James Saito
Known for: Acting
Born: March 6, 1955
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
41 movies · 56 TV shows, newest first
5.6
Breathe
2024
7.3
The Company You Keep
2023
5.4
Blockbuster
2022
6.9
Love Hard
2021
7.8
Dash & Lily
2020
6.9
The Christmas Bow
2020
4.3
Algorithm: BLISS
2020
6.7
Tigertail
2020
6.6
Little America
2020
7.3
Modern Love
2019
8.1
Prodigal Son
2019
6.6
Always Be My Maybe
2019
6.7
Long Shot
2019
8.3
New Amsterdam
2018
6.2
Paterno
2018
7.4
The Terror
2018
7.6
Altered Carbon
2018
7.6
The Deuce
2017
6.0
Wilson
2017
6.5
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017
6.2
The Sea of Trees
2016
6.0
While We're Young
2015
7.0
Big Eyes
2014
7.0
Madam Secretary
2014
7.1
Broad City
2014
6.1
From the Rough
2013
8.0
House of Cards
2013
7.4
Life of Pi
2012
7.6
Elementary
2012
6.9
Too Big to Fail
2011
8.1
Person of Interest
2011
7.8
Blue Bloods
2010
7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010
6.7
Eli Stone
2008
7.0
Heroes and Villains
2007
5.3
I Think I Love My Wife
2007
7.5
30 Rock
2006
5.5
Brother's Shadow
2006
7.4
The Unit
2006
4.7
Starved
2005
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
6.3
Love the Hard Way
2003
5.1
Robot Stories
2003
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
6.9
Pearl Harbor
2001
3.8
The Atlantis Conspiracy
2001
7.9
Third Watch
1999
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
6.8
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
7.4
Strangers with Candy
1999
6.6
Henry Fool
1998
7.4
Sex and the City
1998
5.3
Home Alone 3
1997
7.5
The Devil's Advocate
1997
5.2
The Tomorrow Man
1996
7.3
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995
5.7
The Hunted
1995
7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
8.1
Gargoyles
1994
7.3
New York Undercover
1994
5.0
Silent Cries
1993
6.3
To Be the Best
1992
7.3
Law & Order
1990
7.0
Counterstrike
1990
6.7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990
6.3
True Blue
1989
3.5
Mortal Sins
1989
7.9
War and Remembrance
1988
5.5
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988
7.2
Blood & Orchids
1986
7.7
MacGyver
1985
3.4
Covenant
1985
7.6
A Woman of Substance
1985
7.2
Crazy like a Fox
1984
6.1
Charles in Charge
1984
7.4
Miami Vice
1984
7.6
Airwolf
1984
4.8
Hot Dog... The Movie
1984
5.0
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
6.7
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
7.5
The A-Team
1983
7.4
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
6.6
The Renegades
1982
6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982
7.6
The Fall Guy
1981
9.0
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981
10.0
Beyond the Next Mountain
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
6.3
Bosom Buddies
1980
6.0
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980
NR
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
7.0
Knots Landing
1979
6.9
Hart to Hart
1979
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977
6.0
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
7.9
M*A*S*H
1972
7.2
The Waltons
1972