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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 6, 1955
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
- James Tomio Saito
- Джеймс Саіто
James Saito
0.7 Popularity
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
Credits
Breathe
as Man
2024
5.7
Breathe
as The Man
2024
5.7
The Company You Keep
as Joseph Hill
2023
7.2
Blockbuster
as Simon
2022
5.4
Love Hard
as Bob Lin
2021
6.9
Dash & Lily
as Arthur Mori
2020
7.8
The Christmas Bow
as Grandpa Joe
2020
6.8
Algorithm: BLISS
as Dr. Stein
2020
4.1
Tigertail
as Hank
2020
6.7
Little America
2020
6.7
Modern Love
as Kenji
2019
7.3
Prodigal Son
as Dr. Stanley Higa
2019
8.1
Always Be My Maybe
as Harry
2019
6.6
Long Shot
as Minister Kishido
2019
6.7
New Amsterdam
as Andrew Nomura
2018
8.3
Paterno
as Doctor
2018
6.2
The Terror
as Wilson Yoshida
2018
7.3
Altered Carbon
as Tanaseda Hideki
2018
7.6
The Deuce
as Kim
2017
7.6
Wilson
as Warren Kudo
2017
6.0
Marvel's Iron Fist
as Yü-Ti
2017
6.5
The Sea of Trees
as Dr. Takahashi
2016
6.2
While We're Young
as Dr. Nagato
2015
6.0
Big Eyes
as Judge
2014
7.0
Madam Secretary
as Shimbakura
2014
7.0
Broad City
as Trang
2014
7.1
From the Rough
as Won-Sik
2013
6.1
House of Cards
as Dr. Krebs
2013
8.0
Life of Pi
as Older Insurance Investigator
2012
7.4
Elementary
as Dr. Ken Fukata
2012
7.6
Person of Interest
as Glen
2011
8.1
Blue Bloods
as Dennis Eng
2010
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
as David Toriyama
2010
7.8
Eli Stone
as Frank Chen
2008
6.8
Heroes and Villains
2007
7.0
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Yuni
2007
5.3
30 Rock
as Chef
2006
7.5
Brother's Shadow
as Line Boss
2006
4.9
The Unit
2006
7.3
Starved
as Captain Wong
2005
3.6
Grey's Anatomy
as Herschel Katano
2005
8.2
Love the Hard Way
as Akiri
2003
6.2
Robot Stories
as Roy
2003
4.8
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Mr. Miyazaki
2001
7.6
Pearl Harbor
as Japanese Aide
2001
6.9
The Atlantis Conspiracy
as Police Captain
2001
2.0
Third Watch
as Sgt. Yee
1999
7.9
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Paul Cheng
1999
6.7
Strangers with Candy
as Drug Tester
1999
7.6
Henry Fool
as Mr. Deng
1998
6.6
Sex and the City
as Korean Man
1998
7.4
Home Alone 3
as Chinese Mob Boss
1997
5.3
The Devil's Advocate
as Takaori Osumi
1997
7.5
The Tomorrow Man
as Dr. Lorechi
1996
4.8
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as Korean Proprietor
1995
7.3
The Hunted
as Nemura
1995
5.7
Star Trek: Voyager
as Nogami
1995
7.8
Gargoyles
as Taro (voice)
1994
8.1
New York Undercover
as Detective Chang
1994
7.2
Silent Cries
as Japanese Soldier
1993
1.0
To Be the Best
1992
4.5
Law & Order
as Yoshi Yoshimura
1990
7.4
Law & Order
as Mr. Tanaka
1990
7.4
Counterstrike
as General Loctuck
1990
7.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as The Shredder / Oroko Saki
1990
6.7
True Blue
1989
5.8
Mortal Sins
as Park Sung
1989
2.3
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988
1.0
Blood & Orchids
as Halehone
1986
6.5
MacGyver
as Ming
1985
7.7
Covenant
as Cabbie
1985
2.5
A Woman of Substance
as Tony Chiu
1985
7.1
Crazy like a Fox
as Chinese Henchman
1984
7.1
Charles in Charge
as Chinese Food Delivery Man
1984
6.1
Miami Vice
as Ma Sek
1984
7.5
Miami Vice
as Howie Wong
1984
7.5
Airwolf
as Tim Shimizu
1984
7.6
Hot Dog... The Movie
as Kendo Yamamoto
1984
4.8
Girls of the White Orchid
as Officer #1
1983
4.9
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
6.4
The A-Team
as Kwai Li
1983
7.5
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
7.5
The Renegades
as Khan
1982
6.4
T. J. Hooker
as Lab Technician
1982
6.4
The Fall Guy
1981
7.5
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
as Professor
1981
0.0
Beyond the Next Mountain
1981
0.0
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
Bosom Buddies
1980
6.4
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
1980
5.7
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
0.0
Knots Landing
as Reporter
1979
6.7
Hart to Hart
1979
6.9
The Incredible Hulk
1977
7.2
Farewell to Manzanar
as Richard Wakatsuki
1976
6.0
M*A*S*H
as Park
1972
7.9
M*A*S*H
as South Korean (uncredited)
1972
7.9
M*A*S*H
as South Korean
1972
7.9
The Waltons
1972
7.2