James Saito

Actor
BirthdayMar 6, 1955 (70 years old)
Place of birthLos Angeles, California, USA
GenderMale

​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

Older Insurance Investigator

Nov 20, 2012

Herschel Katano

Mar 27, 2005

Japanese Aide

May 21, 2001

Korean Proprietor

May 19, 1995

Takaori Osumi

Oct 17, 1997

Judge

Dec 24, 2014

Chinese Mob Boss

Dec 12, 1997

Dr. Krebs

Feb 1, 2013

Minister Kishido

May 2, 2019

Yü-Ti

Mar 17, 2017

Korean Man

Jun 6, 1998

Tanaseda Hideki

Feb 2, 2018

The Shredder / Oroko Saki

Mar 30, 1990

Glen

Sep 22, 2011

David Toriyama

Sep 20, 2010

Dr. Ken Fukata

Sep 27, 2012

Bob Lin

Nov 5, 2021

Harry

May 31, 2019

Paul Cheng

Aug 6, 1999

Dr. Nagato

Apr 3, 2015

Older Insurance Investigator

Nov 20, 2012

Herschel Katano

Mar 27, 2005

Japanese Aide

May 21, 2001

Korean Proprietor

May 19, 1995

Takaori Osumi

Oct 17, 1997

Judge

Dec 24, 2014

Acting


Participated in 41 movies, 52 TV series

2024

Man, The Man


2023

Joseph Hill


2022

Simon


2021

Bob Lin


2020

Arthur Mori


2020

Grandpa Joe


2020

Dr. Stein


2020

Hank



2019

Kenji


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