James Saito

James Saito

Actor Mar 6 (age 71) Los Angeles, California, USA 1972–2024 (52 year career)

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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 theat…

Known For

Life of Pi

Life of Pi

Older Insurance Investigator

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

Takaori Osumi

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Korean Proprietor

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

Japanese Aide

Big Eyes

Big Eyes

Judge

Long Shot

Long Shot

Minister Kishido

Love Hard

Love Hard

Bob Lin

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Shredder / Oroko Saki

Filmography

Acting (94)

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Movies (41)

Breathe

Breathe

as Man

Love Hard

Love Hard

as Bob Lin

Algorithm: BLISS

Algorithm: BLISS

as Dr. Stein

Tigertail

Tigertail

as Hank

The Christmas Bow

The Christmas Bow

as Grandpa Joe

Long Shot

Long Shot

as Minister Kishido

Always Be My Maybe

Always Be My Maybe

as Harry

Paterno

Paterno

as Doctor

Wilson

Wilson

as Warren Kudo

The Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees

as Dr. Takahashi

While We're Young

While We're Young

as Dr. Nagato

Big Eyes

Big Eyes

as Judge

From the Rough

From the Rough

as Won-Sik

Life of Pi

Life of Pi

as Older Insurance Investigator

I Think I Love My Wife

I Think I Love My Wife

as Mr. Yuni

Brother's Shadow

Brother's Shadow

as Line Boss

Robot Stories

Robot Stories

as Roy

Love the Hard Way

Love the Hard Way

as Akiri

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

as Japanese Aide

The Atlantis Conspiracy

The Atlantis Conspiracy

as Police Captain

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

as Paul Cheng

Henry Fool

Henry Fool

as Mr. Deng

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

as Takaori Osumi

Home Alone 3

Home Alone 3

as Chinese Mob Boss

The Tomorrow Man

The Tomorrow Man

as Dr. Lorechi

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

as Korean Proprietor

The Hunted

The Hunted

as Nemura

Silent Cries

Silent Cries

as Japanese Soldier

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as The Shredder / Oroko Saki

Mortal Sins

Mortal Sins

as Park Sung

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

Blood & Orchids

Blood & Orchids

as Halehone

Covenant

Covenant

as Cabbie

Hot Dog... The Movie

Hot Dog... The Movie

as Kendo Yamamoto

Girls of the White Orchid

Girls of the White Orchid

as Officer #1

The Renegades

The Renegades

as Khan

The Two Lives of Carol Letner

The Two Lives of Carol Letner

as Professor

Beyond the Next Mountain

Beyond the Next Mountain

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

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

as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

Farewell to Manzanar

Farewell to Manzanar

as Richard Wakatsuki

Television (53)

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

as Joseph Hill

Blockbuster

Blockbuster

as Simon

Little America

Little America

Dash & Lily

Dash & Lily

as Arthur Mori

Prodigal Son

Prodigal Son

as Dr. Stanley Higa

Modern Love

Modern Love

as Kenji

New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

as Andrew Nomura

Altered Carbon

Altered Carbon

as Tanaseda Hideki

The Terror

The Terror

as Wilson Yoshida

The Deuce

The Deuce

as Kim

Marvel's Iron Fist

Marvel's Iron Fist

as Yü-Ti

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

as Shimbakura

Broad City

Broad City

as Trang

House of Cards

House of Cards

as Dr. Krebs

Elementary

Elementary

as Dr. Ken Fukata

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

as Glen

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as David Toriyama

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

as Dennis Eng

Eli Stone

Eli Stone

as Frank Chen

Heroes and Villains

Heroes and Villains

30 Rock

30 Rock

as Chef

The Unit

The Unit

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as Herschel Katano

Starved

Starved

as Captain Wong

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Mr. Miyazaki

Third Watch

Third Watch

as Sgt. Yee

Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

as Drug Tester

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

as Korean Man

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

as Nogami

Gargoyles

Gargoyles

as Taro (voice)

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

as Detective Chang

To Be the Best

To Be the Best

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Mr. Tanaka

Counterstrike

Counterstrike

as General Loctuck

True Blue

True Blue

Blood & Orchids

Blood & Orchids

as Halehone

MacGyver

MacGyver

as Ming

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as Howie Wong

Airwolf

Airwolf

as Tim Shimizu

Charles in Charge

Charles in Charge

as Chinese Food Delivery Man

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

as Chinese Henchman

The A-Team

The A-Team

as Kwai Li

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

as Lab Technician

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

Bosom Buddies

Bosom Buddies

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as Reporter

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

as South Korean (uncredited)

The Waltons

The Waltons