Profile. Drama The Heirs The Inheritors Revised romanization Wangkwoneul Sseuryeoneunja, Keumugyeruel Kyeondyeora Sangsokjadeul Hangul. ASoH4K_ou-Y.jpg' alt='Korean Eng Bel' title='Korean Eng Bel' />Viii World report on ageing and health functional ability has the highest importance. The greatest costs to society are not the expenditures made to foster this. Pat Morita Wikipedia. Pat Morita. Born. Noriyuki Pat Morita1. June 2. 8, 1. 93. Isleton, California, U. S. Died. November 2. Las Vegas, Nevada, U. S. Cause of death. Kidney failure. Occupation. Actor. Years active. SpousesKathleen Yamachi m. Yukiye Kitahara m. Evelyn Guerrero m. Noriyuki Pat Morita June 2. La.Belle.poster2.jpg' alt='Korean Eng Bel' title='Korean Eng Bel' />The Top 15 positions in the Final 2017 European Challenge Tour Rankings will obtain full playing rights to the 2018 European Tour International Schedule. November 2. 4, 2. American stand up comic, as well as a film and television actor who was well known for playing the roles of Matsuo Arnold Takahashi on Happy Days 1. Mr. Kesuke Miyagi in The Karate Kid movie series, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1. Additional notable roles include the Emperor of China in the Disney animated film Mulan 1. Ah Chew in Sanford and Son 1. Korean Eng Bel' title='Korean Eng Bel' />Morita was the series lead actor in the television program Mr. T and Tina 1. 97. Ohara 1. 98. 71. Both made history for being among the few TV shows with an Asian Americanseries lead. Both shows were aired on ABC, but were short lived. Early lifeeditMorita was born in Isleton, California. Moritas father Tamaru, born in 1. California from Kumamoto Prefecture on the Japanese island of Kyushu in 1. Tamarus wife Momoe, born in 1. California in 1. 91. Noriyuki, as Pat was named, had a brother named Hideo Harry who was twelve years older. Morita developed spinal tuberculosis Pott disease at the age of two and spent the bulk of the next nine years in Northern Californian hospitals, including the Shriners Hospital in San Francisco. For long periods he was wrapped in a full body cast and was told he would never walk. It was during his time at a sanitarium near Sacramento that he was given his stage name, Pat. Released from the hospital at age 1. Morita was transported from the hospital directly to the Gila River camp in Arizona to join his interned family. After about a year and a half, he was transferred to the Tule Lake War Relocation Center. For a time after the war, the family operated Ariake Chop Suey, a restaurant in Sacramento, California. Morita would entertain customers with jokes and serve as master of ceremonies for group dinners. He struggled for many years as a stand up comic. Sally Marr, Lenny Bruces mother, acted as his agent and manager in his early days. Morita sometimes worked as the opening act for singers Vic Damone and Connie Stevens and comedian Redd Foxx. Foxx later gave him a role on his sitcom Sanford and Son in the early 1. Television and movie careereditMoritas first movie roles were as a stereotypical henchman in Thoroughly Modern Millie 1. The Shakiest Gun In The West 1. Don Knotts. Later, a recurring role as South Korean Army Captain Sam Pak on the sitcom MAH 1. He also was cast as Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka in the war film. Midway 1. 97. 6. Morita with Ron Howard, left played Arnold Takahashi on the TV series Happy Days in the 1. He had a recurring role on the show Happy Days as Matsuo Arnold Takahashi, owner of the diner Arnolds for the shows third season 1. After the seasons end, he left the show to star as inventor Taro Takahashi in his own show Mr. T and Tina, the first Asian American sitcom on network TV. The sitcom was placed on Saturday nights by ABC and was quickly canceled after a month in the fall of 1. Morita revived the character of Arnold on Blanskys Beauties in 1. Happy Days for the 1. Morita had another notable recurring television role on Sanford and Son 1. Ah Chew, a good natured friend of Lamont Sanford. The Karate KideditMorita gained robust fame playing wise karate teacher Keisuke Miyagi, who taught young Daniel san Ralph Macchio the art of karate in The Karate Kid. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a corresponding Golden Globe Award, reprising his role in three sequels The Karate Kid Part II 1. The Karate Kid Part III 1. The Next Karate Kid 1. Hilary Swank instead of Macchio. Though never a student of karate, he learned all that was required for the films. Although he had been using the name Pat for years, producer Jerry Weintraub suggested that he be billed with his given name to sound more ethnic. Morita put this advice into practice and was recognized as Noriyuki Pat Morita at the 5. Academy Awards ceremony. Weintraub did not want to cast Morita for the part of Mr. Miyagi, wanting a dramatic actor for the part and labeling Morita a comedic actor. Morita eventually tested five times before Weintraub himself offered him the role. Morita went on to play Tommy Tanaka in the Kirk Douglas starring television movie Amos, receiving his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination and second Golden Globe Award nomination for the role. He then starred in the ABC detective show Ohara 1. He then wrote and starred in the World War II romance film Captive Hearts 1. Morita hosted the educational home video series Britannicas Tales Around the World 1. Later in his career Morita starred on the Nickelodeon television series The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo 1. The Hughleys 2. 00. He also made a guest appearance on a 1. Married. with Children. He went on to star in the short film Talk To Taka as a sushi chef who doles out advice to anyone who will hear him. Morita voiced the Emperor of China in Disneys 3. Mulan 1. 99. 8 and reprised the role in Kingdom Hearts II and Mulan II 2. Morita had a cameo appearance in the 2. Alien Ant Farm music video Movies. Moritas appearance in the video spoofed his role in The Karate Kid. He would also reprise his role to an extent in the stop motion animated series Robot Chicken in 2. One of Moritas last television roles was as Master Udon on the 2. Sponge. Bob Square. Pants episode, Karate Island. The episode was dedicated to him, airing about 6 months after his death. One of his last film roles was in the independent feature film. Only the Brave 2. Regimental Combat Team, where he plays the father of lead actor and director Lane Nishikawa. About this time he also starred in a Michael Sajbel movie called Remove All Obstacles 2. This was a 9 minute industrial short advertising doors used for cold storage warehouses. Pat also took a small role in the independent film, Act Your Age, filmed in central Illinois and released in April 2. His last movie was Royal Kill 2. Eric Roberts, Gail Kim, and Lalaine, directed by Babar Ahmed. Morita died on November 2. Las Vegas of kidney failure2. He was survived by his wife of 1. Evelyn, his children from previous marriages, Erin, Aly and Tia, two grandchildren, siblings Gloria Imagire, Clarence Saika, Teddy Saika, Peggy Saika and his then 9. Dorothy Sueko Saika 1. Milpitas, California. He was cremated at Palm Green Valley Mortuary and Cemetery in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Sponge. Bob Square. Pants episode Karate Island original air date May 1. Udon, was dedicated in his memory. FilmographyeditPosthumous releaseseditTitle. Year. Roles. Notes. Spymate. 20. 06. Kiro. The Number One Girl. Mr. Sakata. Only the Brave. Seigo Takata. 18 Fingers of Death Freeman Lee. Sponge. Bob Square. Pants. Master Udon. Voice, Episode Karate Island. Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix. The Emperor of China. Voice. Royal Kill. Exhibition Manager. Last Filmed Role. Ikea Drawer Soft Close Retrofit more. Remove All Obstacles. The Guru. Short Movie. Interviews of Ninjas Creed. Interviewee. Documentary. Act Your Age. 20. Tom. Blunt Movie. Mr. Miyami. Mulan 1. Anniversary. 20. 13. Interviewee. DocumentaryVoices of Mulan SegmentRice Girl. Peter Ongfinal film roleThe Real Miyagi. Interviewee. Documentary. Pat Morita Long Story Short.