Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (June 28, 1932 – November 24, 2005) [1] 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 (1975–83).

2020年12月31日 · Pat Morita, who played Mr. Miyagi in 'The Karate Kid' movies, died in 2005. Here are the details of his death.

Pat Morita. Actor: The Karate Kid. Abundantly busy and much-loved Asian-American actor who became an on-screen hero to millions of adults and kids alike as the wise and wonderful Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid (1984), the sparkling Noriyuki Morita was back again dishing out Eastern philosophy and martial arts lessons for The Karate Kid Part II ...

Pat Morita (born June 28, 1932, Isleton, California, U.S.—died November 24, 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American actor best known for playing the role of a wise martial arts master in the popular film The Karate Kid (1984), which spawned a successful franchise.

2005年11月25日 · Actor Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid" earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 73. Morita died Thursday at his home in Las...

2021年1月8日 · 15 years after Pat Morita passed away, there's a new documentary that explores the Karate Kid star's life, his work, and the challenges he faced.

Pat Morita was the first Asian American comedian to gain wide exposure with mainstream audiences and the first to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting. From the beginning, his comedy rested on ethnicity, as he was forced to work within stereotypes—even billing himself as the “Hip Nip” for American audiences in the 1960s.

2025年2月14日 · Cobra Kai creators explain how they brought Mr. Miyagi back from the dead. The creators of Netflix's hit karate comedy sought approvals from the family of Pat Morita, who died in 2005, before ...

Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (June 28, 1932 - November 24, 2005) was an American film and television actor, who played the role as Nariyoshi Miyagi in the The Karate Kid series, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985.

2005年11月24日 · Best remembered for his portrayal of martial arts sage Mr. Miyagi in the enduring "Karate Kid" films, actor and comedian Pat Morita persevered through a childhood filled with adversity to...