James Saito
41 movies · 56 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 6, 1955 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- James Tomio Saito · Джеймс Саіто
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
James Saito: movies and TV shows
Acting (97)
- 2024 Breathe
as Man / The Man
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021 Love Hard
as Bob Lin
- 2020
- 2020 The Christmas Bow
as Grandpa Joe
- 2020 Algorithm: BLISS
as Dr. Stein
- 2020 Tigertail
as Hank
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019 Always Be My Maybe
as Harry
- 2019 Long Shot
as Minister Kishido
- 2018
- 2018 Paterno
as Doctor
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017 Wilson
as Warren Kudo
- 2017
- 2016 The Sea of Trees
as Dr. Takahashi
- 2015 While We're Young
as Dr. Nagato
- 2014 Big Eyes
as Judge
- 2014
- 2014
- 2013 From the Rough
as Won-Sik
- 2013
- 2012 Life of Pi
as Older Insurance Investigator
- 2012
- 2011 Too Big to Fail
as Chinese Official
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007 I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Yuni
- 2006
- 2006 Brother's Shadow
as Line Boss
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005
- 2003 Love the Hard Way
as Akiri
- 2003 Robot Stories
as Roy
- 2001
- 2001 Pearl Harbor
as Japanese Aide #1
- 2001 The Atlantis Conspiracy
as Police Captain
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 The Thomas Crown Affair
as Paul Cheng
- 1999
- 1998 Henry Fool
as Mr. Deng
- 1998
- 1997 Home Alone 3
as Chinese Mob Boss
- 1997 The Devil's Advocate
as Takaori Osumi
- 1996 The Tomorrow Man
as Dr. Lorechi
- 1995 Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as Korean Proprietor
- 1995 The Hunted
as Nemura
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993 Silent Cries
as Japanese Soldier
- 1992
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as The Shredder / Oroko Saki
- 1989
- 1989 Mortal Sins
as Park Sung
- 1988
- 1988
- 1986
- 1985
- 1985 Covenant
as Cabbie
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 Hot Dog... The Movie
as Kendo Yamamoto
- 1983 Girls of the White Orchid
as Officer #1
- 1983
- 1983
- 1982
- 1982 The Renegades
as Khan
- 1982
- 1981
- 1981 The Two Lives of Carol Letner
as Professor
- 1981
- 1981
- 1980
- 1980 Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
- 1980
- 1979
- 1979
- 1977
- 1976 Farewell to Manzanar
as Richard Wakatsuki
- 1972
- 1972