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Pat Morita

Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita was best known for his role as Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid film franchise and as Matsuo 'Arnold' Takahashi in Happy Days. His later career credits include appearances in guest TV spots on shows like Magnum, P.I., Murder, She Wrote and Baywatch, as well as parts in such films as Honeymoon in Vegas and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, and a voice role in Mulan.


Aliases
  • Noriyuki Morita
  • Pat Noriyuki Morita
  • Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita
  • Patrick N. Morita
English

Guest Star

Episode Murder, She Wrote
Kendo Killing
1996
Episode Baywatch
Dangerous Games
2000
Episode The Hughleys
Guess Who's Coming Out for Dinner?
2000
Episode The Odd Couple
You Saved My Life
1972
Episode Blondie (1968)
Sayanora Dagwood
1968
Episode SpongeBob SquarePants
Karate Island
2006
Episode Laverne & Shirley
Separate Tables
1980
Episode Boy Meets World
I Was a Teenage Spy
1996
Episode Baywatch
Broken Promises
2000
Episode Baywatch
The Ex-Files
2001
Episode M*A*S*H
The Chosen People
1974
Episode Baywatch
Father Faust
2001
Episode Baywatch
Rescue Me
2001
Episode Caroline in the City
Caroline and the Ultimatum (2)
1999
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Jay Leno (guest host), Tony Curtis, Pat Morita, Betty Thomas
1989
Episode Welcome Back, Kotter
Career Day
1976
Episode Married... with Children
Turning Japanese
1996
Episode The Bob Newhart Show
Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry
1972
Episode Sanford and Son
Sergeant Gork
1976
Episode The Love Boat
Gopher, the Rebel/Cabin Fever/Pacific Princess Overture
1978
Episode Dave's World
Exorcising with Dave Barry
1993
Episode Police Woman
Anatomy of Two Rapes
1974
Episode Kung Fu
Ambush
1975
Episode Chico and the Man
Charo Takes Over
1977
Episode Green Acres
Hawaiian Honeymoon
1971
Episode Columbo
Étude in Black
1972
Episode McCloud
The Disposal Man
1971
Episode Son of the Beach
B.J. Blue Hawaii
2001
Episode The Outer Limits (1995)
In the Zone
1998
Episode The Hughleys
Seoul Brother Next Door
2000
Episode The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
The Roller Disco Karate Kaper
1981
Episode Harry and the Hendersons
The Bigfoot That Ate Seattle
1991
Episode Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Recruiting Poster
1967
Episode The Incredible Hulk
Stop the Presses
1978
Episode Room 222
Just Call Me Mr. Sahigmetsu
1972
Episode Nanny and the Professor
My Son, the Sitter
1970
Episode Hawaii Five-O
Tricks Are Not Treats
1973
Episode The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Love Hurts
1994
Episode Magnum, P.I.
One More Summer
1982
Episode Robot Chicken
S&M Present
2005
Episode Lou Grant
Recovery
1982
Episode M*A*S*H
Deal Me Out
1973
Episode Burke's Law (1994)
Who Killed the Motorcar Maverick?
1995
Episode The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Littlest Kidnapper
1969
Episode Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Puss In Boots
1997
Episode Space Rangers
Space Rangers (Fort Hope)
1993
Episode Yes, Dear
When Jimmy Met Greggy
2003
Episode Man from Atlantis
Imp
1978
Episode Cannon
The Avenger
1974
Episode The Love Boat
The Old Man and the Runaway/A Fine Romance/The Painters
1977
Episode Good Grief
Mooses, Mason, and The Secret of Trees
1990
Episode Family Matters
Grill of My Dreams
1998
Episode Starsky & Hutch
The Trap
1978
Episode Diagnosis Murder
Food Fight
1998