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Biography

Pat Morita was born Noriyuki Morita on June 28, 1932, in Northern California to migrant farm workers. As an infant he developed spinal tuberculosis…more

Born

6/28/1932, Isleton, California, USA

Died

11/24/2005

Birth Name

Noriyuki Morita

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (6)

Role
- Adventures with Kanga Roddy
  Uncle Pat
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Promise of a Lifetime
    7/4/99
  - S 2: Ep 13 A New Baby
    6/27/99
  - S 2: Ep 12 Money Doesn't Grow On Trees
    6/20/99
  - S 2: Ep 11 Daddy Doesn't Live Here Any More
    6/13/99
  - S 2: Ep 10 Be Flexible
    6/6/99
  - + 9 More Credits
- The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
  Mike "Grandpa" Woo
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Haunted House Mystery
    10/25/98
  - S 4: Ep 2 The Spare Parts Mystery
    9/13/98
  - S 4: Ep 1 The Paul Revere Mystery
    9/6/98
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Seminole Mystery
    8/27/98
  - S 3: Ep 7 The John Doe Mystery
    8/25/98
  - + 36 More Credits
- Ohara
  Ohara
  - S 2: Ep 19 Hot Spell
    5/7/88
  - S 2: Ep 18 Seeing Something That Isn't There
    4/30/88
  - S 2: Ep 17 Open Season
    3/26/88
  - S 2: Ep 16 Last Year's Model
    3/12/88
  - S 2: Ep 15 X
    3/5/88
  - + 26 More Credits
- Blansky's Beauties
  Arnold
  - S 1: Ep 13 Nancy Breaks a Leg
    6/27/77
  - S 1: Ep 12 To Nancy with Love
    6/6/77
  - S 1: Ep 11 Dear Nancy...
    5/21/77
  - S 1: Ep 10 My Nephew's Debut
    4/30/77
  - S 1: Ep 9 Nancy Meets Pa Bates
    4/16/77
  - + 8 More Credits
- Mr. T and Tina
  Taro ("Mr. T") Takahashi
  - S 1: Ep 5 I Thought He'd Never Leave
    10/30/76
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/25/76
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Americanization of Michi
  - S 1: Ep 2 Guess Who's Coming to Live
  - S 1: Ep 6 Tina Really Truly Gets Fired
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Queen and I
  Barney
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Trousseau
    4/3/69
  - S 1: Ep 10 But to a Captain, Is He a Captain?
    3/27/69
  - S 1: Ep 8 My Karate Lives Over the Ocean
    3/13/69
  - S 1: Ep 6 Duffy Against the Computer
    2/27/69
  - S 1: Ep 5 Who's Holding the Bag?
    2/13/69
  - + 3 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Baywatch
  Mr. Tanaka
  - S 11: Ep 22 Rescue Me
    5/14/01
  - S 11: Ep 14 Father Faust
    2/12/01
  - S 11: Ep 12 The Ex-Files
    1/29/01
  - S 11: Ep 6 Broken Promises
    11/6/00
  - S 11: Ep 4 Dangerous Games
    10/23/00
- Happy Days
  Arnold
  - S 11: Ep 1 Because It's There
    9/27/83
  - S 10: Ep 17 I'm Not at Liberty
    2/8/83
  - S 10: Ep 15 Life Is More Important Than Show Business
    1/25/83
  - S 10: Ep 10 All I Want for Christmas
    12/14/82
  - S 10: Ep 9 There's No Business Like No Business
    12/7/82
  - + 22 More Credits
- Sanford and Son
  Ah Chew
  - S 5: Ep 10 Sanford and Rising Son
    11/21/75
  - S 4: Ep 24 The Over-the-Hill Gag
    3/14/75
  - S 4: Ep 18 The Masquerade Party
    1/31/75
  - S 4: Ep 17 Strange Bedfellows
    1/24/75
  - S 4: Ep 6 Going Out of Business
    10/18/74
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (88)

Role
- SpongeBob SquarePants
  Master Udon
  - S 4: Ep 14 Whale of a Birthday / Karate Island
    5/12/06
- TV Land Top 10
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 Top 10 Holiday Moments
    12/11/05
- Robot Chicken
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 S&M Present
    4/17/05
- Happy Days
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 24 Happy Days 30th Anniversary Reunion
    2/3/05
  - S 11: Ep 23 Happy Days: The Reunion
    3/3/92
- First Years
  Unknown
  - S 1: Ep 5 Touched by a Reindeer
    4/17/04
- Yes, Dear
  Trainer
  - S 3: Ep 24 When Jimmy Met Greggy
    5/19/03
- Spy TV
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 12 Episode #212
    7/23/02
- The Directors
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 Ron Howard
    11/7/01
  - S 2: Ep 40 John Avildsen
    11/9/99
- Son Of The Beach
  The King
  - S 2: Ep 1 B.J. Blue Hawaii
    3/13/01
- The Hughleys
  Mr. Park
  - S 3: Ep 10 His Park is Worse Than His Bite
    11/27/00
  - S 3: Ep 2 Guess Who's Coming Out for Dinner?
    9/18/00
  - S 2: Ep 12 Seoul Brother Next Door
    1/7/00
- Caroline in the City
  Mr. Chu
  - S 4: Ep 19 Caroline and the Ultimatum (2)
    4/5/99
- Diagnosis Murder
  Martin Gaylord
  - S 5: Ep 23 Food Fight
    4/30/98
- The Outer Limits
  Dr. Michael Chen
  - S 4: Ep 5 In The Zone
    2/20/98
- Family Matters
  Mr. Tanaka
  - S 9: Ep 12 Grill of My Dreams
    1/9/98
- Boy Meets World
  Wise Man
  - S 3: Ep 19 I Was a Teenage Spy
    4/26/96
- One West Waikiki
  The Judge
  - S 2: Ep 11 Kingmare on Night Street
    3/2/96
- Murder, She Wrote
  Akira Hitaki
  - S 12: Ep 12 Kendo Killing
    1/4/96
- Burke's Law (1994)
  Boots McKay
  - S 2: Ep 2 Who Killed the Motorcar Maverick?
    4/14/95
- Hart To Hart
  Ling Goldberg
  - S 6: Ep 5 Secrets of the Hart (TV Movie)
    3/6/95
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  Mr. Yoshi
  - S 5: Ep 9 Love Hurts
    11/14/94
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance(on tape)
  - S 7: Ep 2 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Past Christmas Present
    12/2/93
- Dave's World
  Hardware Store Owner
  - S 1: Ep 12 Exorcising with Dave Barry
    11/29/93
- Space Rangers
  Grakka Priest Nazzer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Space Rangers
    1/27/93
- Harry and the Hendersons
  Kenji Sawara
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Bigfoot That Ate Seattle
    5/4/91
- Good Grief
  Chip
  - S 1: Ep 5 Mooses, Mason, and The Secret of Trees
    10/28/90
- What a Dummy
  Lucky Ernesto
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Contractor From Hell
    10/13/90
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 209 July 5, 1989
    7/5/89
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 128 June 29, 1989
    6/29/89
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 27: Ep 70 Show #3997
    6/26/89
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 1 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/88
- Circus of the Stars
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 12 SPECIAL #12
    12/15/87
  - S 1: Ep 1 Special #1
    1/10/77
- Married... With Children
  Mr. Shimokawa
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Performer
  - S 59: Ep 1 The 59th Annual Academy Awards
    3/31/87
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 3 Show #0661
    2/4/86
- Lou Grant
  Ike Tatsumi
  - S 5: Ep 15 Recovery
    3/8/82
- Magnum, P.I.
  Jack Metro
  - S 2: Ep 17 One More Summer
    2/11/82
- Bizarre
  Prisoner
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode One
    10/17/80
- Laverne & Shirley
  Mr. Wong
  - S 5: Ep 26 Separate Tables
    5/13/80
- The Incredible Hulk
  Fred
  - S 2: Ep 10 Stop the Presses
    11/24/78
- The Love Boat
  Tycoon
  - S 1: Ep 25 Gopher the Rebel/Cabin Fever/Pacific Princess Overture
    5/20/78
- The Man From Atlantis
  Moby
  - S 2: Ep 11 Imp
    4/25/78
- Starsky And Hutch
  Jewellery Store Clerk
  - S 3: Ep 16 The Trap
    2/1/78
- The Love Boat
  Vincent
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Old Man and the Runaway/A Fine Romance/The Painters
    12/24/77
- Chico And The Man
  Pat Yamaguchi
  - S 4: Ep 9 Charo Takes Over
    12/2/77
- The Kallikaks
  Mushy Levine
  - S 1: Ep 4 I Coulda Been a Contender
    8/24/77
- The Captain and Tennille
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Show #7-76
    11/22/76
- Welcome Back, Kotter
  Mr. Takahashi
  - S 2: Ep 1 Career Day
    9/23/76
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 239 August 30, 1976
    8/30/76
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 30 MG76-30
    7/26/76
- Sanford and Son
  Colonel Hiakowa
  - S 5: Ep 23 Sergeant Gork
    3/12/76
- American Bandstand
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 16 Bobby Womack / David Geddes / Pat Morita
    1/10/76
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 18 December 29, 1975
    12/29/75
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 27 October 21, 1975
    10/21/75
- Kung Fu
  Arthur Chen
  - S 3: Ep 20 Ambush
    4/4/75
- Cannon
  Chuck Yamagata
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Avenger
    10/30/74
- Police Woman (1978)
  Mike Matsuto
  - S 1: Ep 5 Anatomy of Two Rapes
    10/11/74
- M*A*S*H
  Captain Sam Pak
  - S 2: Ep 19 The Chosen People
    1/26/74
  - S 2: Ep 13 Deal Me Out
    12/8/73
- Hawaii Five-O
  Phoebe
  - S 6: Ep 7 Tricks are Not Treats
    10/23/73
- The Brian Keith Show
  Mr. Ishi
  - S 2: Ep 5 Inflation
    10/19/73
- The Bob Newhart Show
  The Bartender
  - S 1: Ep 12 Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry
    12/9/72
- Love, American Style
  Kam
  - S 4: Ep 42 Love and the Woman in White
    11/24/72
- Love, American Style
  Bellhop
  - S 4: Ep 35 Love and Lady Luck
    11/10/72
- Columbo
  House Boy
  - S 2: Ep 1 tude in Black
    9/17/72
- The Odd Couple
  Yamata
  - S 2: Ep 19 Partner's Investment
    2/4/72
- The Odd Couple
  Mr. Wing
  - S 2: Ep 17 You Saved My Life
    1/21/72
- McCloud
  Felix
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Disposal Man
    12/29/71
- Green Acres
  Charlie Lee
  - S 6: Ep 25 Hawaiian Honeymoon
    3/16/71
- The Bill Cosby Show
  Tree Surgeon
  - S 2: Ep 23 Power of the Trees
    2/28/71
- Love, American Style
  Ah So
  - S 2: Ep 50 Love and the Love Potion
    2/26/71
- Nanny and the Professor
  Jason Wong
  - S 2: Ep 11 My Son, the Sitter
    12/11/70
- Match Game PM
  panelist
  - S 2: Ep 1 Match Game PM #2-01
- Bizarre
  Acupunturist
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode Six
- Bizarre
  Various Characters
  - S 1: Ep 16 Episode Sixteen
- Bizarre
  Tse Song-Lui
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode Four
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 71 December 9, 1969
    12/9/69
  - S 4: Ep 60 November 24, 1969
    11/24/69
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 98 October 22, 1969
    10/22/69
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father
  Duke
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Littlest Kidnapper
    10/8/69
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 20 September 26, 1969
    9/26/69
  - S 2: Ep 11 September 15, 1969
    9/15/69
  - S 1: Ep 28 August 13, 1969
    8/13/69
  - S 2: Ep 134 March 5, 1970
    3/5/70
  - S 2: Ep 131 March 2, 1970
    3/2/70
- Room 222
  Guest Star
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 12 September 16, 1969
    9/16/69
- Playboy After Dark
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 20 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Lou Rawls; Pat Morita; Frankie Randall
    12/11/68
- The Outsider
  Toshi
  - S 1: Ep 7 Love Is Under "L"
    11/6/68
- Blondie (1968)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sayanora Dagwood
    9/26/68
- The Summer Smothers Brothers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Cream, Vikki Carr, Pat Morita , Ralph Storey
    7/14/68
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Performer
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode #8
    3/11/68
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 110 January 26, 1968
    1/26/68
  - S 1: Ep 78 December 13, 1967
    12/13/67
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
  Chris Yamato
  - S 4: Ep 2 The Recruiting Poster
    9/15/67
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 24 Host: Fred Astaire / Ethel Merman
    3/12/66
  - S 2: Ep 26 Host: Tony Randall / Diana Ross & the Supremes
    3/27/65
  - S 2: Ep 8 Host: Victor Borge
    11/14/64
Cameo (1)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Performer
  - S 5: Ep 1 Episode #93
    9/13/71
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Married... With Children
  Mr. Shimokawa
  - S 10: Ep 21 Turning Japanese
    3/17/96

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Pat Morita dies at age 73

By Colin Mahan, Nov 29, 2005

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- When Pat was ateenager, he worked in his parents restaurant in San Fransicsco called Ariake Chop Suey.
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- During World War II, Pat had to stay at the Gila River Interment Center in Arizona because of Japanese heritage. He was later transferred with the rest of his family to Tule Lake Interment Camp in California.
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- Pat is buriedat Palm Green Valley Mortuary and Cemetery in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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- Pat: Hip Nip just sounds groovy. A drummer laid it on me.
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- Pat: I became Arnold, the silly little guy who did off-the-wall kind of nonsense. People fell in love with it. When I joined them in their third year, they were number 17 in the ratings. They climbed steadily thereafter and became number one in the country.
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- Pat: Brazil is a huge country, but they get TV in the rain forests and the big cities.
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