James Saito

James Saito

Known for
Acting
Born
March 6, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Long Haired Businessmen poster

Long Haired Businessmen

Movie · as Martin

2024
Breathe poster

Breathe

Movie · as Man, The Man

2023
The Company You Keep poster

The Company You Keep

TV · as Joseph Hill · 10 eps

2022
Blockbuster poster

Blockbuster

TV · as Simon · 1 ep

2021
Love Hard poster

Love Hard

Movie · as Bob Lin

2020
Tigertail poster

Tigertail

Movie · as Hank

2020
Algorithm: BLISS poster

Algorithm: BLISS

Movie · as Dr. Stein

2020
The Christmas Bow poster

The Christmas Bow

Movie · as Grandpa Joe

2020
Little America poster

Little America

TV · 1 ep

2020
Dash & Lily poster

Dash & Lily

TV · as Arthur Mori · 6 eps

2019
Always Be My Maybe poster

Always Be My Maybe

Movie · as Harry

2019
Long Shot poster

Long Shot

Movie · as Minister Kishido

2019
Modern Love poster

Modern Love

TV · as Kenji · 1 ep

2019
Prodigal Son poster

Prodigal Son

TV · as Dr. Stanley Higa · 2 eps

2018
Paterno poster

Paterno

Movie · as Doctor

2018
New Amsterdam poster

New Amsterdam

TV · as Andrew Nomura · 1 ep

2018
The Terror poster

The Terror

TV · as Wilson Yoshida · 3 eps

2018
Altered Carbon poster

Altered Carbon

TV · as Tanaseda Hideki · 5 eps

2017
Wilson poster

Wilson

Movie · as Warren Kudo

2017
Marvel's Iron Fist poster

Marvel's Iron Fist

TV · as Yü-Ti · 1 ep

2017
The Deuce poster

The Deuce

TV · as Kim · 2 eps

2016
The Sea of Trees poster

The Sea of Trees

Movie · as Dr. Takahashi

2015
While We're Young poster

While We're Young

Movie · as Dr. Nagato

2014
Big Eyes poster

Big Eyes

Movie · as Judge

2014
Broad City poster

Broad City

TV · as Trang · 1 ep

2014
Madam Secretary poster

Madam Secretary

TV · as Shimbakura · 1 ep

2013
From the Rough poster

From the Rough

Movie · as Won-Sik

2013
House of Cards poster

House of Cards

TV · as Dr. Krebs · 1 ep

2012
Life of Pi poster

Life of Pi

Movie · as Older Insurance Investigator

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Dr. Ken Fukata · 1 ep

2011
Too Big to Fail poster

Too Big to Fail

Movie · as Chinese Official

2011
Person of Interest poster

Person of Interest

TV · as Glen · 1 ep

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · as Dennis Eng · 1 ep

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as David Toriyama · 1 ep

2008
Eli Stone poster

Eli Stone

TV · as Frank Chen · 26 eps

2007
I Think I Love My Wife poster

I Think I Love My Wife

Movie · as Mr. Yuni

2007
Heroes and Villains poster

Heroes and Villains

TV · 6 eps

2006
Brother's Shadow poster

Brother's Shadow

Movie · as Line Boss

2006
The Unit poster

The Unit

TV · as Chu · 1 ep

2006
30 Rock poster

30 Rock

TV · as Chef · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Herschel Katano · 1 ep

2005
Starved poster

Starved

TV · as Captain Wong · 1 ep

2003
Robot Stories poster

Robot Stories

Movie · as Roy

2003
Love the Hard Way poster

Love the Hard Way

Movie · as Akiri

2001
Pearl Harbor poster

Pearl Harbor

Movie · as Japanese Aide #1

2001
The Atlantis Conspiracy poster

The Atlantis Conspiracy

Movie · as Police Captain

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Mr. Miyazaki · 1 ep

1999
The Thomas Crown Affair poster

The Thomas Crown Affair

Movie · as Paul Cheng

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Sgt. Yee · 1 ep

1999
Strangers with Candy poster

Strangers with Candy

TV · as Drug Tester · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Judge Henry Suzuki · 1 ep

1998
Henry Fool poster

Henry Fool

Movie · as Mr. Deng

1998
Sex and the City poster

Sex and the City

TV · as Korean Man · 1 ep

1997
The Devil's Advocate poster

The Devil's Advocate

Movie · as Takaori Osumi

1997
Home Alone 3 poster

Home Alone 3

Movie · as Chinese Mob Boss

1996
The Tomorrow Man poster

The Tomorrow Man

Movie · as Dr. Lorechi

1995
The Hunted poster

The Hunted

Movie · as Nemura

1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance poster

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Movie · as Korean Proprietor

1995
Star Trek: Voyager poster

Star Trek: Voyager

TV · as Nogami · 1 ep

1994
New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover

TV · as Detective Chang · 1 ep

1994
Gargoyles poster

Gargoyles

TV · as Taro (voice) · 1 ep

1993
Silent Cries poster

Silent Cries

Movie · as Japanese Soldier

1992
To Be the Best poster

To Be the Best

TV · as Tony Chiu · 2 eps

1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Movie · as The Shredder / Oroko Saki

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Yoshi Yoshimura, Mr. Tanaka · 1 ep

1990
Counterstrike poster

Counterstrike

TV · as General Loctuck · 1 ep

1989
Mortal Sins poster

Mortal Sins

Movie · as Park Sung

1989
True Blue poster

True Blue

TV · 1 ep

1988
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf poster

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

Movie

1988
War and Remembrance poster

War and Remembrance

TV · as Operations Officer (Yamato) · 1 ep

1986
Blood & Orchids poster

Blood & Orchids

TV · as Halehone · 2 eps

1985
Covenant poster

Covenant

Movie · as Cabbie

1985
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Ming · 1 ep

1985
A Woman of Substance poster

A Woman of Substance

TV · as Tony Chiu

1984
Hot Dog... The Movie poster

Hot Dog... The Movie

Movie · as Kendo Yamamoto

1984
Charles in Charge poster

Charles in Charge

TV · as Chinese Food Delivery Man · 1 ep

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Ma Sek, Howie Wong · 1 ep

1984
Airwolf poster

Airwolf

TV · as Tim Shimizu · 1 ep

1984
Crazy like a Fox poster

Crazy like a Fox

TV · as Chinese Henchman · 1 ep

1983
Girls of the White Orchid poster

Girls of the White Orchid

Movie · as Officer #1

1983
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

TV · as Kwai Li · 1 ep

1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

TV · 1 ep

1982
The Renegades poster

The Renegades

Movie · as Khan

1982
T. J. Hooker poster

T. J. Hooker

TV · as Lab Technician · 1 ep

1982
Tales of the Gold Monkey poster

Tales of the Gold Monkey

TV · 1 ep

1981
Beyond the Next Mountain poster

Beyond the Next Mountain

Movie

1981
The Two Lives of Carol Letner poster

The Two Lives of Carol Letner

Movie · as Professor

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · 1 ep

1981
The Fall Guy poster

The Fall Guy

TV · 1 ep

1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story poster

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

Movie

1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb poster

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

Movie · as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato

1980
Bosom Buddies poster

Bosom Buddies

TV · 1 ep

1979
Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing

TV · as Reporter · 2 eps

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · 1 ep

1977
The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk

TV · 1 ep

1976
Farewell to Manzanar poster

Farewell to Manzanar

Movie · as Richard Wakatsuki

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · as Park, South Korean (uncredited) · 2 eps

1972
The Waltons poster

The Waltons

TV · 1 ep