James Saito
Acting
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.
Born: March 6, 1955
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Man
as The Man
as Joseph Hill
as Simon
as Bob Lin
as Arthur Mori
as Grandpa Joe
as Dr. Stein
as Hank
as Kenji
as Dr. Stanley Higa
as Harry
as Minister Kishido
as Andrew Nomura
as Doctor
as Wilson Yoshida
as Tanaseda Hideki
as Kim
as Warren Kudo
as Yü-Ti
as Dr. Takahashi
as Dr. Nagato
as Judge
as Shimbakura
as Trang
as Won-Sik
as Dr. Krebs
as Older Insurance Investigator
as Dr. Ken Fukata
as Glen
as Dennis Eng
as David Toriyama
as Frank Chen
as Mr. Yuni
as Chef
as Line Boss
as Captain Wong
as Herschel Katano
as Roy
as Akiri
as Mr. Miyazaki
as Japanese Aide
as Police Captain
as Sgt. Yee
as Paul Cheng
as Drug Tester
as Mr. Deng
as Korean Man
as Chinese Mob Boss
as Takaori Osumi
as Dr. Lorechi
as Korean Proprietor
as Nemura
as Nogami
as Taro (voice)
as Detective Chang
as Japanese Soldier
as Yoshi Yoshimura
as Mr. Tanaka
as General Loctuck
as The Shredder / Oroko Saki
as Park Sung
as Halehone
as Ming
as Cabbie
as Tony Chiu
as Chinese Henchman
as Chinese Food Delivery Man
as Howie Wong
as Tim Shimizu
as Kendo Yamamoto
as Officer #1
as Kwai Li
as Khan
as Lab Technician
as Professor
as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
as Reporter
as Richard Wakatsuki
as Park
as South Korean (uncredited)
as South Korean