
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.
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Filmography

Long Haired Businessmen
Movie · as Martin

Breathe
Movie · as Man, The Man

The Company You Keep
TV · as Joseph Hill · 10 eps

Blockbuster
TV · as Simon · 1 ep

Love Hard
Movie · as Bob Lin

Tigertail
Movie · as Hank

Algorithm: BLISS
Movie · as Dr. Stein

The Christmas Bow
Movie · as Grandpa Joe

Little America
TV · 1 ep

Dash & Lily
TV · as Arthur Mori · 6 eps

Always Be My Maybe
Movie · as Harry

Long Shot
Movie · as Minister Kishido

Modern Love
TV · as Kenji · 1 ep

Prodigal Son
TV · as Dr. Stanley Higa · 2 eps

Paterno
Movie · as Doctor

New Amsterdam
TV · as Andrew Nomura · 1 ep

The Terror
TV · as Wilson Yoshida · 3 eps

Altered Carbon
TV · as Tanaseda Hideki · 5 eps

Wilson
Movie · as Warren Kudo

Marvel's Iron Fist
TV · as Yü-Ti · 1 ep

The Deuce
TV · as Kim · 2 eps

The Sea of Trees
Movie · as Dr. Takahashi

While We're Young
Movie · as Dr. Nagato

Big Eyes
Movie · as Judge

Broad City
TV · as Trang · 1 ep

Madam Secretary
TV · as Shimbakura · 1 ep

From the Rough
Movie · as Won-Sik

House of Cards
TV · as Dr. Krebs · 1 ep

Life of Pi
Movie · as Older Insurance Investigator

Elementary
TV · as Dr. Ken Fukata · 1 ep

Too Big to Fail
Movie · as Chinese Official

Person of Interest
TV · as Glen · 1 ep

Blue Bloods
TV · as Dennis Eng · 1 ep

Hawaii Five-0
TV · as David Toriyama · 1 ep

Eli Stone
TV · as Frank Chen · 26 eps

I Think I Love My Wife
Movie · as Mr. Yuni

Heroes and Villains
TV · 6 eps

Brother's Shadow
Movie · as Line Boss

The Unit
TV · as Chu · 1 ep

30 Rock
TV · as Chef · 1 ep

Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Herschel Katano · 1 ep

Starved
TV · as Captain Wong · 1 ep

Robot Stories
Movie · as Roy

Love the Hard Way
Movie · as Akiri

Pearl Harbor
Movie · as Japanese Aide #1

The Atlantis Conspiracy
Movie · as Police Captain

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Mr. Miyazaki · 1 ep

The Thomas Crown Affair
Movie · as Paul Cheng

Third Watch
TV · as Sgt. Yee · 1 ep

Strangers with Candy
TV · as Drug Tester · 1 ep

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Judge Henry Suzuki · 1 ep

Henry Fool
Movie · as Mr. Deng

Sex and the City
TV · as Korean Man · 1 ep

The Devil's Advocate
Movie · as Takaori Osumi

Home Alone 3
Movie · as Chinese Mob Boss

The Tomorrow Man
Movie · as Dr. Lorechi

The Hunted
Movie · as Nemura

Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Movie · as Korean Proprietor

Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Nogami · 1 ep

New York Undercover
TV · as Detective Chang · 1 ep

Gargoyles
TV · as Taro (voice) · 1 ep

Silent Cries
Movie · as Japanese Soldier

To Be the Best
TV · as Tony Chiu · 2 eps

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Movie · as The Shredder / Oroko Saki

Law & Order
TV · as Yoshi Yoshimura, Mr. Tanaka · 1 ep

Counterstrike
TV · as General Loctuck · 1 ep

Mortal Sins
Movie · as Park Sung

True Blue
TV · 1 ep

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Movie

War and Remembrance
TV · as Operations Officer (Yamato) · 1 ep

Blood & Orchids
TV · as Halehone · 2 eps

Covenant
Movie · as Cabbie

MacGyver
TV · as Ming · 1 ep

A Woman of Substance
TV · as Tony Chiu

Hot Dog... The Movie
Movie · as Kendo Yamamoto

Charles in Charge
TV · as Chinese Food Delivery Man · 1 ep

Miami Vice
TV · as Ma Sek, Howie Wong · 1 ep

Airwolf
TV · as Tim Shimizu · 1 ep

Crazy like a Fox
TV · as Chinese Henchman · 1 ep

Girls of the White Orchid
Movie · as Officer #1

The A-Team
TV · as Kwai Li · 1 ep

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV · 1 ep

The Renegades
Movie · as Khan

T. J. Hooker
TV · as Lab Technician · 1 ep

Tales of the Gold Monkey
TV · 1 ep

Beyond the Next Mountain
Movie

The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Movie · as Professor

Hill Street Blues
TV · 1 ep

The Fall Guy
TV · 1 ep

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Movie

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Movie · as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato

Bosom Buddies
TV · 1 ep

Knots Landing
TV · as Reporter · 2 eps

Hart to Hart
TV · 1 ep

The Incredible Hulk
TV · 1 ep

Farewell to Manzanar
Movie · as Richard Wakatsuki

M*A*S*H
TV · as Park, South Korean (uncredited) · 2 eps

The Waltons
TV · 1 ep

