Known For
Acting
Known Credits
102
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 6, 1955 (71 years old)
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.
| 2024 | Breatheas Man | |
| 2024 | Breatheas The Man | |
| 2023 | The Company You Keepas Joseph Hill | |
| 2022 | Blockbusteras Simon | |
| 2021 | Love Hardas Bob Lin | |
| 2020 | Dash & Lilyas Arthur Mori | |
| 2020 | The Christmas Bowas Grandpa Joe | |
| 2020 | Algorithm: BLISSas Dr. Stein | |
| 2020 | Tigertailas Hank | |
| 2020 | Little Americaas | |
| 2019 | Modern Loveas Kenji | |
| 2019 | Prodigal Sonas Dr. Stanley Higa | |
| 2019 | Always Be My Maybeas Harry | |
| 2019 | Long Shotas Minister Kishido | |
| 2018 | New Amsterdamas Andrew Nomura | |
| 2018 | Paternoas Doctor | |
| 2018 | The Terroras Wilson Yoshida | |
| 2018 | Altered Carbonas Tanaseda Hideki | |
| 2017 | The Deuceas Kim | |
| 2017 | Wilsonas Warren Kudo | |
| 2017 | Marvel's Iron Fistas Yü-Ti | |
| 2016 | The Sea of Treesas Dr. Takahashi | |
| 2015 | While We're Youngas Dr. Nagato | |
| 2014 | Big Eyesas Judge | |
| 2014 | Madam Secretaryas Shimbakura | |
| 2014 | Broad Cityas Trang | |
| 2013 | From the Roughas Won-Sik | |
| 2013 | House of Cardsas Dr. Krebs | |
| 2012 | Life of Pias Older Insurance Investigator | |
| 2012 | Elementaryas Dr. Ken Fukata | |
| 2011 | Too Big to Failas Chinese Official | |
| 2011 | Person of Interestas Glen | |
| 2010 | Blue Bloodsas Dennis Eng | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0as David Toriyama | |
| 2008 | Eli Stoneas Frank Chen | |
| 2007 | Heroes and Villainsas | |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wifeas Mr. Yuni | |
| 2006 | 30 Rockas Chef | |
| 2006 | Brother's Shadowas Line Boss | |
| 2006 | The Unitas Chu | |
| 2005 | Starvedas Captain Wong | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomyas Herschel Katano | |
| 2003 | Love the Hard Wayas Akiri | |
| 2003 | Robot Storiesas Roy | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Mr. Miyazaki | |
| 2001 | Pearl Harboras Japanese Aide #1 | |
| 2001 | The Atlantis Conspiracyas Police Captain | |
| 1999 | Third Watchas Sgt. Yee | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Judge Henry Suzuki | |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affairas Paul Cheng | |
| 1999 | Strangers with Candyas Drug Tester | |
| 1998 | Henry Foolas Mr. Deng | |
| 1998 | Sex and the Cityas Korean Man | |
| 1997 | Home Alone 3as Chinese Mob Boss | |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocateas Takaori Osumi | |
| 1996 | The Tomorrow Manas Dr. Lorechi | |
| 1995 | Die Hard: With a Vengeanceas Korean Proprietor | |
| 1995 | The Huntedas Nemura | |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyageras Nogami | |
| 1994 | Gargoylesas Taro (voice) | |
| 1994 | New York Undercoveras Detective Chang | |
| 1993 | Silent Criesas Japanese Soldier | |
| 1992 | To Be the Bestas Tony Chiu | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Mr. Tanaka | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Yoshi Yoshimura | |
| 1990 | Counterstrikeas General Loctuck | |
| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesas The Shredder / Oroko Saki | |
| 1989 | True Blueas | |
| 1989 | Mortal Sinsas Park Sung | |
| 1988 | War and Remembranceas Operations Officer (Yamato) | |
| 1988 | C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolfas | |
| 1986 | Blood & Orchidsas Halehone | |
| 1985 | MacGyveras Ming | |
| 1985 | Covenantas Cabbie | |
| 1985 | A Woman of Substanceas Tony Chiu | |
| 1984 | Crazy like a Foxas Chinese Henchman | |
| 1984 | Charles in Chargeas Chinese Food Delivery Man | |
| 1984 | Miami Viceas Howie Wong | |
| 1984 | Miami Viceas Ma Sek | |
| 1984 | Airwolfas Tim Shimizu | |
| 1984 | Hot Dog... The Movieas Kendo Yamamoto | |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchidas Officer #1 | |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. Kingas | |
| 1983 | The A-Teamas Kwai Li | |
| 1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkeyas | |
| 1982 | The Renegadesas Khan | |
| 1982 | T. J. Hookeras Lab Technician | |
| 1981 | The Fall Guyas | |
| 1981 | The Two Lives of Carol Letneras Professor | |
| 1981 | Beyond the Next Mountainas | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Bluesas | |
| 1980 | Bosom Buddiesas | |
| 1980 | Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bombas Lt. Tatsuo Yamato | |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Storyas | |
| 1979 | Knots Landingas Reporter | |
| 1979 | Hart to Hartas | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulkas | |
| 1976 | Farewell to Manzanaras Richard Wakatsuki | |
| 1972 | M*A*S*Has Park | |
| 1972 | M*A*S*Has South Korean | |
| 1972 | M*A*S*Has South Korean (uncredited) | |
| 1972 | The Waltonsas |
