Miki Morita

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Miki Morita
Born
Mitsugi Morita

October 1, 1896
DiedDecember 3, 1985
OccupationActor

Mitsugi "Miki" Morita (sometimes credited as Mike Morita) was a Japanese character actor who worked in Hollywood from the 1920s through around 1940. [1] [2] [3] [4] He had worked as a stage actor before beginning his career onscreen. [5]

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