Pat Morita

Actor, Film actor

1932 – 2005

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Who was Pat Morita?

Noriyuki "Pat" Morita was an American film and television actor who was well known for playing the roles of Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days and Kesuke Miyagi in the The Karate Kid movie series, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984.

Pat was the lead actor in the television program Mr. T and Tina, regarded as the first American sitcom centered on a person of Asian descent, and Ohara, a police-themed drama. Both television shows were aired on ABC, but they were both short-lived.

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Born
Jun 28, 1932
Isleton
Also known as
  • Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
  • Noriyuki Morita
  • Mr. Miyagi
  • The Hip Nip
  • Nori
  • Patrick N. Morita
  • Pat Noriyuki Morita
  • Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita
  • Noryuki 'Pat' Morita
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Japanese American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Armijo High School
Lived in
  • Sacramento
Died
Nov 24, 2005
Las Vegas

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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