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James Saito
Actor
Born March 6, 1955 (67 years)
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James Tomio Saito (born March 6, 1955) is an American actor of stage, motion pictures, and television. He is 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 like 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. Saito starred in the regular supporting role of Dr. Chen in the ABC drama Eli Stone. Saito graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
| 2021 | Love Hard · as Bob Lin |
| 2021 | Marvel's Hit-Monkey (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2020 | Tigertail · as Hank |
| 2020 | Little America (TV Series) · as Ray |
| 2020 | Algorithm: BLISS · as Dr. Stein |
| 2020 | The Christmas Bow · as Grandpa Joe |
| 2020 | Dash & Lily (TV Series) · as Arthur Mori |
| 2019 | Long Shot · as Minister Kishido |
| 2019 | Always Be My Maybe · as Harry |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son (TV Series) · as Dr. Stanley Higa |
| 2019 | Modern Love (TV Series) · as Kenji |
| 2018 | Paterno · as Doctor |
| 2018 | Marvel's Cloak & Dagger (TV Series) · as Dr Bernard Sanjo |
| 2018 | Instinct (2018) (TV Series) · as Haru Onishi |
| 2018 | Altered Carbon (TV Series) · as Tanaseda Hideki |
| 2018 | The Terror (TV Series) · as Wilson Yoshida |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam (2018) (TV Series) · as Andrew Nomura |
| 2017 | The Only Living Boy in New York · as James |
| 2017 | The Deuce (TV Series) · as Kim |
| 2017 | Marvel's Iron Fist (TV Series) · as Yü-Ti |
| 2017 | At Home with Amy Sedaris (TV Series) · as Albert |
| 2017 | Wilson · as Warren Kudo |
| 2015 | The Sea of Trees · as Dr. Takahashi |
| 2014 | Big Eyes · as Judge |
| 2014 | While We're Young · as Dr. Nagato |
| 2014 | Broad City (TV Series) · as Trang |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary (TV Series) · as Japanese Foreign Minister Shimbakura |
| 2013 | From the Rough · as Won-Sik |
| 2013 | House of Cards (US) (TV Series) · as Dr. Krebs |
| 2012 | Life of Pi · as Older Insurance Investigator |
| 2012 | Elementary (TV Series) · as Dr. Ken Fukata |
| 2011 | Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Glen |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail · as Chinese Official |
| 2010 | Rubicon (TV Series) · as Mooney |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series) · as David Toriyama |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Dennis Eng |
| 2008 | Eli Stone (TV Series) · as Frank Chen |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife · as Mr. Yuni |
| 2007 | Heroes and Villains (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | Brother's Shadow · as Line Boss |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Chef |
| 2006 | The Unit (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | Starved (TV Series) · as Captain Wong |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Herschel Katano |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor · as Japanese Aide |
| 2001 | Love the Hard Way · as Akiri |
| 2001 | The Atlantis Conspiracy · as Police Captain |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair · as Paul Cheng |
| 1999 | Third Watch (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Strangers with Candy (TV Series) · as Drug Tester |
| 1998 | Sex and the City (TV Series) · as Korean Man |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate · as Takaori Osumi |
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 · as Chinese Mob Boss |
| 1997 | Henry Fool · as Mr. Deng |
| 1996 | The Tomorrow Man · as Dr. Lorechi |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance · as Korean Proprietor |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) · as Nogami |
| 1995 | The Hunted · as Nemura |
| 1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Detective Chang |
| 1994 | Gargoyles (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Silent Cries · as Japanese Soldier |
| 1992 | To Be the Best (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · as The Shredder / Oroko Saki |
| 1990 | Counterstrike (TV Series) · as General Loctuck |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Mr. Tanaka |
| 1989 | Mortal Sins · as Park Sung |
| 1989 | True Blue (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance (TV Series) · as Operations Officer (Yamato) |
| 1987 | Beyond the Next Mountain · as Sniper |
| 1986 | Blood & Orchids · as Halehone |
| 1985 | Street Hawk (TV Series) · as Joe Ching |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Anesthesiologist #1 |
| 1985 | MacGyver (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension · as Masado Banzai, Buckaroo's Father |
| 1984 | Crazy Like A Fox (TV Series) · as Chinese Henchman |
| 1984 | Charles in Charge (TV Series) · as Chinese Food Delivery Man |
| 1984 | A Woman of Substance (TV Series) · as Tony Chiu |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Howie Wong |
| 1984 | Airwolf (TV Series) · as Tim Shimizu |
| 1983 | Hot Dog... The Movie · as Kendo Yamamoto |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid · as Officer #1 |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Kwai Li |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero (TV Series) · as Kelly Kim |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1980 | The Idolmaker · as Eddie |
| 1980 | Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb · as Lieutenant Tatsuo Yamato |
| 1980 | Bosom Buddies (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1979 | Knots Landing (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Steve Nakajima |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | Soap (TV Series) · as Hiro |
| 1973 | The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Roy Namaguchi |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Park |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Judge Lee |
| 1965 | Days of Our Lives (TV Series) · as Tommy Kameha |
| 1956 | As The World Turns (TV Series) · as Kano Yamamoto |
| 1952 | Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Kim |