James Saito

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-03-06 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

James Saito

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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Hawaii Five-0

    Hawaii Five-0

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Person of Interest

    Person of Interest

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • House of Cards

    House of Cards

  • New Amsterdam

    New Amsterdam

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • Altered Carbon

    Altered Carbon

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Airwolf

    Airwolf

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • The Terror

    The Terror

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Prodigal Son

    Prodigal Son

  • Gargoyles

    Gargoyles

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • The Unit

    The Unit

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • The Devil's Advocate

    The Devil's Advocate

  • New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

  • The Deuce

    The Deuce

  • Hot Dog... The Movie

    Hot Dog... The Movie

  • Charles in Charge

    Charles in Charge

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • Life of Pi

    Life of Pi

  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    Die Hard: With a Vengeance

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

  • Wilson

    Wilson

  • Eli Stone

    Eli Stone

  • Little America

    Little America

  • Home Alone 3

    Home Alone 3

  • Love Hard

    Love Hard

  • Tales of the Gold Monkey

    Tales of the Gold Monkey

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  • Strangers with Candy

    Strangers with Candy

  • Marvel's Iron Fist

    Marvel's Iron Fist

  • Bosom Buddies

    Bosom Buddies

  • The Company You Keep

    The Company You Keep

  • Covenant

    Covenant

  • True Blue

    True Blue

  • Dash & Lily

    Dash & Lily

  • A Woman of Substance

    A Woman of Substance

  • Counterstrike

    Counterstrike

  • Always Be My Maybe

    Always Be My Maybe

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • Big Eyes

    Big Eyes

  • Long Shot

    Long Shot

  • Blockbuster

    Blockbuster

  • Breathe

    Breathe

  • Breathe

    Breathe

  • From the Rough

    From the Rough

  • Blood & Orchids

    Blood & Orchids

  • I Think I Love My Wife

    I Think I Love My Wife

  • Too Big to Fail

    Too Big to Fail

  • The Hunted

    The Hunted

  • Paterno

    Paterno

  • While We're Young

    While We're Young

  • Heroes and Villains

    Heroes and Villains

  • Mortal Sins

    Mortal Sins

  • The Sea of Trees

    The Sea of Trees

  • Starved

    Starved

  • To Be the Best

    To Be the Best

  • Tigertail

    Tigertail

  • Algorithm: BLISS

    Algorithm: BLISS

  • Henry Fool

    Henry Fool

  • Girls of the White Orchid

    Girls of the White Orchid

  • Love the Hard Way

    Love the Hard Way

  • The Renegades

    The Renegades

  • Silent Cries

    Silent Cries

  • Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

    Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

  • The Christmas Bow

    The Christmas Bow

  • Robot Stories

    Robot Stories

  • The Two Lives of Carol Letner

    The Two Lives of Carol Letner

  • The Tomorrow Man

    The Tomorrow Man

  • Farewell to Manzanar

    Farewell to Manzanar

  • Beyond the Next Mountain

    Beyond the Next Mountain

  • The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

    The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

  • The Atlantis Conspiracy

    The Atlantis Conspiracy

  • C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

    C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

  • Brother's Shadow

    Brother's Shadow