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