James Saito
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
The Shredder / Oroko Saki
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Takaori Osumi
The Devil's Advocate
Roy
Robot Stories
Kendo Yamamoto
Hot Dog... The Movie
Mr. Deng
Henry Fool
Akiri
Love the Hard Way
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Older Insurance Investigator
Life of Pi
Dr. Lorechi
The Tomorrow Man
Cabbie
Covenant
Japanese Soldier
Silent Cries
Won-Sik
From the Rough
Doctor
Paterno
Khan
The Renegades
Man
Breathe
Beyond the Next Mountain
Professor
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Warren Kudo
Wilson
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Judge
Big Eyes
Halehone
Blood & Orchids
Line Boss
Brother's Shadow
Richard Wakatsuki
Farewell to Manzanar
Dr. Takahashi
The Sea of Trees
Japanese Aide
Pearl Harbor
Park Sung
Mortal Sins
Dr. Nagato
While We're Young
Chinese Mob Boss
Home Alone 3
Harry
Always Be My Maybe
Mr. Yuni
I Think I Love My Wife
Nemura
The Hunted
Hank
Tigertail
Minister Kishido
Long Shot
Officer #1
Girls of the White Orchid
Dr. Stein
Algorithm: BLISS
Grandpa Joe
The Christmas Bow
Bob Lin
Love Hard
Paul Cheng
The Thomas Crown Affair
Police Captain
The Atlantis Conspiracy
Korean Proprietor
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
The Man
Breathe
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
42
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-03-06
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
James Tomio Saito