Noriyuki "Pat" Morita was born on June 28, 1932 in Isleton, California and died on November 24, 2005. He was an American actor.

His first movie role was as a stereotypical henchman in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). Later he appeared on the sitcom M*A*S*H.

He appeared in an episode of The Odd Couple, and also had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son in the mid-1970s. He is best known for his role in the Karate Kid movie trilogy.

Morita also starred on the Nickelodeon television series The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo and in the short film, Talk To Taka. One of his last film roles was in the 2005 independent feature film, Only the Brave. His last movie was Royal Kill.

Morita died on November 24, 2005.

Filmography

• Royal Kill (2008)
• Act Your Age (2008)
• "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1 episode, 2006)
• 18 Fingers of Death! (2006) (V)
• Spymate (2006)
• Coming Attractions (2006)
• Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (VG)
• American Fusion (2005)
• Down and Derby (2005)
• The Number One Girl (2005) (V)
• Mulan II (2004) (V) (voice)
• Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
• The Karate Dog (2004)
• Miss Cast Away (2004)
• Rice Girl (2003)
• "Yes, Dear" (1 episode, 2003)
• Stuey (2003)
• Cats and Mice (2003)
• "Body & Soul" (1 episode, 2002)
• The Stoneman (2002)
• The Biggest Fan (2002)
• WaSanGo (2001)
• Shadow Fury (2001)
• "Baywatch" (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
• The Center of the World (2001)
• "First Years" (1 episode)
• "Son of the Beach" (1 episode, 2001)
• The Boys of Sunset Ridge (2001)
• House of Luk (2001)
• "The Hughleys" (3 episodes, 2000)
• Talk to Taka (2000)
• Brother (2000)
• Hammerlock (2000)
• Inferno (1999)
• King Cobra (1999) (V)
• "Caroline in the City" (1 episode, 1999)
• I'll Remember April (1999)
• Gringos, Los (1999)
• Gone to Maui (1999) (TV)
• "The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo" (27 episodes, 1996-1998)
• Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan' (1998) (TV)
• Mulan (1998) (voice)
• "Diagnosis Murder" (1 episode, 1998)
• "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1998)
• "Family Matters" (1 episode, 1998)
• "Adventures from the Book of Virtues" (1 episode, 1998)
• "Adventures with Kanga Roddy" (1998) TV series
• Mulan Story Studio (1998) (VG)
• Bloodsport III (1997)
• Reggie's Prayer (1996)
• Spy Hard (1996)
• "Boy Meets World" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Married with Children" (1 episode, 1996)
• "One West Waikiki" (1 episode, 1996)
• Bloodsport 2 (1996)
• "Murder, She Wrote" (1 episode, 1996)
• Earth Minus Zero (1996)
• Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah (1995) (TV)
• Timemaster (1995)
• "Burke's Law" (1 episode, 1995)
• Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995) (TV)
• Captured Alive (1995)
• The Misery Brothers (1995)
• Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay (1995) (TV)
• "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1 episode, 1994)
• The Next Karate Kid (1994)
• Greyhounds (1994) (TV)
• "Dave's World" (1 episode, 1993)
• Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
• American Ninja V (1993)
• "Space Rangers" (1 episode, 1993)
• Extralarge: Ninja Shadow (1993) (TV)
• Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993) (V)
• Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1993)
• "ABC Weekend Specials" (1 episode, 1992)
• Mastergate (1992) (TV)
• Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
• Gengis Khan (1992)
• Sangokushi (1992) (voice)
• Miracle Beach (1992)
• Lena's Holiday (1991)
• Sutoroberi rodo (1991)
• Goodbye Paradise (1991)
• Do or Die (1991)
• "Good Grief" (1 episode, 1990)
• "What a Dummy" (1 episode, 1990)
• Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) (TV)
• The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)
• Collision Course (1989)
• Big Bird in Japan (1988) (TV) (voice)
• Captive Hearts (1987)
• "Ohara" (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
• Babes in Toyland (1986) (TV)
• The Karate Kid, Part II (1986)
• What Has Four Wheels and Flies (1986) (TV)
• Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV)
• Amos (1985) (TV)
• Blind Alleys (1985) (TV)
• The Vegas Strip War (1984) (TV)
• Night Patrol (1984)
• "Pryor's Place" (1 episode, 1984)
• The Karate Kid (1984)
• "Happy Days" (26 episodes, 1975-1983)
• Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
• Jimmy the Kid (1982)
• Savannah Smiles (1982)
• "Lou Grant" (1 episode, 1982)
• "Magnum, P.I." (1 episode, 1982)
• "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo" (1 episode, 1981) "Aloha Paradise" (1 episode, 1981)
• Full Moon High (1981)
• For the Love of It (1980) (TV)
• "Laverne & Shirley" (1 episode, 1980)
• When Time Ran Out... (1980)
• "Bizarre" (1980) TV series
• "The Incredible Hulk" (1 episode, 1978)
• Human Feelings (1978) (TV)
• "The Love Boat" (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
• "Man from Atlantis" (1 episode, 1978)
• "Starsky and Hutch" (1 episode, 1978)
• "Blansky's Beauties" (1977) TV series
• "Chico and the Man" (1 episode, 1977)
• "Mr. T and Tina" (1976) TV series
• "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1 episode, 1976)
• Midway (1976)
• "Sanford and Son" (7 episodes, 1974-1976)
• Farewell to Manzanar (1976) (TV)
• Wives (1975) (TV)
• "Kung Fu" (1 episode, 1975)
• I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975)
• Punch and Jody (1974) (TV)
• "Cannon" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Police Woman" (1 episode, 1974)
• "M*A*S*H" (2 episodes, 1973-1974)
• "Hawaii Five-O" (1 episode, 1973)
• Cops (1973) (TV)
• The Barbara Eden Show (1973) (TV)
• Brock's Last Case (1973) (TV)
• "The Bob Newhart Show" (1 episode, 1972)
• "Love, American Style" (3 episodes, 1971-1972)
• "Room 222" (1 episode, 1972)
• Cancel My Reservation (1972)
• Columbo: Étude in Black (1972) (TV)
• Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
• Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972)
• A Very Missing Person (1972) (TV)
• Evil Roy Slade (1972) (TV)
• "The Odd Couple" (1 episode, 1972)
• "Green Acres" (1 episode, 1971)
• "The Bill Cosby Show" (1 episode, 1971)
• "Nanny and the Professor" (1 episode, 1970)
• "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1 episode, 1969)
• "The Queen and I" (1969) TV series
• "The Outsider" (1 episode, 1968)
• "Blondie" (1 episode, 1968)
• The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
• "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1 episode, 1967)
• Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)