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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).
After appearing briefly in a dream sequence earlier this season, Mr. Miyagi — played by beloved actor Pat Morita, who passed away in 2005 — returned for an extended, dream-based reunion with ...
Fumio Demura (出村 文男, Demura Fumio, September 15, 1938 – April 24, 2023) was a Japanese karateka and kobudoka, based in the United States since the mid-1960s. [2] [3] A 9th dan in Shitō-ryū karate, [3] he was Pat Morita's martial arts stunt double in the first, third and fourth Karate Kid films, and was one of the inspirations for the character Mr. Miyagi.
Ralph George Macchio Jr. (/ ˈ m ɑː tʃ i oʊ / MAH-chee-oh, Italian:; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor.He is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in four Karate Kid films (the 1984 film The Karate Kid and its sequels, The Karate Kid Part II in 1986, The Karate Kid Part III in 1989, and the upcoming Karate Kid: Legends in 2025), as well as in Cobra Kai (2018–2025), a sequel ...
When Cobra Kai stars Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, and Martin Kove came to Yahoo to discuss their popular YouTube Premium series, the conversation turned to the late Pat Morita. June 28th, 2018 ...
Molinaro joined the cast in Season 4 after Pat Morita, who played Arnold, left after the end of the third season (in the last episode "Arnold Gets Married"). [1] Subsequently, Molinaro also played Al's twin brother priest Father Anthony Delvecchio. Al said that he also had a brother who worked at the sanitation department.
Pat Morita originated the Mr. Miyagi role in the 1984 film "The Karate Kid." He returned for "The Karate Kid Part II," "The Karate Kid Part III" and the Hilary Swank-led "The Next Karate Kid."
His only starring film role was the 1989 direct-to-video Collision Course, with Pat Morita. He also appeared numerous times on Late Night with David Letterman. He also appeared on three weeks of the short-lived NBC game show Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984.