Pat Morita

Pat Morita

1932-06-28 Isleton, California, USA 103 Credits

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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More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

2021

as Self / Various (archive footage)

7.1
Acting

The Oscar nominated actor best known for his role of Mr. Miyagi, left behind a painfully revealing autobiographical record of his much-too-brief time ...

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

2017

6.8
Acting

An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motion pictures.

The Real Miyagi

The Real Miyagi

2015

as Self / Mr. Miyagi

6.5
Acting

The life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation.

Rice Girl

Rice Girl

2014

as Peter Ong

1.0
Acting

To land a role in the movie Hooker X, Asian American actress Windy (Cheryl Ling) researches what life is like as a prostitute. After being mistaken fo...

Blunt Movie

2013

as Mr. Miyami

3.0
Acting

Sketch comedy anthology. TV commercials, movie and politics are parodied. Stars Pat Morita

Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II

2013

as Self - Voice of The Emperor

3.5
Acting

Mushu the Dragon takes a quick look behind the scenes of Mulan's recording sessions, with interviews from several cast members.

Act Your Age

Act Your Age

2011

as Tom

6.0
Acting

Lake, a young theater actor with no respect for the elderly, is forced to make himself look old, in order to land a part in a Broadway-bound play. His...

Remove All Obstacles

2010

as The Guru

2.0
Acting

Dave, an over worked, underpaid warehouse manager of Waycold Logistics meets a mysterious Guru who explains traditional techniques to teach him ways t...

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

as (archive footage)

6.4
Acting

The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from their VHS cocoons to conjure a jam on culture so cult...

Behind the Scenes with Interviews of Ninja's Creed

Behind the Scenes with Interviews of Ninja's Creed

2010

as Self

2.0
Acting

Ninja's Creed movie was released Jul 20, 2010 by the Lionsgate studio. This is a quick behind the scenes look.

Royal Kill

Royal Kill

2009

as Exhibition Manager

3.1
Acting

A fearsome warrior from the Kingdom of Samarza arrives in America to assassinate a high school girl. The girl does not know it, but she is the last li...

Only The Brave

Only The Brave

2006

as Seigo Takata

5.2
Acting

A searing portrait of war and prejudice, ‘Only the Brave’ takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII – ...

The Karate Dog

The Karate Dog

2006

as Chin Li

4.8
Acting

When LAPD computer expert Peter Fowler investigates the killing of an old man in Chinatown, he finds the only witness is his dog, Cho Cho. But Fowler ...

The Number One Girl

The Number One Girl

2006

as Mr. Sakata

2.4
Acting

Joey (Scheina) is a big Hollywood action star and a martial arts champ. When he gets invited to be a celebrity judge at friend and mobster Molnar's (...

18 Fingers of Death!

18 Fingers of Death!

2006

as Freeman Lee

3.1
Acting

The "buzz" in Hollywood is that, "18 FINGERS OF DEATH!" will kick the butt out of the low budget martial arts movies genre and knocks us down to the g...

Spymate

Spymate

2006

as Kiro

6.2
Acting

Amelia, a young genius and daughter of a top secret agent, unknowingly invents a contraption that makes her the target of an evil scientist.

Down and Derby

Down and Derby

2005

as Ono Yakimoto

5.4
Acting

A local Pinewood Derby competition transforms an average group of dads into overzealous rivals desperate to build the winning car. As egos swell, the ...

The Way of The Karate Kid

2005

as Self / Mr. Miyagi

Acting

Retrospective documentary on the making of The Karate Kid (1984).

American Fusion

American Fusion

2005

as Lao Dong

5.5
Acting

Yvonne is a divorced middle-aged Chinese immigrant who thinks her life is over, and she is doomed to spend the rest of her days as a slave to her larg...

Mulan II

Mulan II

2004

as The Emperor (voice)

6.5
Acting

Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever...

The Last Shot

The Last Shot

2004

as Self

5.7
Acting

A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent worki...

Elvis Has Left the Building

Elvis Has Left the Building

2004

as Man in Turban

5.2
Acting

Harmony had an encounter early in life with the young Elvis, and can't seem to shake his influence. Now a Pink Lady selling cosmetics, she seems to in...

Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]

Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]

2003

as Vice Principal Jang Hak-sa (renamed Ko)

6.0
Acting

Redubbing of a Korean kung fu film with the use of hip-hop and celebrity voiceovers. A young man with spectacular kung fu abilities is prohibited to u...

High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story

High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story

2003

as Mr. Leo

6.4
Acting

Based on the true story of the rise and fall of poker legend Stu "The Kid" Ungar.

The Stoneman

The Stoneman

2002

as Prof. Stevens

Acting

A mysterious mummy is discovered. Dr. Stevens brings the suspected missing link's remains back to the United States. The creature's body goes missing ...

The Biggest Fan

The Biggest Fan

2002

as Richard Limp

6.6
Acting

Dreams come true for young girl (Kayla Amariah) when her idol, heartthrob Chris Trousdale from the boy band Dream Street, must hide out and live in h...

Hammerlock

Hammerlock

2002

as Un Huong Lo

Acting

Two prison guards team up with a convict and a drug smuggler to recapture bank robbers.

Shadow Fury

Shadow Fury

2001

as Dr. Oh

5.7
Acting

Madsen, a bounty hunter with a bad liver and an even worse attitude, with the help of the lovely Dr. Forster, must stop Dr. Oh and Takeru and restore ...

The Center of the World

The Center of the World

2001

as Taxi Driver

5.0
Acting

A couple checks into a suite in Las Vegas. In flashbacks we see that he's a computer whiz on the verge of becoming a dot.com millionaire, she's a lap ...

The Boys of Sunset Ridge

The Boys of Sunset Ridge

2001

as Charlie Watanabe

2.5
Acting

Four young friends sneak onto an exclusive country club for 18 holes of golf, and begin a tradition that will strengthen their bonds and weather the t...

House of Luk

House of Luk

2001

as Kwang Luk

Acting

House of Luk is a quirky drama following the lives of three loveable losers who frequent a Chinese restaurant and discover the true meaning in their l...

Brother

Brother

2000

as Guy at the Poker Table

7.1
Acting

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his broth...

Inferno

Inferno

1999

as Jubal Early

6.1
Acting

Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny. Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town wh...

King Cobra

King Cobra

1999

as Nick Hashimoto

4.7
Acting

30 feet of pure terror is the result of an experimental drug used in a biochemical lab and this mutated nightmare is pure evil! Half-African cobra and...

Visit Fabulous Las Vegas

Visit Fabulous Las Vegas

1999

as Self

Acting

A fresh look at the everchanging adult Disneyland of Las Vegas, featuring pirate ships, volcanos, 25 casinos on the Strip, 10 more casinos in Glitter ...

I'll Remember April

I'll Remember April

1999

as Abe Tanaka

6.3
Acting

Four young boys find a shipwrecked Japanese sailor during World War II and struggle with the decision to save him.

Gone to Maui

Gone to Maui

1999

as Mr. Ono

3.0
Acting

Mickey and Paniolo inherits a bar on a beach in Maui. What they do not know is that the bar is used by a group of drug dealers.

Mulan

Mulan

1998

as The Emperor (voice)

7.9
Acting

To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the pro...

Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan'

1998

as Emperor / Narrator (voice)

6.7
Acting

A retelling of the Disney film, 'Mulan (1998)', using animated clips and songs from the film, but this version was staged on ice.

Captured Alive

Captured Alive

1997

3.0
Acting

Charter pilot Nick Baskin takes 5 strangers on a flight that is shot down. Taken by hillbillies in West Virginia, they are used to help transport toxi...

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997

as Self (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from t...

Beyond Barbed Wire

1997

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

World War II documentary narrated by Pat Morita

Bloodsport III

Bloodsport III

1996

as David Leung

5.5
Acting

Bloodsport III brings us back to the world of Alex Cardo. This time he must battle in a fight to end all fights - The Kumite, the most vicious warrior...

Reggie's Prayer

Reggie's Prayer

1996

as Principal Osaki

3.7
Acting

Reggie White stars as Reggie Knox, a pro football player who retires, frustrated because he hasn't won a championship. Knox begins coaching a Portland...

Spy Hard

Spy Hard

1996

as Brian, Waiter in Restaurant

5.4
Acting

The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to ob...

Bloodsport II

Bloodsport II

1996

as David Leung

5.3
Acting

After thief Alex Cardo gets caught while stealing an ancient katana in East Asia, he soon finds himself imprisoned and beaten up by the crowd there. O...

Earth Minus Zero

Earth Minus Zero

1996

as Dr. Mobius Jefferson

2.0
Acting

An alien searching for a human specimen for an intergalactic zoo gets more trouble than he bargained for in this family adventure.

Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah

Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah

1995

as Pat / Super Ninja

Acting

Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, and the gang discover the true meaning of Chanukah in this special holiday program. The story of the special holiday and all i...

Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart

Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart

1995

as Ling Goldberg

5.7
Acting

Set in San Francisco, Jonathan and Jennifer Hart are faced with the prospect of being reunited with Jonathan's long lost sister, and her nephew. Is it...

Timemaster

Timemaster

1995

as Isaiah

3.7
Acting

Young Jesse is traveling through time in order to stop some evil virtual reality fight managers from a parallel universe trying to destroy Earth.

The Misery Brothers

The Misery Brothers

1995

as Judge

2.0
Acting

Screwball sex comedy focusing on two brothers.

The Next Karate Kid

The Next Karate Kid

1994

as Mr. Miyagi

5.4
Acting

Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents' demise and struggles to...

Greyhounds

Greyhounds

1994

as Akira Mochizuki

Acting

A retired sheriff, judge, coroner and con-man team up to solve crimes. Pilot.

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1994

as The Chink

4.4
Acting

A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets.

American Ninja 5

American Ninja 5

1993

as Master Tetsu

4.7
Acting

When a scientists daughter is kidnapped, American Ninja, attempts to find her, but this time he teams up with a youngster he has trained in the ways o...

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

1993

as Cap

1.0
Acting

Life in space. Beam-ins. Intergalactic war. What about getting a driver's license or doing the laundry? This one-hour special features dozens of space...

Mastergate

Mastergate

1992

as Senator Naito

2.0
Acting

A "play on words" about a fictional political scandal concerning covert arms deals and double-dealing government operatives, satirizing the Watergate ...

Auntie Lee's Meat Pies

Auntie Lee's Meat Pies

1992

as Chief Koal

4.8
Acting

A devil-worshiping woman sends out her four beautiful nieces to lure men back to her place so they can be killed, ground up and sold as meat pies.

Miracle Beach

Miracle Beach

1992

as Gus

5.7
Acting

Down on his luck, Scotty McKay becomes the master of a very lonely genie, who brings him wealth, power and true love. Miracles can happen!

Honeymoon in Vegas

Honeymoon in Vegas

1992

as Mahi Mahi

5.7
Acting

On her deathbed, a mother makes her son promise never to get married, which scars him with psychological blocks to a commitment with his girlfriend. T...

Goodbye Paradise

Goodbye Paradise

1991

as Ben

Acting

It's the last night at the Paradise Inn, a sixty year-old Chinatown bar in Honolulu closing its doors in the wake of urban renewal. Joe Martin (Joe Mo...

Lena's Holiday

Lena's Holiday

1991

as Fred

3.8
Acting

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Lena, from East Germany travels to Hollywood. After landing she loses her bag and can't find her hotel. She befrien...

Britannica's Tales Around the World: Hansel and Gretel

Britannica's Tales Around the World: Hansel and Gretel

1991

as Host

Acting

Another entry in the britannica's tales around the world series. This covers the classic story of Hansel and Gretel.

Do or Die

Do or Die

1991

as Masakana 'Kane' Kaneshiro

4.6
Acting

Asian crime boss Kaneshiro captures two voluptuous undercover federal agents, Donna and Nicole. But instead of liquidating them, he gives the busty du...

Strawberry Road

Strawberry Road

1991

as Old man's brother

10.0
Acting

Hisa Ishii and his brother Akira emigrate from Japan to the United States. They settle in rural California and start a strawberry farm, slowly integra...

Britannica Presents Tales Around the World: Cinderella

Britannica Presents Tales Around the World: Cinderella

1991

as Host

Acting

Pat Morita hosts another entry in the Britannica's tales around the world series. This one covers the classic fairytale story of Cinderella.

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990

as Yoodo Toda

5.8
Acting

The movie follows the perspective of several characters (such as Japanese victims, soldiers, American prisoners of war and others) and how they lived ...

Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast

Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast

1990

as host

Acting

Actor Pat Morita hosts three animated stories. Part of the Britannica series of animated films.

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

as Self

4.0
Acting

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

The Karate Kid Part III

The Karate Kid Part III

1989

as Mr. Miyagi

5.9
Acting

Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Dani...

Collision Course

Collision Course

1989

as Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo

4.2
Acting

A Japanese investigator and a Detroit cop team up to track down a stolen prototype turbocharger.

Big Bird in Japan

Big Bird in Japan

1988

as Bamboo Princess Story Narrator (voice)

9.1
Acting

While visiting Japan, Big Bird wanders off from a guided tour bus in Tokyo, and is lost until a Japanese woman helps him get to where he needs to go. ...

Captive Hearts

Captive Hearts

1987

as Fukushima

6.8
Acting

December 1944. As their bomber is shot down during a mission over Japan, Sergeant McManus and Robert, a young lieutenant, have no other choice but mak...

Captive Hearts

Captive Hearts

1987

Screenplay

6.8
Writing

December 1944. As their bomber is shot down during a mission over Japan, Sergeant McManus and Robert, a young lieutenant, have no other choice but mak...

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

1986

as The Toymaster

5.5
Acting

11-year-old Lisa has no time for toys; she's too busy taking care of her siblings and cooking for her mother. During the Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa ...

The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part II

1986

as Mr. Miyagi

6.3
Acting

Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of...

Shiatsu with Pat Morita

1986

as Self

3.0
Acting

Pat Morita talks about his love for shiatsu massage while a woman in rolled up jean shorts stands around in the background with nothing to do.

Amos

Amos

1985

as Tommy Tanaka

7.0
Acting

Amos Lasher loses his wife and home in an accident, finding himself in the care of the state, or specifically speaking, the Sunset Nursing Home. Here ...

The Vegas Strip War

The Vegas Strip War

1984

as Yip Tak

2.7
Acting

Neil Chaine, a charming Las Vegas hotel/casino owner, tries to turn his decaying building into the Strip's top attraction to avenge his outing by his ...

Night Patrol

Night Patrol

1984

as Rape Victim

4.2
Acting

Melvin White, a neurotic, accident-prone cop who gets demoted to the night shift, secretly moonlights as the Unknown Comic, an anonymous stand-up come...

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

1984

as Mr. Miyagi

7.2
Acting

New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target ...

Dance of Tears

1984

as (voice)

Acting
Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982

as Ah Fong, the Chinese Ambassador

2.7
Acting

A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet.

Jimmy the Kid

Jimmy the Kid

1982

as Maurice

5.1
Acting

Gang of bumbling crooks kidnap a bratty little kid, find out they got more than they bargained for.

Savannah Smiles

Savannah Smiles

1982

as Father O'Hara

6.4
Acting

The young daughter of a politician runs away due to lack of attention. She hides in the car of two not too bright crooks who are slowly converted into...

Full Moon High

Full Moon High

1981

as The Silversmith

4.3
Acting

High-school quarterback Tony Walker is bitten by a werewolf and transforms into a growling beast that hungrily chases down beautiful girls.

Crash Island

1981

as Kazi Yamamora

Acting

A plane full of children and young teens on the way to a swim meet, crashes into the ocean, leaving them and the crew stranded on an unknown island.

Hito Hata: Raise the Banner

Hito Hata: Raise the Banner

1980

as Yamada

Acting

The film looks back at the life of a man named Oda and other Japanese Americans through the decades as they face great challenges and joys living in t...

For the Love of It

For the Love of It

1980

as Ishihara

3.0
Acting

An entrepreneur discovers a Russian plan for taking over the Middle East. He wants to use it to create a new video game but the KGB, the CIA and the F...

When Time Ran Out...

When Time Ran Out...

1980

as Sam

5.4
Acting

An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling fo...

Human Feelings

1978

as Waiter

Acting

A pilot movie dealing with the day-to-day workings of God herself, here threatening to destroy Las Vegas if six righteous people cannot be found there...

Midway

Midway

1976

as Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka

6.6
Acting

This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

Farewell to Manzanar

Farewell to Manzanar

1976

as Zenahiro

6.0
Acting

Fact based drama about one of the internment camps used by the American military during World War II to detain some 100,000 Japanese Americans (most o...

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

1975

as Heshy Yamamoto

2.8
Acting

Oliver is in trouble. He's been caught embezzling money from his father's company, and unless he can pay back the $250,000 he took (which he can't), h...

Punch and Jody

Punch and Jody

1974

as Takahasi

Acting

When a woman dies in a car accident, her former husband (a traveling circus worker) learns that his wife was pregnant when she divorced him many years...

Brock's Last Case

Brock's Last Case

1973

as Sam Wong

4.0
Acting

A New York City cop who has retired to a small Western town is drawn into the local case of an Indian who is accused of murdering a sheriff.

Cancel My Reservation

Cancel My Reservation

1972

as Yamamoto

5.3
Acting

Bob Hope is a stressed out talk show host who is sent on a vacation to Arizona on doctor's orders and has to play Sherlock Holmes with his wife, the l...

Where Does It Hurt?

Where Does It Hurt?

1972

as Harry Nishimoto

5.1
Acting

In this classic hospital farce, Peter Sellers plays Dr. Albert T. Hopfnagel, a greedy, crooked hospital administrator who has perfected the art of bil...

A Very Missing Person

A Very Missing Person

1972

as Delmar Faulkenstein

8.0
Acting

An ex-schoolteacher is asked by the police to help locate a missing heiress.

Evil Roy Slade

Evil Roy Slade

1972

as Turhan

6.2
Acting

Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his teddy bear—and mean. As an adult, he is notorious...

The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

as Wong

6.2
Acting

Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. Penelope "Bad Penny" Cu...

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967

as Oriental #2

6.9
Acting

Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twentie...

Car Thieves

Car Thieves

1964

as Komugi

Acting

Mixed-race children in Japan become involved in the petty theft of car parts.