# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pat-morita
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:03:03.212Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/pat-morita"
name: "Pat Morita"
slug: "pat-morita"
description: "Noriyuki \"Pat\" Morita was an American actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian, before becoming known to television audiences for his recurring role as diner owner Matsuo \"Arnold\" Takahashi on the sitcom series Happy Days from 1975 to 1983. Morita was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of martial arts mentor Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid (1984), which would be the first of a media franchise in which Morita was the central player."
tagline: "Japanese-American actor (1932–2005)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pat_Morita.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1932-06-28"
deathDate: "2005-11-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           59.65
  momentum:             1.054099351577096
  historical:           25.83007333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001552/"
    handle:    "nm0001552"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump