James Saito
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
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
Acting
(2024)
Breathe
as Man
(2024)
Breathe
as The Man
(2021)
Love Hard
as Bob Lin
(2020)
Tigertail
as Hank
(2020)
Algorithm: BLISS
as Dr. Stein
(2020)
The Christmas Bow
as Grandpa Joe
(2019)
Long Shot
as Minister Kishido
(2019)
Always Be My Maybe
as Harry
(2018)
Paterno
as Doctor
(2017)
Wilson
as Warren Kudo
(2016)
The Sea of Trees
as Dr. Takahashi
(2015)
While We're Young
as Dr. Nagato
(2014)
Big Eyes
as Judge
(2013)
From the Rough
as Won-Sik
(2012)
Life of Pi
as Older Insurance Investigator
(2007)
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Yuni
(2006)
Brother's Shadow
as Line Boss
(2003)
Robot Stories
as Roy
(2002)
Love the Hard Way
as Akiri
(2001)
Pearl Harbor
as Japanese Aide
(2001)
The Atlantis Conspiracy
as Police Captain
(1999)
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Paul Cheng
(1998)
Henry Fool
as Mr. Deng
(1997)
The Devil's Advocate
as Takaori Osumi
(1997)
Home Alone 3
as Chinese Mob Boss
(1996)
The Tomorrow Man
as Dr. Lorechi
(1995)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as Korean Proprietor
(1995)
The Hunted
as Nemura
(1993)
Silent Cries
as Japanese Soldier
(1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as The Shredder / Oroko Saki
(1989)
Mortal Sins
as Park Sung
(1988)
(1986)
Blood & Orchids
as Halehone
(1985)
Covenant
as Cabbie
(1984)
Hot Dog... The Movie
as Kendo Yamamoto
(1983)
Girls of the White Orchid
as Officer #1
(1982)
The Renegades
as Khan
(1981)
(1981)
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
as Professor
(1980)
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
(1980)
(1976)
Farewell to Manzanar
as Richard Wakatsuki