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