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Noriyuki Pat Morita Biography (1932-)

Born June 28, 1932 (some sources cite August 28 or 1933), in Isleton, CA; father, a restaurant owner; married Yuki (a community organizer), 1970 (marriageended); married Evelyn Guerrero (an actress), 1995; children: Tia, Aly. Addresses: Contact: c/o P.O. Box 491278, Los Angeles, CA 90049.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, comedian

Birth Details

June 28, 1932

Isleton, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Second laundryman, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Universal, 1967
• Wong, The Shakiest Gun in the West, Universal, 1968
• Nishimoto, Where Does It Hurt?, Cinerama, 1972
• Nonaka, Every Little Crook and Nanny, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
• Yamamoto, Cancel My Reservation, Warner Bros., 1972
• I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?, Live Home Video, 1975
• Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka, Midway (also known as The Battleof Midway), Universal, 1976
• Sam, When Time Ran Out (also known as The Day the World Ended and Earth's Final Fury), Warner Bros., 1980
• Silversmith, Full Moon High, Filmways, 1981
• Father Ohara, Savannah Smiles, Goldcoast, 1982
• Ben, Goodbye Paradise, 1982
• Maurice, Jimmy the Kid, New World, 1983
• Mr. Miyagi, The Karate Kid, Columbia, 1984
• Ambassador Ah Fong, Slapstick of Another Kind (also known as Slapstick), Entertainment Releasing, 1984
• Rape victim, Night Patrol, New World, 1984
• Mr. Miyagi, The Karate Kid II, Columbia, 1986
• Fukushima, Captive Hearts (also known as Fate of a Hunter),United Artists, 1987
• Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo, Collision Course, HBO Home Video, 1989
• Mr. Miyagi, The Karate Kid Part III, Columbia, 1990
• Strawberry Road (also known as Sutoroberi Road), Toho Company Ltd., 1991
• Fred, Lena's Holiday, Prism Entertainment, 1991
• Kaneshiro, Do or Die (also known as Girls, Games, and Guns), Malibu Bay Films, 1991
• Chief Koal, Auntie Lee's Meat Pies, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1991
• Ben, Moon over Paradise, York Home Video, 1991
• Mahi Mahi, Honeymoon in Vegas, Columbia, 1992
• Gus, Miracle Beach, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1992
• Master Tetsu, American Ninja 5: Young Ninja Warrior, 1993
• The Chink, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Fine Line Features, 1994
• Mr. Miyagi, The Next Karate Kid, Columbia, 1994
• Isaiah, Timemaster, MCA/Universal Home Video, 1995
• Y. C. Kung, Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay (also known as Asian Connection: Road to Mandalay), 1995
• Judge, The Misery Brothers, 1995
• Sam Kashawahara, Captured Alive (also known as Deliver Us fromEvil), 1995
• David Leung, Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite (also known as Bloodsport II), FM Entertainment, 1996
• Principal, Reggie's Prayer, Music Video Products, 1996
• Brain, the waiter, Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996
• Dr. Jefferson, Earth Minus Zero, 1996
• Narrator, Beyond Barbed Wire (documentary), Sunwood Entertainment,1997
• Voice of the Emperor, Mulan (animated), Buena Vista, 1998
• Genghis Khan, 1998
• Abe Tanaka, I'll Remember April, 1999
• Voice of Samurai, Los Gringos, 1999
• Jubal Early, Coyote Moon (also known as Desert Heat and Inferno), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Barney, The Queen and I, CBS, 1969
• Ah Chew, Sanford and Son, NBC, 1974-75
• Arnold (Matsuo Takahashi), Happy Days (also known as Happy DaysAgain), ABC, 1975-76 , 1982-83
• Taro "Mr. T" Takahashi, Mr. T. and Tina, ABC, 1976
• Arnold, Blansky's Beauties, ABC, 1977
• Lieutenant Ohara, Ohara, ABC, 1987-88
• Voice of Mr. Miyagi, The Karate Kid (animated), NBC, 1989
• Mike "Grandpa" Woo, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Nickelodeon,1996-
• Uncle Pat, Adventures with Kango Roody, PBS, 1998
• Movies
• Turhan, Evil Roy Slade, NBC, 1972
• Delmar Faulkenstein, A Very Missing Person (also known as Hildegarde Withers), 1972
• The house boy, Columbo: Etude in Black, 1972
• Sam Wong, Brock's Last Case, NBC, 1973
• Takahashi, Punch and Jody, NBC, 1974
• Zenahiro, Farewell to Manzanar, 1976
• Human Feelings, NBC, 1978
• Ishihara, For the Love of It, ABC, 1980
• Yip Tak, The Vegas Strip War (also known as Las Vegas Strip War), NBC, 1984
• Tommy Tanaka, Amos, CBS, 1985
• The Toymaster, Babes in Toyland, NBC, 1986
• Yoodo Toda, Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes, NBC, 1990
• Senator Kevin Naito, Mastergate, HBO, 1992
• Akira "Mooch" Mochizuki, Greyhounds, CBS, 1994
• Ling Goldberg, Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart, NBC, 1995
• David Leung, Bloodsport III, HBO, 1996
• Nick Hashimoto, King Cobra, Cinemax, 1999
• Mr. Ono, Gone to Maui, 1999
• Miniseries
• Horse, Alice in Wonderland (also known as Alice through the Looking Glass), CBS, 1985
• Episodic
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., CBS, 1967
• "Love Is under L," The Outsider, NBC, 1968
• "The Littlest Kidnapper," The Courtship of Eddie's Father, ABC, 1969
• "My Son, the Sitter," Nanny and the Professor, ABC, 1971
• "Love and the Love Potion," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971
• "Power of the Trees," The Bill Cosby Show, NBC, 1971
• Charlie Lee, "Hawaiian Honeymoon," Green Acres, CBS, 1971
• Yamata, "Partner's Investment," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1972
• Bartender, "Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry," The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1972
• "Just Call Me Mr. Sahigmetsu," Room 222, ABC, 1972
• "Love and Lady Luck," Love, American Style, ABC, 1972
• Mr. Ishi, The Brian Keith Show, NBC, 1973
• Phoebe, "Tricks Are Not Treats," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1973
• Captain Sam Pak, "Deal Me Out," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1973
• Captain Sam Pak, "The Chosen People," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1974
• "Anatomy of Two Rapes," Police Woman, NBC, 1974
• Chuck Yamagata, "The Avenger," Cannon, CBS, 1974
• "Ambush," Kung Fu, ABC, 1975
• Grady, NBC, 1975
• Mr. Takahashi, "Career Day," Welcome Back, Kotter, ABC, 1976
• Moby, "Imp," The Man from Atlantis, NBC, 1977
• The Kallikaks, NBC, 1977
• "The Painters," The Love Boat, ABC, 1977
• Arnold, "The Graduation: Part 2," Happy Days, 1977
• "Pacific Princess Overtures," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978
• "The Trap," Starsky and Hutch, 1978
• Arnold, "Fonzie's Funeral: Part 2," Happy Days, 1979
• Dr. Sao Tung Loa, Bizarre, 1980
• The waiter, "Separate Tables," Laverne and Shirley, ABC, 1980
• Aloha Paradise, ABC, 1981
• "Keep on Buckin'," Lobo, NBC, 1981
• "One More Summer," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1982
• "Recovery," Lou Grant, CBS, 1982
• Charlie, Dave's World, CBS, 1993
• Nasser, "Fort Hope," Space Rangers, CBS, 1993
• Mr. Yoshi, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, NBC, 1994
• "In the Zone," The Outer Limits, Showtime, 1995
• Wise man, "I Was a Teenage Spy," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1995
• Boots McKay, "Who Killed the Motor Car Maverick?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1995
• Voice of King Makahana, "Puss in Boots," Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, HBO, 1995
• Akira Hitaki, "Kendo Killing," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995
• Mr. Shimokawa, "Turning Japanese," Married ... with Children, Fox,1996
• Mr. Tanaka, "Grill of My Dreams," Family Matters, 1998
• Martin Gaylord, "Food Fight," Diagnosis Murder, 1998
• Mr. Park, The Hughleys, ABC, 1999
• Appeared as Fred in an episode of The Incredible Hulk.
• Specials
• Human Feelings, 1978
• Kenji Sato, Blind Alleys, syndicated, 1985
• Host, "Jeeter Mason and the Magic Headset," ABC Weekend Specials,ABC, 1985
• The 12th Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1987
• Host, Funnymen: Triple Crowns of Comedy, Showtime, 1988
• The Hollywood Christmas Parade, 1989
• Narrator, "Bamboo Princess," Big Bird in Japan, PBS, 1989
• Host, One Plus One, PBS, 1989
• Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
• The Happy Days Reunion, ABC, 1992
• "Choose Your Own Adventure: The Case of the Silk King," ABC Weekend Specials, ABC, 1992
• Komedy All Stars, syndicated, 1993
• CBS All-American Thanksgiving Parade, CBS, 1993
• Cap, Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun, PBS, 1993
• "Concert of the Americas," The Kennedy Center Presents, PBS, 1994
• Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah, PBS, 1995
• Great Moments of Discovery, The Discovery Channel, 1995
• Narrator, Ancestors in the Americas, Part 2: Chinese in the Frontier West: An American Story, PBS, 1998
• Narrator and voice of the emperor, Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's "Mulan," ABC, 1998
• Redd Foxx: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Network,1999
• TV Guide's Truth behind the Sitcoms 4, Fox, 2000
• Pilots
• Wives, CBS, 1975
• Blansky's Beauties, ABC, 1977
• Young Guy Christian, ABC, 1979
• Crash Island, NBC, 1981
• Awards Presentations
• The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards Presentation, 1987
• Presenter, The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1987
• The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1990
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Captive Hearts, United Artists, 1987

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

• Asian American Almanac, December 22, 1995, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1995.
• Notable Asian Americans, Gale, 1995.

Periodicals:

• Entertainment Weekly, p. 79.
• Jet, July 21, 1986, pp. 38-39.
• People Weekly, June 30, 1986, pp. 101-102.