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James Saito

James Saito

Acting March 6, 1955 (71 years old) Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies 44

The Devil's Advocate 7.5

The Devil's Advocate

as Takaori Osumi

1997
Die Hard: With a Vengeance 7.3

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

as Korean Proprietor

1995
Home Alone 3 5.3

Home Alone 3

as Chinese Mob Boss

1997
Life of Pi 7.4

Life of Pi

as Older Insurance Investigator

2012
Pearl Harbor 6.9

Pearl Harbor

as Japanese Aide #1

2001
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 6.7

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as The Shredder / Oroko Saki

1990
The Thomas Crown Affair 6.8

The Thomas Crown Affair

as Paul Cheng

1999
Long Shot 6.7

Long Shot

as Minister Kishido

2019
Big Eyes 7.0

Big Eyes

as Judge

2014
Too Big to Fail 6.9

Too Big to Fail

as Chinese Official

2011
The Sea of Trees 6.2

The Sea of Trees

as Dr. Takahashi

2016
Breathe 5.6

Breathe

as Man

2024
Breathe 5.6

Breathe

as The Man

2024
Love Hard 6.9

Love Hard

as Bob Lin

2021
I Think I Love My Wife 5.3

I Think I Love My Wife

as Mr. Yuni

2007
While We're Young 6.0

While We're Young

as Dr. Nagato

2015
The Hunted 5.7

The Hunted

as Nemura

1995
Always Be My Maybe 6.6

Always Be My Maybe

as Harry

2019
Girls of the White Orchid 5.0

Girls of the White Orchid

as Officer #1

1983
Hot Dog... The Movie 4.8

Hot Dog... The Movie

as Kendo Yamamoto

1984
Wilson 6.0

Wilson

as Warren Kudo

2017
Tigertail 6.7

Tigertail

as Hank

2020
Paterno 6.2

Paterno

as Doctor

2018
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb 6.0

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato

1980
Covenant 3.5

Covenant

as Cabbie

1985
Love the Hard Way 6.3

Love the Hard Way

as Akiri

2003
Henry Fool 6.6

Henry Fool

as Mr. Deng

1998
From the Rough 6.1

From the Rough

as Won-Sik

2013
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf 5.5

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

1988
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

1980
The Christmas Bow 6.9

The Christmas Bow

as Grandpa Joe

2020
Algorithm: BLISS 4.2

Algorithm: BLISS

as Dr. Stein

2020
The Tomorrow Man 5.2

The Tomorrow Man

as Dr. Lorechi

1996
The Renegades 6.6

The Renegades

as Khan

1982
Beyond the Next Mountain 10.0

Beyond the Next Mountain

1981
The Two Lives of Carol Letner 9.0

The Two Lives of Carol Letner

as Professor

1981
Brother's Shadow 5.5

Brother's Shadow

as Line Boss

2006
Silent Cries 5.0

Silent Cries

as Japanese Soldier

1993
Farewell to Manzanar 6.0

Farewell to Manzanar

as Richard Wakatsuki

1976
Robot Stories 5.1

Robot Stories

as Roy

2003
Mortal Sins 4.0

Mortal Sins

as Park Sung

1989
The Atlantis Conspiracy 3.8

The Atlantis Conspiracy

as Police Captain

2001
Long Haired Businessmen

Long Haired Businessmen

as Martin

2026
Ghosts of the Heartland 9.0

Ghosts of the Heartland

as John Lu

2007

TV Shows 60

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Judge Henry Suzuki

1999
Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Herschel Katano

2005
Person of Interest 8.1

Person of Interest

as Glen

2011
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Yoshi Yoshimura

1990
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Mr. Tanaka

1990
Hawaii Five-0 7.7

Hawaii Five-0

as David Toriyama

2010
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Mr. Miyazaki

2001
Blue Bloods 7.8

Blue Bloods

as Dennis Eng

2010
Airwolf 7.6

Airwolf

as Tim Shimizu

1984
Star Trek: Voyager 7.8

Star Trek: Voyager

as Nogami

1995
MacGyver 7.7

MacGyver

as Ming

1985
Elementary 7.6

Elementary

as Dr. Ken Fukata

2012
M*A*S*H 8.0

M*A*S*H

as Park

1972
M*A*S*H 8.0

M*A*S*H

as South Korean (uncredited)

1972
M*A*S*H 8.0

M*A*S*H

as South Korean

1972
30 Rock 7.5

30 Rock

as Chef

2006
Knots Landing 6.9

Knots Landing

as Reporter

1979
House of Cards 8.0

House of Cards

as Dr. Krebs

2013
Sex and the City 7.3

Sex and the City

as Korean Man

1998
Third Watch 8.0

Third Watch

as Sgt. Yee

1999
Miami Vice 7.5

Miami Vice

as Ma Sek

1984
Miami Vice 7.5

Miami Vice

as Howie Wong

1984
The Waltons 7.1

The Waltons

1972
The A-Team 7.5

The A-Team

as Kwai Li

1983
Madam Secretary 7.0

Madam Secretary

as Shimbakura

2014
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981
New Amsterdam 8.3

New Amsterdam

as Andrew Nomura

2018
The Unit 7.4

The Unit

as Chu

2006
Hart to Hart 6.9

Hart to Hart

1979
The Incredible Hulk 7.2

The Incredible Hulk

1977
T. J. Hooker 6.6

T. J. Hooker

as Lab Technician

1982
The Fall Guy 7.7

The Fall Guy

1981
Gargoyles 8.1

Gargoyles

as Taro (voice)

1994
Altered Carbon 7.6

Altered Carbon

as Tanaseda Hideki

2018
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 6.6

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983
Charles in Charge 6.1

Charles in Charge

as Chinese Food Delivery Man

1984
Broad City 7.2

Broad City

as Trang

2014
New York Undercover 7.3

New York Undercover

as Detective Chang

1994
The Deuce 7.6

The Deuce

as Kim

2017
Prodigal Son 8.0

Prodigal Son

as Dr. Stanley Higa

2019
The Terror 7.4

The Terror

as Wilson Yoshida

2018
Eli Stone 6.7

Eli Stone

as Frank Chen

2008
Crazy like a Fox 7.2

Crazy like a Fox

as Chinese Henchman

1984
Counterstrike 7.0

Counterstrike

as General Loctuck

1990
Strangers with Candy 7.5

Strangers with Candy

as Drug Tester

1999
Modern Love 7.4

Modern Love

as Kenji

2019
War and Remembrance 7.8

War and Remembrance

as Operations Officer (Yamato)

1988
Bosom Buddies 6.4

Bosom Buddies

1980
Tales of the Gold Monkey 7.4

Tales of the Gold Monkey

1982
Little America 6.7

Little America

2020
The Company You Keep 7.2

The Company You Keep

as Joseph Hill

2023
Dash & Lily 7.8

Dash & Lily

as Arthur Mori

2020
Marvel's Iron Fist 6.5

Marvel's Iron Fist

as Yü-Ti

2017
A Woman of Substance 7.6

A Woman of Substance

as Tony Chiu

1985
Blockbuster 5.5

Blockbuster

as Simon

2022
True Blue 6.3

True Blue

1989
Heroes and Villains 7.0

Heroes and Villains

2007
Starved 4.7

Starved

as Captain Wong

2005
Blood & Orchids 7.2

Blood & Orchids

as Halehone

1986
To Be the Best 6.3

To Be the Best

as Tony Chiu

1992

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