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Pat Morita

1932 - 2005

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Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (June 28, 1932 – November 24, 2005) was a Japanese American actor and comedian. He was best known for his roles as Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days, Mr. Miyagi in the first four The Karate Kid films (1984-1994), Captain Sam Pak on the comedy series M*A*S*H, Ah Chew in Sanford and Son, Mike Woo in The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, and The Emperor of China in Mulan (1998) and Mulan II (2004). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pat Morita has received more than 11,915,941 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Pat Morita is the 444th most popular actor (down from 247th in 2019), the 805th most popular biography from United States (down from 451st in 2019) and the 220th most popular American Actor.

Pat Morita is most famous for playing Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid movies.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Pat Moritas by language

Over the past year Pat Morita has had the most page views in the with 1,186,938 views, followed by Spanish (222,952), and Portuguese (99,365). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (344.12%), Indonesian (131.05%), and Ido (76.08%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Pat Morita ranks 444 out of 13,578. Before him are Gian Maria Volonté, Jane Seymour, John Goodman, Paul Hogan, Frances McDormand, and Christian Bale. After him are Renée Zellweger, Bill Nighy, Robert Wagner, Halle Berry, Hugh Laurie, and Gloria Swanson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Pat Morita ranks 44. Before him are Jean-Pierre Cassel, Zito, Donald Rumsfeld, Valentino, Roy Scheider, and Ted Kennedy. After him are Stéphane Audran, Oliver E. Williamson, Francis Lai, V. S. Naipaul, Sheldon Lee Glashow, and Vytautas Landsbergis. Among people deceased in 2005, Pat Morita ranks 29. Before him are Sister Lúcia, Saul Bellow, James Callaghan, Anne Bancroft, Ernst Mayr, and Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium. After him are George F. Kennan, Lucien Laurent, Milton Obote, Moustapha Akkad, Max Schmeling, and Ahmed Deedat.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pat Morita ranks 805 out of 20,380. Before him are Harold Lasswell (1902), James Cronin (1931), Raymond Davis Jr. (1914), Jimmy Hoffa (1913), Ted Kennedy (1932), and Wendell Meredith Stanley (1904). After him are Renée Zellweger (1969), Davy Crockett (1786), Robert Wagner (1930), Halle Berry (1966), Robert E. Howard (1906), and George F. Kennan (1904).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Pat Morita ranks 220. Before him are Jean Harlow (1911), Charlie Sheen (1965), Brandon Lee (1965), Mark Hamill (1951), John Goodman (1952), and Frances McDormand (1957). After him are Renée Zellweger (1969), Robert Wagner (1930), Halle Berry (1966), Gloria Swanson (1899), William Hurt (1950), and William H. Macy (1950).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Karate Kid Part II
Mr. Miyagi
After discovering that his father is at death's door, Mr. Miyagi sets out to Japan, to see him with Daniel. Upon arriving, Miyagi must confront an old rival. Meanwhile, Daniel encounters a new love, and some new enemies.
Jun 18o 19866.264 / 10
The Next Karate Kid
Mr. Miyagi
Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents' demise and struggles to adjust with her grandmother and fellow pupils.
Jul 18o 19945.365 / 10
The Karate Kid
Mr. Miyagi
Daniel, a fatherless teenager, arrives in Los Angeles and becomes the object of bullying by a gang of karate students when he strikes up a relationship with Ali, the gang leader’s ex-girlfriend, so Daniel asks Miyagi, a master of martial arts, to help him learn karate.
Jun 22o 19847.18 / 10