James Saito
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Judge Henry Suzuki
1999
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Herschel Katano
2005
Series
Law & Order
Yoshi Yoshimura
1990
Series
Law & Order
Mr. Tanaka
1990
Series
Hawaii Five-0
David Toriyama
2010
Series
Blue Bloods
Dennis Eng
2010
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Mr. Miyazaki
2001
Series
Person of Interest
Glen
2011
Series
Elementary
Dr. Ken Fukata
2012
Series
Star Trek: Voyager
Nogami
1995
Series
The A-Team
Kwai Li
1983
Series
MacGyver
Ming
1985
Series
Sex and the City
Korean Man
1998
Series
M*A*S*H
Park
1972
Series
M*A*S*H
South Korean (uncredited)
1972
Series
M*A*S*H
South Korean
1972
Series
Miami Vice
Ma Sek
1984
Series
Miami Vice
Howie Wong
1984
Series
30 Rock
Chef
2006
Series
Madam Secretary
Shimbakura
2014
Series
The Waltons
1972
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
New Amsterdam
Andrew Nomura
2018
Series
Third Watch
Sgt. Yee
1999
Series
House of Cards
Dr. Krebs
2013
Series
Knots Landing
Reporter
1979
Series
Hart to Hart
1979
Series
The Unit
Chu
2006
Series
T. J. Hooker
Lab Technician
1982
Series
Airwolf
Tim Shimizu
1984
Series
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Series
Gargoyles
Taro (voice)
1994
Series
The Fall Guy
1981
Series
The Terror
Wilson Yoshida
2018
Series
Altered Carbon
Tanaseda Hideki
2018
Series
Charles in Charge
Chinese Food Delivery Man
1984
Series
New York Undercover
Detective Chang
1994
Series
The Deuce
Kim
2017
Series
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Series
Prodigal Son
Dr. Stanley Higa
2019
Series
Broad City
Trang
2014
Film
Life of Pi
Older Insurance Investigator
2012
Film
Pearl Harbor
Japanese Aide #1
2001
Film
The Devil's Advocate
Takaori Osumi
1997
Film
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Korean Proprietor
1995
Series
Modern Love
Kenji
2019
Series
Eli Stone
Frank Chen
2008
Series
Crazy like a Fox
Chinese Henchman
1984
Film
Home Alone 3
Chinese Mob Boss
1997
Series
True Blue
1989
Film
The Thomas Crown Affair
Paul Cheng
1999
Series
Little America
2020
Series
A Woman of Substance
Tony Chiu
1985
Series
War and Remembrance
Operations Officer (Yamato)
1988
Series
Strangers with Candy
Drug Tester
1999
Film
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Shredder / Oroko Saki
1990
Series
The Company You Keep
Joseph Hill
2023
Film
Long Shot
Minister Kishido
2019
Series
Bosom Buddies
1980
Series
Dash & Lily
Arthur Mori
2020
Series
Counterstrike
General Loctuck
1990
Series
Blockbuster
Simon
2022
Series
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
Series
Marvel's Iron Fist
Yü-Ti
2017
Film
The Sea of Trees
Dr. Takahashi
2016
Film
Big Eyes
Judge
2014
Film
Breathe
Man
2024
Film
Breathe
The Man
2024
Film
Too Big to Fail
Chinese Official
2011
Film
The Hunted
Nemura
1995
Film
While We're Young
Dr. Nagato
2015
Film
Love Hard
Bob Lin
2021
Film
Always Be My Maybe
Harry
2019
Series
Heroes and Villains
2007
Series
Starved
Captain Wong
2005
Film
Wilson
Warren Kudo
2017
Film
Paterno
Doctor
2018
Series
To Be the Best
Tony Chiu
1992
Film
I Think I Love My Wife
Mr. Yuni
2007
Film
Hot Dog... The Movie
Kendo Yamamoto
1984
Film
Covenant
Cabbie
1985
Series
Blood & Orchids
Halehone
1986
Film
Henry Fool
Mr. Deng
1998
Film
Tigertail
Hank
2020
Film
Girls of the White Orchid
Officer #1
1983
Film
Love the Hard Way
Akiri
2003
Film
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
Film
Robot Stories
Roy
2003
Film
The Christmas Bow
Grandpa Joe
2020
Film
The Renegades
Khan
1982
Film
Silent Cries
Japanese Soldier
1993
Film
From the Rough
Won-Sik
2013
Film
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Professor
1981
Film
The Tomorrow Man
Dr. Lorechi
1996
Film
Brother's Shadow
Line Boss
2006
Film
Farewell to Manzanar
Richard Wakatsuki
1976
Film
The Atlantis Conspiracy
Police Captain
2001
Film
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
1980
Film
Beyond the Next Mountain
1981
Film
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988
Film
Mortal Sins
Park Sung
1989
Film
Algorithm: BLISS
Dr. Stein
2020