James Saito

Acting

James Saito

Born March 6, 1955Los Angeles, California, USA96 credits

​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

Breathe
5.6

Breathe

Movie

2024

The Company You Keep
7.2

The Company You Keep

TV

2023

Blockbuster
5.4

Blockbuster

TV

2022

Love Hard
6.9

Love Hard

Movie

2021

Dash & Lily
7.8

Dash & Lily

TV

2020

The Christmas Bow
6.9

The Christmas Bow

Movie

2020

Filmography

Breathe
2024Breatheas ManMovie
The Company You Keep
2023The Company You Keepas Joseph HillTV
Blockbuster
2022Blockbusteras SimonTV
Love Hard
2021Love Hardas Bob LinMovie
Dash & Lily
2020Dash & Lilyas Arthur MoriTV
The Christmas Bow
2020The Christmas Bowas Grandpa JoeMovie
Algorithm: BLISS
2020Algorithm: BLISSas Dr. SteinMovie
Tigertail
2020Tigertailas HankMovie
Little America
2020Little AmericaTV
Modern Love
2019Modern Loveas KenjiTV
Prodigal Son
2019Prodigal Sonas Dr. Stanley HigaTV
Always Be My Maybe
2019Always Be My Maybeas HarryMovie
Long Shot
2019Long Shotas Minister KishidoMovie
New Amsterdam
2018New Amsterdamas Andrew NomuraTV
Paterno
2018Paternoas DoctorMovie
The Terror
2018The Terroras Wilson YoshidaTV
Altered Carbon
2018Altered Carbonas Tanaseda HidekiTV
The Deuce
2017The Deuceas KimTV
Wilson
2017Wilsonas Warren KudoMovie
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017Marvel's Iron Fistas Yü-TiTV
The Sea of Trees
2016The Sea of Treesas Dr. TakahashiMovie
While We're Young
2015While We're Youngas Dr. NagatoMovie
Big Eyes
2014Big Eyesas JudgeMovie
Madam Secretary
2014Madam Secretaryas ShimbakuraTV
Broad City
2014Broad Cityas TrangTV
From the Rough
2013From the Roughas Won-SikMovie
House of Cards
2013House of Cardsas Dr. KrebsTV
Life of Pi
2012Life of Pias Older Insurance InvestigatorMovie
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Dr. Ken FukataTV
Too Big to Fail
2011Too Big to Failas Chinese OfficialMovie
Person of Interest
2011Person of Interestas GlenTV
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas Dennis EngTV
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as David ToriyamaTV
Eli Stone
2008Eli Stoneas Frank ChenTV
Heroes and Villains
2007Heroes and VillainsTV
I Think I Love My Wife
2007I Think I Love My Wifeas Mr. YuniMovie
30 Rock
200630 Rockas ChefTV
Brother's Shadow
2006Brother's Shadowas Line BossMovie
The Unit
2006The UnitTV
Starved
2005Starvedas Captain WongTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Herschel KatanoTV
Love the Hard Way
2003Love the Hard Wayas AkiriMovie
Robot Stories
2003Robot Storiesas RoyMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Mr. MiyazakiTV
Pearl Harbor
2001Pearl Harboras Japanese AideMovie
The Atlantis Conspiracy
2001The Atlantis Conspiracyas Police CaptainMovie
Third Watch
1999Third Watchas Sgt. YeeTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Judge Henry SuzukiTV
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999The Thomas Crown Affairas Paul ChengMovie
Strangers with Candy
1999Strangers with Candyas Drug TesterTV
Henry Fool
1998Henry Foolas Mr. DengMovie
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the Cityas Korean ManTV
Home Alone 3
1997Home Alone 3as Chinese Mob BossMovie
The Devil's Advocate
1997The Devil's Advocateas Takaori OsumiMovie
The Tomorrow Man
1996The Tomorrow Manas Dr. LorechiMovie
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995Die Hard: With a Vengeanceas Korean ProprietorMovie
The Hunted
1995The Huntedas NemuraMovie
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Star Trek: Voyageras NogamiTV
Gargoyles
1994Gargoylesas Taro (voice)TV
New York Undercover
1994New York Undercoveras Detective ChangTV
Silent Cries
1993Silent Criesas Japanese SoldierMovie
To Be the Best
1992To Be the Bestas Tony ChiuTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Yoshi YoshimuraTV
Counterstrike
1990Counterstrikeas General LoctuckTV
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesas The Shredder / Oroko SakiMovie
True Blue
1989True BlueTV
Mortal Sins
1989Mortal Sinsas Park SungMovie
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988C.A.T. Squad: Python WolfMovie
Blood & Orchids
1986Blood & Orchidsas HalehoneTV
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras MingTV
Covenant
1985Covenantas CabbieMovie
A Woman of Substance
1985A Woman of Substanceas Tony ChiuTV
Crazy like a Fox
1984Crazy like a Foxas Chinese HenchmanTV
Charles in Charge
1984Charles in Chargeas Chinese Food Delivery ManTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas Ma SekTV
Airwolf
1984Airwolfas Tim ShimizuTV
Hot Dog... The Movie
1984Hot Dog... The Movieas Kendo YamamotoMovie
Girls of the White Orchid
1983Girls of the White Orchidas Officer #1Movie
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingTV
The A-Team
1983The A-Teamas Kwai LiTV
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982Tales of the Gold MonkeyTV
The Renegades
1982The Renegadesas KhanMovie
T. J. Hooker
1982T. J. Hookeras Lab TechnicianTV
The Fall Guy
1981The Fall GuyTV
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981The Two Lives of Carol Letneras ProfessorMovie
Beyond the Next Mountain
1981Beyond the Next MountainMovie
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street BluesTV
Bosom Buddies
1980Bosom BuddiesTV
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bombas Lt. Tatsuo YamatoMovie
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love StoryMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas ReporterTV
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to HartTV
The Incredible Hulk
1977The Incredible HulkTV
Farewell to Manzanar
1976Farewell to Manzanaras Richard WakatsukiMovie
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*Has ParkTV
The Waltons
1972The WaltonsTV