James Saito
Acting • Born 1955-03-06
Biography
James Tomio Saito (born March 6, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his physical portrayal of Shredder in the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; the character was voiced by David McCharen. Saito also appeared in films including The Devil's Advocate, Home Alone 3, Pearl Harbor, and Die Hard: With a Vengeance. His TV credits include MAS*H, MacGyver, Law & Order, and Sex and the City. Saito has appeared in numerous stage productions, with early career work at the Asian American theatre company East West Players in Los Angeles. On Broadway he has appeared in The King and I, and David Henry Hwang's Golden Child. He won an Obie Award in 2007 for his performance in Julia Cho's Durango at The Public Theater in New York City. He starred as Dr. Chen in the ABC drama Eli Stone.
Filmography
100 credits
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Movie • 1990
The Shredder / Oroko Saki
The Devil's Advocate
Movie • 1997
Takaori Osumi
Robot Stories
Movie • 2003
Roy
Hot Dog... The Movie
Movie • 1984
Kendo Yamamoto
Henry Fool
Movie • 1998
Mr. Deng
Love the Hard Way
Movie • 2003
Akiri
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Movie • 1988
Life of Pi
Movie • 2012
Older Insurance Investigator
The Tomorrow Man
Movie • 1996
Dr. Lorechi
Covenant
Movie • 1985
Cabbie
Silent Cries
Movie • 1993
Japanese Soldier
From the Rough
Movie • 2013
Won-Sik
Paterno
Movie • 2018
Doctor
The Renegades
Movie • 1982
Khan
Breathe
Movie • 2024
Man
Beyond the Next Mountain
Movie • 1981
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Movie • 1981
Professor
Wilson
Movie • 2017
Warren Kudo
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Movie • 1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Movie • 1980
Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
Big Eyes
Movie • 2014
Judge
Brother's Shadow
Movie • 2006
Line Boss
Farewell to Manzanar
Movie • 1976
Richard Wakatsuki
The Sea of Trees
Movie • 2016
Dr. Takahashi
Pearl Harbor
Movie • 2001
Japanese Aide
Mortal Sins
Movie • 1989
Park Sung
While We're Young
Movie • 2015
Dr. Nagato
Home Alone 3
Movie • 1997
Chinese Mob Boss
Always Be My Maybe
Movie • 2019
Harry
I Think I Love My Wife
Movie • 2007
Mr. Yuni
The Hunted
Movie • 1995
Nemura
Tigertail
Movie • 2020
Hank
Long Shot
Movie • 2019
Minister Kishido
Girls of the White Orchid
Movie • 1983
Officer #1
Algorithm: BLISS
Movie • 2020
Dr. Stein
The Christmas Bow
Movie • 2020
Grandpa Joe
Love Hard
Movie • 2021
Bob Lin
The Thomas Crown Affair
Movie • 1999
Paul Cheng
The Atlantis Conspiracy
Movie • 2001
Police Captain
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Movie • 1995
Korean Proprietor
Breathe
Movie • 2024
The Man
Too Big to Fail
Movie • 2011
Chinese Official
Third Watch
TV • 1999
Sgt. Yee
Eli Stone
TV • 2008
Frank Chen
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Yoshi Yoshimura
M*A*S*H
TV • 1972
Park
Charles in Charge
TV • 1984
Chinese Food Delivery Man
The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1977
T. J. Hooker
TV • 1982
Lab Technician
The A-Team
TV • 1983
Kwai Li
Star Trek: Voyager
TV • 1995
Nogami
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Ma Sek
Airwolf
TV • 1984
Tim Shimizu
The Unit
TV • 2006
Bosom Buddies
TV • 1980
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV • 1983
Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
MacGyver
TV • 1985
Ming
Knots Landing
TV • 1979
Reporter
Tales of the Gold Monkey
TV • 1982
Hart to Hart
TV • 1979
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Mr. Miyazaki
The Waltons
TV • 1972
The Fall Guy
TV • 1981
Crazy like a Fox
TV • 1984
Chinese Henchman
Heroes and Villains
TV • 2007
True Blue
TV • 1989
Counterstrike
TV • 1990
General Loctuck
Marvel's Iron Fist
TV • 2017
Yü-Ti
Blue Bloods
TV • 2010
Dennis Eng
New Amsterdam
TV • 2018
Andrew Nomura
House of Cards
TV • 2013
Dr. Krebs
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Korean Man
To Be the Best
TV • 1992
Tony Chiu
Person of Interest
TV • 2011
Glen
30 Rock
TV • 2006
Chef
Strangers with Candy
TV • 1999
Drug Tester
The Deuce
TV • 2017
Kim
A Woman of Substance
TV • 1985
Tony Chiu
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Mr. Tanaka
Broad City
TV • 2014
Trang
New York Undercover
TV • 1994
Detective Chang
The Company You Keep
TV • 2023
Joseph Hill
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
David Toriyama
Blockbuster
TV • 2022
Simon
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Herschel Katano
The Terror
TV • 2018
Wilson Yoshida
Little America
TV • 2020
Modern Love
TV • 2019
Kenji
Altered Carbon
TV • 2018
Tanaseda Hideki
Elementary
TV • 2012
Dr. Ken Fukata
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Howie Wong
Starved
TV • 2005
Captain Wong
Prodigal Son
TV • 2019
Dr. Stanley Higa
Dash & Lily
TV • 2020
Arthur Mori
Madam Secretary
TV • 2014
Shimbakura
Gargoyles
TV • 1994
Taro (voice)
M*A*S*H
TV • 1972
South Korean (uncredited)
M*A*S*H
TV • 1972
South Korean
Blood & Orchids
TV • 1986
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