James Saito
Acting
- Born:
- 1955-03-06
- Place of birth:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Filmography
Breathe
The Company You Keep
Blockbuster
Love Hard
Dash & Lily
The Christmas Bow
Algorithm: BLISS
Tigertail
Little America
Modern Love
Prodigal Son
Always Be My Maybe
Long Shot
New Amsterdam
Paterno
The Terror
Altered Carbon
The Deuce
Wilson
Marvel's Iron Fist
The Sea of Trees
While We're Young
Big Eyes
Madam Secretary
Broad City
From the Rough
House of Cards
Life of Pi
Elementary
Too Big to Fail
Person of Interest
Blue Bloods
Hawaii Five-0
Eli Stone
Heroes and Villains
I Think I Love My Wife
30 Rock
Brother's Shadow
The Unit
Starved
Grey's Anatomy
Love the Hard Way
Robot Stories
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Pearl Harbor
The Atlantis Conspiracy
Third Watch
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Thomas Crown Affair
Strangers with Candy
Henry Fool
Sex and the City
Home Alone 3
The Devil's Advocate
The Tomorrow Man
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
The Hunted
Star Trek: Voyager
Gargoyles
New York Undercover
Silent Cries
To Be the Best
Law & Order
Counterstrike
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
True Blue
Mortal Sins
War and Remembrance
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Blood & Orchids
MacGyver
Covenant
A Woman of Substance
Crazy like a Fox
Charles in Charge
Miami Vice
Airwolf
Hot Dog... The Movie
Girls of the White Orchid
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
The A-Team
Tales of the Gold Monkey
The Renegades
T. J. Hooker
The Fall Guy
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Beyond the Next Mountain
Hill Street Blues
Bosom Buddies
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Knots Landing
Hart to Hart
The Incredible Hulk
Farewell to Manzanar
M*A*S*H
The Waltons