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bry · 11-25-2005, 06:51 PM

Dr. Thong · 11-25-2005, 08:29 PM

As far as I know, M*A*S*H was the only show where he used his regular speaking voice in his few appearances. Pat Morita had great comic timing and proved, as Mr. Miyagi, that he was a fine dramatic actor as well. Sorry to hear about his untimely passing.

bry · 11-25-2005, 08:47 PM

sad to say that the link i listed above, plus another site i go to had talked about his death in the daytime. and NO ONE mentioned M*A*S*H. but they talked about every other thing he ever done.

Dr. Thong · 11-25-2005, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bry

sad to say that the link i listed above, plus another site i go to had talked about his death in the daytime. and NO ONE mentioned M*A*S*H. but they talked about every other thing he ever done.

That's not too surprising, really - he only made a few appearances on the show and they were prior to his roles as Arnold on Happy Days and Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid movies. He was pretty much a character actor who appeared on several shows before that. His M*A*S*H role wasn't a career-defining role, though he did a fine job in the part.

TJL · 11-25-2005, 10:54 PM

I wish Pat Morita made more than just two apperances on the show. Capt. Pak was a great character. I'll have to watch one of his episodes tonight in his honor.

glenny · 11-26-2005, 07:55 AM

He also used his real voice on the few episodes of Sanford and Son he was in. He played a really cool dude in that show.

Dr. Thong · 11-26-2005, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by glenny

He also used his real voice on the few episodes of Sanford and Son he was in. He played a really cool dude in that show.

I've seen some Sanford And Son episodes, unfortunately none of which featured Pat Morita. He was one hardworking actor back in the '70s!

11-25-2005, 06:51 PM	#1
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11-25-2005, 08:47 PM	#3
bry Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 21, 2003 Location: n.c. Posts: 819	sad to say that the link i listed above, plus another site i go to had talked about his death in the daytime. and NO ONE mentioned MAS*H. but they talked about every other thing he ever done.

11-26-2005, 07:55 AM	#6
glenny Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 21, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 951	He also used his real voice on the few episodes of Sanford and Son he was in. He played a really cool dude in that show.