James Saito

James Saito (69)

1955-03-06 | 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.

On Movies

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

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