | |
| Movie | 1997 | Captured Alive | ||
| Movie | 2003 | Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub] | Vice Principal Jang Hak-sa (renamed Ko) | |
| Movie | 1988 | Big Bird in Japan | Bamboo Princess Story Narrator (voice) | |
| Movie | 1978 | Human Feelings | Waiter | |
| Movie | 1991 | Britannica's Tales Around the World: Hansel and Gretel | Host | |
| Movie | 1990 | Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast | host | |
| Movie | 1984 | The Vegas Strip War | Yip Tak | |
| Movie | 1991 | Britannica Presents Tales Around the World: Cinderella | Host | |
| Movie | 2001 | The Boys of Sunset Ridge | Charlie Watanabe | |
| Movie | 1991 | Lena's Holiday | Fred | |
| Movie | 1985 | Amos | Tommy Tanaka | |
| Movie | 1997 | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1980 | For the Love of It | Ishihara | |
| Movie | 2001 | The Center of the World | Taxi Driver | |
| Movie | 1995 | Timemaster | Isaiah | |
| Movie | 1976 | Midway | Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka | |
| Movie | 2002 | The Biggest Fan | Richard Limp | |
| Movie | 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | |
| Movie | 1967 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Oriental #2 | |
| Movie | 2015 | The Real Miyagi | Self / Mr. Miyagi | |
| Movie | 2002 | Hammerlock | Un Huong Lo | |
| Movie | 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Mahi Mahi | |
| Movie | 1976 | Farewell to Manzanar | Zenahiro | |
| Movie | 1972 | Evil Roy Slade | Turhan | |
| Movie | 2004 | Elvis Has Left the Building | Man in Turban | |
| Movie | 1995 | Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart | Ling Goldberg | |
| Movie | 1973 | Brock's Last Case | Sam Wong | |
| Movie | 1997 | Beyond Barbed Wire | Narrator (voice) | |
| Movie | 2005 | American Fusion | Lao Dong | |
| Movie | 2006 | The Karate Dog | Chin Li | |
| Movie | 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1996 | Spy Hard | Brian, Waiter in Restaurant | |
| Movie | 1972 | Cancel My Reservation | Yamamoto | |
| Movie | 2004 | The Last Shot | Self | |
| Movie | 1996 | Reggie's Prayer | Principal Osaki | |
| Movie | 2011 | Act Your Age | Tom | |
| Movie | 2013 | Blunt Movie | Mr. Miyami | |
| Movie | 2014 | Rice Girl | Peter Ong | |
| Movie | 2010 | Remove All Obstacles | The Guru | |
| Movie | 2006 | 18 Fingers of Death! | Freeman Lee | |
| Movie | 2006 | Only The Brave | Seigo Takata | |
| Movie | 2013 | Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II | Self - Voice of The Emperor | |
| Movie | 2010 | Behind the Scenes with Interviews of Ninja's Creed | Self | |
| Movie | 2021 | More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story | Self / Various (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1986 | Shiatsu with Pat Morita | Self | |
| Movie | 1995 | The Misery Brothers | Judge | |
| Movie | 1990 | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Yoodo Toda | |
| Movie | 2005 | Down and Derby | Ono Yakimoto | |
| Movie | 2000 | Brother | Guy at the Poker Table | |
| Movie | 1992 | Mastergate | Senator Naito | |
| Movie | 1972 | A Very Missing Person | Delmar Faulkenstein | |
| Movie | 1981 | Crash Island | Kazi Yamamora | |
| Movie | 2002 | The Stoneman | Prof. Stevens | |
| Movie | 2001 | Shadow Fury | Dr. Oh | |
| Movie | 1974 | Punch and Jody | Takahasi | |
| Movie | 1991 | Strawberry Road | Old man's brother | |
| Movie | 1998 | Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan' | Emperor / Narrator (voice) | |
| Movie | 2001 | House of Luk | Kwang Luk | |
| Movie | 1994 | Greyhounds | Akira Mochizuki | |
| Movie | 1975 | I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? | Heshy Yamamoto | |
| Movie | 1999 | I'll Remember April | Abe Tanaka | |
| Movie | 1991 | Goodbye Paradise | Ben | |
| Movie | 2005 | The Way of The Karate Kid | Self / Mr. Miyagi | |
| Movie | 2003 | High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story | Mr. Leo | |
| Movie | 2017 | John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | ||
| TV Show | 1977 | Lou Grant | Ike Tatsumi | 1 |
| TV Show | 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Jack Metro | 1 |
| TV Show | 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Akira Hitaki | 1 |
| TV Show | 2000 | Son of the Beach | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1971 | Columbo | House Boy | 1 |
| TV Show | 1965 | Green Acres | Charlie Lee | 1 |
| TV Show | 1993 | Boy Meets World | Wise Man | 1 |
| TV Show | 1970 | The Odd Couple | Mr. Wing | 1 |
| TV Show | 1977 | The Love Boat | Vincent | 1 |
| TV Show | 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Phoebe | 1 |
| TV Show | 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show | The Bartender | 1 |
| TV Show | 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Chris Yamato | 1 |
| TV Show | 1972 | Sanford and Son | Ah Chew | 7 |
| TV Show | 1974 | Happy Days | Arnold | 24 |
| TV Show | 1989 | Family Matters | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1977 | Man from Atlantis | Moby | 1 |
| TV Show | 1971 | Cannon | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1987 | Ohara | Lt. Ohara | 30 |
| TV Show | 1998 | The Hughleys | 2 | |
| TV Show | 1970 | Nanny and the Professor | Jason Wong | 1 |
| TV Show | 1996 | The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo | Mike Woo | 41 |
| TV Show | 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self - Singer | 1 |
| TV Show | 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1970 | McCloud | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1976 | Mr. T and Tina | 9 | |
| TV Show | 1993 | Dave's World | Hardware Store Owner | 1 |
| TV Show | 1981 | Aloha Paradise | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1976 | The Captain and Tennille | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Martin Gaylord | 1 |
| TV Show | 1985 | Alice in Wonderland | Horse | 1 |
| TV Show | 1977 | The Kallikaks | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1968 | The Outsider | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Jewelry Store Owner | 1 |
| TV Show | 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Master Udon | 1 |
| TV Show | 1993 | Space Rangers | Nazzer | 1 |
| TV Show | 1987 | Married... with Children | Mr. Shimokawa | 1 |
| TV Show | 1994 | One West Waikiki | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1998 | Adventures with Kanga Roddy | Uncle Pat | 15 |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Outer Limits | Michael Chen | 1 |
| TV Show | 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Mr. Yoshi | 1 |
| TV Show | 1969 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Duke Komosori | 1 |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 5 |
| TV Show | 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1975 | People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | King Makahana (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1994 | Burke's Law | Boots McKay | 1 |
| TV Show | 1972 | M*A*S*H | Captain Sam Pak | 2 |
| TV Show | 1991 | Harry and the Hendersons | Kenji Sawara | 1 |
| TV Show | 1972 | Kung Fu | Arthur Chen | 1 |
| TV Show | 1977 | The Love Boat | Mr. Yamashiro | 1 |
| TV Show | 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | Fred | 1 |
| TV Show | 1974 | Police Woman | Mike Matsuto | 1 |
| TV Show | 1969 | Love, American Style | Bellhop | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | Caroline in the City | Mr. Chu | 1 |
| TV Show | 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 1 |
| TV Show | 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2 |
| TV Show | 1975 | Welcome Back, Kotter | Taro Takahashi | 1 |
| TV Show | 2018 | Cobra Kai | Nariyoshi Miyagi (archive footage) | 2 |
| TV Show | 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | 2 |
| TV Show | 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Tree Surgeon | 1 |
| TV Show | 1974 | Dinah! | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1969 | Love, American Style | Kam | 1 |
| TV Show | 1990 | Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World | Narrator | 7 |
| TV Show | 1969 | Love, American Style | Ah So | 1 |
| TV Show | 1968 | Blondie | Manny | 1 |
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| Movie | 1987 | Captive Hearts | Screenplay | Writing |
| TV Show | 1987 | Ohara | Creator | Creator |
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