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James Saito

James Saito

Acting
1955(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.

Acts in

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • The Devil's Advocate
  • Robot Stories
  • Hot Dog... The Movie
  • Henry Fool
  • Love the Hard Way
  • C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
  • Life of Pi
  • The Tomorrow Man
  • Covenant
  • Silent Cries
  • From the Rough
  • Paterno
  • The Renegades
  • Breathe
  • Beyond the Next Mountain
  • The Two Lives of Carol Letner
  • Wilson
  • The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
  • Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
  • Big Eyes
  • Blood & Orchids
  • Brother's Shadow
  • Farewell to Manzanar
  • The Sea of Trees
  • Pearl Harbor
  • Mortal Sins
  • While We're Young
  • Home Alone 3
  • Always Be My Maybe
  • I Think I Love My Wife
  • The Hunted
  • Tigertail
  • Long Shot
  • Girls of the White Orchid
  • Algorithm: BLISS
  • The Christmas Bow
  • Love Hard
  • The Thomas Crown Affair
  • The Atlantis Conspiracy
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance
  • Breathe