James Saito

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

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

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • Hawaii Five-0

    Hawaii Five-0

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Person of Interest

    Person of Interest

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • House of Cards

    House of Cards

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • New Amsterdam

    New Amsterdam

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Airwolf

    Airwolf

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • The Unit

    The Unit

  • Home Alone 3

    Home Alone 3

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • Gargoyles

    Gargoyles

  • Altered Carbon

    Altered Carbon

  • The Deuce

    The Deuce

  • The Devil's Advocate

    The Devil's Advocate

  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    Die Hard: With a Vengeance

  • Prodigal Son

    Prodigal Son

  • Eli Stone

    Eli Stone

  • New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

  • Charles in Charge

    Charles in Charge

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • The Terror

    The Terror

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

  • Life of Pi

    Life of Pi

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • Breathe

    Breathe

  • Breathe

    Breathe

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  • Love Hard

    Love Hard

  • Dash & Lily

    Dash & Lily

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • Strangers with Candy

    Strangers with Candy

  • True Blue

    True Blue

  • Henry Fool

    Henry Fool

  • The Hunted

    The Hunted

  • Paterno

    Paterno

  • Big Eyes

    Big Eyes

  • Robot Stories

    Robot Stories

  • Little America

    Little America

  • The Company You Keep

    The Company You Keep

  • Counterstrike

    Counterstrike

  • Marvel's Iron Fist

    Marvel's Iron Fist

  • Bosom Buddies

    Bosom Buddies

  • Tigertail

    Tigertail

  • Algorithm: BLISS

    Algorithm: BLISS

  • Wilson

    Wilson

  • Tales of the Gold Monkey

    Tales of the Gold Monkey

  • Long Shot

    Long Shot

  • Blockbuster

    Blockbuster

  • Blood & Orchids

    Blood & Orchids

  • Mortal Sins

    Mortal Sins

  • A Woman of Substance

    A Woman of Substance

  • Always Be My Maybe

    Always Be My Maybe

  • Hot Dog... The Movie

    Hot Dog... The Movie

  • Covenant

    Covenant

  • Heroes and Villains

    Heroes and Villains

  • The Sea of Trees

    The Sea of Trees

  • The Christmas Bow

    The Christmas Bow

  • Love the Hard Way

    Love the Hard Way

  • The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

    The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

  • While We're Young

    While We're Young

  • The Renegades

    The Renegades

  • From the Rough

    From the Rough

  • Beyond the Next Mountain

    Beyond the Next Mountain

  • Girls of the White Orchid

    Girls of the White Orchid

  • I Think I Love My Wife

    I Think I Love My Wife

  • Starved

    Starved

  • The Tomorrow Man

    The Tomorrow Man

  • Brother's Shadow

    Brother's Shadow

  • The Two Lives of Carol Letner

    The Two Lives of Carol Letner

  • Farewell to Manzanar

    Farewell to Manzanar

  • To Be the Best

    To Be the Best

  • C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

    C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

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

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

  • Silent Cries

    Silent Cries

  • The Atlantis Conspiracy

    The Atlantis Conspiracy