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Nov 25, 2005 · Actor Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid" earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 73. Morita died Thursday at his home in Las Vegas of...
Apr 18, 2024 · Pat Morita (born June 28, 1932, Isleton, California, U.S.—died November 24, 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada) American actor best known for playing the role of a wise martial arts master in the popular film The Karate Kid (1984), which spawned a successful franchise.
Nov 25, 2005 · LOS ANGELES — Actor Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in “The Karate Kid” earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 73.
Nov 25, 2005 · Seventy-three-year-old actor and comic Pat Morita died at his home in Las Vegas yesterday. During his career, Morita became the first Japanese-American to headline in Las Vegas and the first to...
Nov 26, 2005 · By The Associated Press. Nov. 26, 2005. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25 - Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid" earned him an Oscar nomination, died on...
Nov 25, 2005 · U.S. actor Pat Morita, best known for roles in the Karate Kid film franchise and on TV's Happy Days, has died at the age of 73. The California-born Morita died of natural causes at home on...
May 6, 2023 · May 6, 2023. — Ana Maria Bahiana. There’s a personality trait that two-time Golden Globe nominee Pat Morita shares with most of his beloved characters, from The Karate Kid’ s Mr. Miyagi to South Korean Army Captain Sam Pak in the TV series M*A*S*H*. “I was a happy child,” Morita told HFPA member Jack Tewksbury, in March of 2020.