How old was Pat Morita in the movie The Karate Kid?

Pat Morita was 51 in The Karate Kid when he played the character 'Mr. Miyagi'.

That was over 40 years ago in 1984.

In 2005 he died aged 73, starring in 93 films in his career, 69 of those after The Karate Kid was first released. If he were alive today he would be 91.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

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Did you know?

  • Director John G. Avildsen has worked with Pat Morita a total of 4 times in his career.
  • Pat Morita's first movie was as 'Komugi' in Car Thieves, released in 1964 when he was 31
  • The Karate Kid scores 7.17 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Karate Kid

Pat Morita's other movies