James Saito
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-03-06
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.
Also Known For
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Mar 30, 1990
The Devil's Advocate
Oct 17, 1997
Robot Stories
Jan 01, 2003
Hot Dog... The Movie
Jan 13, 1984
Henry Fool
Jun 19, 1998
Love the Hard Way
Feb 01, 2002
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
May 23, 1988
Life of Pi
Nov 20, 2012
The Tomorrow Man
Sep 01, 1996
Covenant
Aug 05, 1985
Silent Cries
Mar 08, 1993
From the Rough
Jun 08, 2013
Paterno
Apr 07, 2018
The Renegades
Aug 11, 1982
Breathe
Apr 04, 2024
Beyond the Next Mountain
Mar 11, 1981
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Oct 14, 1981
Wilson
Mar 24, 2017
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
May 25, 1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Nov 23, 1980
Big Eyes
Dec 24, 2014
Blood & Orchids
Feb 23, 1986
Brother's Shadow
Apr 29, 2006
Farewell to Manzanar
Mar 11, 1976
The Sea of Trees
Apr 27, 2016
Pearl Harbor
May 21, 2001
Mortal Sins
Sep 22, 1989
While We're Young
Mar 27, 2015
Home Alone 3
Dec 12, 1997
Always Be My Maybe
May 31, 2019
I Think I Love My Wife
Mar 07, 2007
The Hunted
Feb 24, 1995
Tigertail
Apr 10, 2020
Long Shot
May 02, 2019
Girls of the White Orchid
Nov 28, 1983
Algorithm: BLISS
Jun 02, 2020
The Christmas Bow
Nov 08, 2020
Love Hard
Nov 05, 2021
The Thomas Crown Affair
Aug 06, 1999
The Atlantis Conspiracy
Jan 01, 2001
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
May 19, 1995
Breathe
Apr 04, 2024
Eli Stone
Jan 31, 2008
Third Watch
Sep 23, 1999
Law & Order
Sep 13, 1990
M*A*S*H
Sep 17, 1972
Charles in Charge
Oct 03, 1984
The Incredible Hulk
Nov 04, 1977
T. J. Hooker
Mar 13, 1982
The A-Team
Jan 23, 1983
Star Trek: Voyager
Jan 16, 1995
Miami Vice
Sep 16, 1984
Airwolf
Jan 22, 1984
The Unit
Mar 07, 2006
Bosom Buddies
Nov 27, 1980
Hill Street Blues
Jan 15, 1981
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Oct 03, 1983
MacGyver
Sep 29, 1985
Knots Landing
Dec 27, 1979
Tales of the Gold Monkey
Sep 22, 1982
Hart to Hart
Sep 22, 1979
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sep 30, 2001
The Waltons
Sep 14, 1972
The Fall Guy
Nov 04, 1981
Crazy like a Fox
Dec 30, 1984
Heroes and Villains
Nov 11, 2007
True Blue
Dec 03, 1989
Counterstrike
Jul 01, 1990
Marvel's Iron Fist
Mar 17, 2017
Blue Bloods
Sep 24, 2010
New Amsterdam
Sep 25, 2018
House of Cards
Feb 01, 2013
Sex and the City
Jun 06, 1998
To Be the Best
Aug 02, 1992
Person of Interest
Sep 22, 2011
30 Rock
Oct 11, 2006
Strangers with Candy
Apr 07, 1999
The Deuce
Sep 10, 2017
A Woman of Substance
Jan 02, 1985
Law & Order
Sep 13, 1990
Broad City
Jan 22, 2014
New York Undercover
Sep 08, 1994
The Company You Keep
Feb 19, 2023
Hawaii Five-0
Sep 20, 2010
Blockbuster
Nov 03, 2022
Grey's Anatomy
Mar 27, 2005
The Terror
Mar 26, 2018
Little America
Jan 17, 2020
Modern Love
Oct 18, 2019
Altered Carbon
Feb 02, 2018
Elementary
Sep 27, 2012
Miami Vice
Sep 16, 1984
Starved
Aug 04, 2005
Prodigal Son
Sep 23, 2019
Dash & Lily
Nov 10, 2020
Madam Secretary
Sep 21, 2014
Gargoyles
Oct 24, 1994
M*A*S*H
Sep 17, 1972