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James Saito

Acting 71 years old Los Angeles, California, USA ★ 1.2
Born: March 6, 1955

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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Known For

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H Park 1972
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H South Korean (uncredited) 1972
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H South Korean 1972
30 Rock
30 Rock Chef 2006
The Waltons
The Waltons 1972

Jimmy's Seen (4)

Love Hard
Love Hard Bob Lin 2021
While We're Young
While We're Young Dr. Nagato 2015
Long Shot
Long Shot Minister Kishido 2019
Always Be My Maybe
Always Be My Maybe Harry 2019

Filmography

Acting Credits (100)

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

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