Pat Morita
✓ Source-basedrisingJapanese-American actor (1932-2005)
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.
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Photo of Arnold's wedding from Happy Days. Arnold asks Fonzie (Henry Winkler) to be his best man at his traditional Japanese wedding ceremony.
Arnold Takahashi with Richie (Ron Howard, left) on the TV series Happy Days in the 1975-76 season.
President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan posing for photos with Pat and Yuki Morita in 1987
Morita in 2002
The handprints of Pat Morita in front of The Great Movie Ride at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme parkFilmography 40
Mulan
The Karate Kid
Mulan II
The Karate Kid Part II
The Karate Kid Part III
The Next Karate Kid
Midway
Spy Hard
Brother
Inferno
Honeymoon in Vegas
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Bloodsport II
American Ninja 5
The Last Shot
Do or Die
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Bloodsport III
The Center of the World
Babes in Toyland
When Time Ran Out...
Miracle Beach
Spymate
Elvis Has Left the Building
King Cobra
The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Karate Dog
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Collision Course
Full Moon High
Night Patrol
Auntie Lee's Meat Pies
Savannah Smiles
Only the Brave
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Evil Roy Slade
Slapstick of Another Kind
The Real Miyagi
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story
Royal Kill175 credits on file
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Columbo
Murder, She Wrote
The Mike Douglas Show
Married... with Children
Diagnosis: Murder
The Love Boat
M*A*S*H
Cobra Kai
Magnum, P.I.
Golden Globe Awards
Hawaii Five-O
Love, American Style
Happy Days
Family Matters
The Incredible Hulk
The Outer Limits
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Boy Meets World
Green Acres
Starsky & Hutch
Cannon
SpongeBob SquarePants
Lou GrantAwards 1
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About this person
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.
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