Breathe
2024 · Movie
as Man, The Man
James Saito
1955-03-06
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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
The Company You Keep
2023 · TV Show
as Joseph Hill
Blockbuster
2022 · TV Show
as Simon
Love Hard
2021 · Movie
as Bob Lin
Tigertail
2020 · Movie
as Hank
Algorithm: BLISS
2020 · Movie
as Dr. Stein
The Christmas Bow
2020 · Movie
as Grandpa Joe
Little America
2020 · TV Show
Dash & Lily
2020 · TV Show
as Arthur Mori
Always Be My Maybe
2019 · Movie
as Harry
Long Shot
2019 · Movie
as Minister Kishido
Modern Love
2019 · TV Show
as Kenji
Prodigal Son
2019 · TV Show
as Dr. Stanley Higa
Paterno
2018 · Movie
as Doctor
New Amsterdam
2018 · TV Show
as Andrew Nomura
The Terror
2018 · TV Show
as Wilson Yoshida
Altered Carbon
2018 · TV Show
as Tanaseda Hideki
Wilson
2017 · Movie
as Warren Kudo
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017 · TV Show
as Yü-Ti
The Deuce
2017 · TV Show
as Kim
The Sea of Trees
2016 · Movie
as Dr. Takahashi
While We're Young
2015 · Movie
as Dr. Nagato
Big Eyes
2014 · Movie
as Judge
Broad City
2014 · TV Show
as Trang
Madam Secretary
2014 · TV Show
as Shimbakura
From the Rough
2013 · Movie
as Won-Sik
House of Cards
2013 · TV Show
as Dr. Krebs
Life of Pi
2012 · Movie
as Older Insurance Investigator
Elementary
2012 · TV Show
as Dr. Ken Fukata
Too Big to Fail
2011 · Movie
as Chinese Official
Person of Interest
2011 · TV Show
as Glen
Blue Bloods
2010 · TV Show
as Dennis Eng
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · TV Show
as David Toriyama
Eli Stone
2008 · TV Show
as Frank Chen
I Think I Love My Wife
2007 · Movie
as Mr. Yuni
Heroes and Villains
2007 · TV Show
Brother's Shadow
2006 · Movie
as Line Boss
The Unit
2006 · TV Show
as Chu
30 Rock
2006 · TV Show
as Chef
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV Show
as Herschel Katano
Starved
2005 · TV Show
as Captain Wong
Robot Stories
2003 · Movie
as Roy
Love the Hard Way
2003 · Movie
as Akiri
Pearl Harbor
2001 · Movie
as Japanese Aide #1
The Atlantis Conspiracy
2001 · Movie
as Police Captain
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV Show
as Mr. Miyazaki
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999 · Movie
as Paul Cheng
Third Watch
1999 · TV Show
as Sgt. Yee
Strangers with Candy
1999 · TV Show
as Drug Tester
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
as Judge Henry Suzuki
Henry Fool
1998 · Movie
as Mr. Deng
Sex and the City
1998 · TV Show
as Korean Man
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Movie
as Takaori Osumi
Home Alone 3
1997 · Movie
as Chinese Mob Boss
The Tomorrow Man
1996 · Movie
as Dr. Lorechi
The Hunted
1995 · Movie
as Nemura
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 · Movie
as Korean Proprietor
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · TV Show
as Nogami
New York Undercover
1994 · TV Show
as Detective Chang
Gargoyles
1994 · TV Show
as Taro (voice)
Silent Cries
1993 · Movie
as Japanese Soldier
To Be the Best
1992 · TV Show
as Tony Chiu
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990 · Movie
as The Shredder / Oroko Saki
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
as Yoshi Yoshimura, Mr. Tanaka
Counterstrike
1990 · TV Show
as General Loctuck
Mortal Sins
1989 · Movie
as Park Sung
True Blue
1989 · TV Show
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988 · Movie
War and Remembrance
1988 · TV Show
as Operations Officer (Yamato)
Blood & Orchids
1986 · TV Show
as Halehone
Covenant
1985 · Movie
as Cabbie
MacGyver
1985 · TV Show
as Ming
A Woman of Substance
1985 · TV Show
as Tony Chiu
Hot Dog... The Movie
1984 · Movie
as Kendo Yamamoto
Charles in Charge
1984 · TV Show
as Chinese Food Delivery Man
Miami Vice
1984 · TV Show
as Ma Sek, Howie Wong
Airwolf
1984 · TV Show
as Tim Shimizu
Crazy like a Fox
1984 · TV Show
as Chinese Henchman
Girls of the White Orchid
1983 · Movie
as Officer #1
The A-Team
1983 · TV Show
as Kwai Li
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · TV Show
The Renegades
1982 · Movie
as Khan
T. J. Hooker
1982 · TV Show
as Lab Technician
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982 · TV Show
Beyond the Next Mountain
1981 · Movie
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981 · Movie
as Professor
Hill Street Blues
1981 · TV Show
The Fall Guy
1981 · TV Show
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980 · Movie
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980 · Movie
as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
Bosom Buddies
1980 · TV Show
Knots Landing
1979 · TV Show
as Reporter
Hart to Hart
1979 · TV Show
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · TV Show
Farewell to Manzanar
1976 · Movie
as Richard Wakatsuki
M*A*S*H
1972 · TV Show
as Park, South Korean (uncredited), South Korean
The Waltons
1972 · TV Show
