Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, (June 28, 1932 - November 24, 2005) was an American actor who is probably best known for playing the roles of Arnold on the TV show "Happy Days" and Mr. Miyagi in the "The Karate Kid" movie tetralogy, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984. Wikipedia
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 philosoph www.imdb.com/name/nm0001552/
Academy Award-nominated actor Pat Morita, best known as the zen-ish Kesuke Miyagi who tutors Ralph Macchio in the 1984 hit The Karate Kid, died on November 24 at a Las ... www.altfg.com/blog/actors/pat-morita/
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Morita died Thursday at his home in Las Vegas of natural causes, said his wife of 12 years, Evelyn. She said in a statement that her husband, who first rose to fame with a role on "Happy Days," had "dedicated his entire life to acting and comedy." ... www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/25/obit.morita.ap/inde...
Though in failing health, Morita continued to work, completing six films in the last two years of his life. He was married four times, finally to the actor Evelyn Guerrero , and had five children. His wife survives him. www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1694918,00.html
Morita died Thursday at his home in Las Vegas of natural causes, said his wife of 12 years, Evelyn. She said in a statement that her husband, who first rose to fame with a role on "Happy Days," had "dedicated his entire life to acting and comedy." ... www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/25/obit.morita.ap/
