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James Saito
James Saito

James Saito

ActingBorn March 6, 1955 (age 71)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.

Filmography

2024
Breathe

as Man

Movie
2024
Breathe

as The Man

Movie
2023
The Company You Keep

as Joseph Hill

TV
2022
Blockbuster

as Simon

TV
2021
Love Hard

as Bob Lin

Movie
2020
Dash & Lily

as Arthur Mori

TV
2020
The Christmas Bow

as Grandpa Joe

Movie
2020
Algorithm: BLISS

as Dr. Stein

Movie
2020
Tigertail

as Hank

Movie
2019
Modern Love

as Kenji

TV
2019
Prodigal Son

as Dr. Stanley Higa

TV
2019Movie
2019
Long Shot

as Minister Kishido

Movie
2018
New Amsterdam

as Andrew Nomura

TV
2018
Paterno

as Doctor

Movie
2018
The Terror

as Wilson Yoshida

TV
2018
Altered Carbon

as Tanaseda Hideki

TV
2017
The Deuce

as Kim

TV
2017
Wilson

as Warren Kudo

Movie
2017TV
2016
The Sea of Trees

as Dr. Takahashi

Movie
2015
While We're Young

as Dr. Nagato

Movie
2014
Big Eyes

as Judge

Movie
2014
Madam Secretary

as Shimbakura

TV
2014
Broad City

as Trang

TV
2013
From the Rough

as Won-Sik

Movie
2013
House of Cards

as Dr. Krebs

TV
2012
Life of Pi

as Older Insurance Investigator

Movie
2012
Elementary

as Dr. Ken Fukata

TV
2011
Too Big to Fail

as Chinese Official

Movie
2011TV
2010
Blue Bloods

as Dennis Eng

TV
2010
Hawaii Five-0

as David Toriyama

TV
2008
Eli Stone

as Frank Chen

TV
2007Movie
2006
30 Rock

as Chef

TV
2006
Brother's Shadow

as Line Boss

Movie
2006
The Unit

as Chu

TV
2005
Starved

as Captain Wong

TV
2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Herschel Katano

TV
2003Movie
2003Movie
2001TV
2001
Pearl Harbor

as Japanese Aide #1

Movie
2001
The Atlantis Conspiracy

as Police Captain

Movie
1999
Third Watch

as Sgt. Yee

TV
1999TV
1999Movie
1999
Strangers with Candy

as Drug Tester

TV
1998
Henry Fool

as Mr. Deng

Movie
1998
Sex and the City

as Korean Man

TV
1997
Home Alone 3

as Chinese Mob Boss

Movie
1997
The Devil's Advocate

as Takaori Osumi

Movie
1996
The Tomorrow Man

as Dr. Lorechi

Movie
1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance

as Korean Proprietor

Movie
1995
The Hunted

as Nemura

Movie
1995TV
1994
Gargoyles

as Taro (voice)

TV
1994
New York Undercover

as Detective Chang

TV
1993
Silent Cries

as Japanese Soldier

Movie
1992
To Be the Best

as Tony Chiu

TV
1990
Law & Order

as Yoshi Yoshimura

TV
1990
Law & Order

as Mr. Tanaka

TV
1990
Counterstrike

as General Loctuck

TV
1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as The Shredder / Oroko Saki

Movie
1989TV
1989
Mortal Sins

as Park Sung

Movie
1988
War and Remembrance

as Operations Officer (Yamato)

TV
1986
Blood & Orchids

as Halehone

TV
1985
MacGyver

as Ming

TV
1985
Covenant

as Cabbie

Movie
1985TV
1984
Crazy like a Fox

as Chinese Henchman

TV
1984
Charles in Charge

as Chinese Food Delivery Man

TV
1984
Miami Vice

as Ma Sek

TV
1984
Miami Vice

as Howie Wong

TV
1984
Airwolf

as Tim Shimizu

TV
1984
Hot Dog... The Movie

as Kendo Yamamoto

Movie
1983Movie
1983
The A-Team

as Kwai Li

TV
1982Movie
1982
T. J. Hooker

as Lab Technician

TV
1981Movie
1979
Knots Landing

as Reporter

TV
1976
Farewell to Manzanar

as Richard Wakatsuki

Movie
1972
M*A*S*H

as Park

TV
1972
M*A*S*H

as South Korean (uncredited)

TV
1972
M*A*S*H

as South Korean

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 6, 1955
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
Popularity1.2