Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 6, 1955
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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James Saito
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Breathe | Man |
| 2024 | Breathe | The Man |
| 2021 | Love Hard | Bob Lin |
| 2020 | Tigertail | Hank |
| 2020 | Algorithm: BLISS | Dr. Stein |
| 2020 | The Christmas Bow | Grandpa Joe |
| 2019 | Always Be My Maybe | Harry |
| 2019 | Long Shot | Minister Kishido |
| 2018 | Paterno | Doctor |
| 2017 | Wilson | Warren Kudo |
| 2016 | The Sea of Trees | Dr. Takahashi |
| 2015 | While We're Young | Dr. Nagato |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Judge |
| 2013 | From the Rough | Won-Sik |
| 2012 | Life of Pi | Older Insurance Investigator |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife | Mr. Yuni |
| 2006 | Brother's Shadow | Line Boss |
| 2003 | Robot Stories | Roy |
| 2002 | Love the Hard Way | Akiri |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Japanese Aide |
| 2001 | The Atlantis Conspiracy | Police Captain |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Paul Cheng |
| 1998 | Henry Fool | Mr. Deng |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Takaori Osumi |
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 | Chinese Mob Boss |
| 1996 | The Tomorrow Man | Dr. Lorechi |
| 1995 | The Hunted | Nemura |
| 1995 | Die Hard: With a Vengeance | Korean Proprietor |
| 1993 | Silent Cries | Japanese Soldier |
| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | The Shredder / Oroko Saki |
| 1989 | Mortal Sins | Park Sung |
| 1988 | C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf | |
| 1986 | Blood & Orchids | Halehone |
| 1985 | Covenant | Cabbie |
| 1984 | Hot Dog... The Movie | Kendo Yamamoto |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid | Officer #1 |
| 1982 | The Renegades | Khan |
| 1981 | Beyond the Next Mountain | |
| 1981 | The Two Lives of Carol Letner | Professor |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story | |
| 1980 | Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb | Lt. Tatsuo Yamato |
| 1976 | Farewell to Manzanar | Richard Wakatsuki |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Company You Keep | Joseph Hill |
| 2022 | Blockbuster | Simon |
| 2020 | Little America | |
| 2020 | Dash & Lily | Arthur Mori |
| 2019 | Modern Love | Kenji |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son | Dr. Stanley Higa |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam | Andrew Nomura |
| 2018 | The Terror | Wilson Yoshida |
| 2018 | Altered Carbon | Tanaseda Hideki |
| 2017 | Marvel's Iron Fist | Yü-Ti |
| 2017 | The Deuce | Kim |
| 2014 | Broad City | Trang |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Japanese Foreign Minister Shimbakura |
| 2013 | House of Cards | Dr. Krebs |
| 2012 | Elementary | Dr. Ken Fukata |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Glen |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Dennis Eng |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | David Toriyama |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Frank Chen |
| 2007 | Heroes and Villains | |
| 2006 | The Unit | |
| 2006 | 30 Rock | Chef |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Herschel Katano |
| 2005 | Starved | Captain Wong |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mr. Miyazaki |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Sgt. Yee |
| 1999 | Strangers with Candy | Drug Tester |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Korean Man |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Nogami |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Detective Chang |
| 1994 | Gargoyles | Taro (voice) |
| 1992 | To Be the Best | |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Yoshi Yoshimura |
| 1990 | Counterstrike | General Loctuck |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Mr. Tanaka |
| 1989 | True Blue | |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Ming |
| 1985 | A Woman of Substance | Tony Chiu |
| 1984 | Charles in Charge | Chinese Food Delivery Man |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Tim Shimizu |
| 1984 | Crazy like a Fox | Chinese Henchman |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Howie Wong |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Kwai Li |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Lab Technician |
| 1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | |
| 1980 | Bosom Buddies | |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Reporter |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | Park |
| 1972 | The Waltons |