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Birth Name: Noriyuki Morita

Born: 28 June 1932 Died: 24 November 2005

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 3"

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Funny Look-A-Likes (81 items)
list by Coby

Published 13 years, 1 month ago

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Gone, but not forgotten (1852 items)
list by Agent Kermit D. Fonz

Published 3 months, 3 weeks ago

10 comments

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Sages of Antiquity (9 items)
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Published 14 years, 7 months ago

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Great Male Performances (88 items)
list by Aprakadabra

Published 12 years, 8 months ago

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48 votes

1001 Performances To See Before Retiring! (357 items)
list by Happy Vader

Published 12 years, 5 months ago

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Pat Morita discusses getting cast as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid

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Pat Morita discusses playing Ah Chew on "Sanford and Son"

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Actor Pat Morita on being held in a Japanese Internment camp during WWII - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

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Description: Japanese-American actor and comedian. He was known for his roles as Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days, Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid film series, Captain Sam Pak on the sitcom M*A*S*H, Ah Chew in Sanford and Son, Mike Woo in The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, and The Emperor of China in Mulan and Mulan II. He was the series lead actor in the television program Mr. T and Tina and in Ohara, a police-themed drama. The two shows made history for being among the few TV shows with an Asian American series lead. Morita was nominated for the 1984 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Mr. Miyagi in ... (more)