James Saito
Actor
- Born
- March 6, 1955 (age 71) · 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.
Known for
Life of Pi
November 20, 2012
Pearl Harbor
May 21, 2001
The Devil's Advocate
October 17, 1997
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
May 19, 1995
Big Eyes
December 24, 2014
Home Alone 3
December 12, 1997
Long Shot
May 2, 2019
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
March 30, 1990
Love Hard
November 5, 2021
The Thomas Crown Affair
August 6, 1999
Always Be My Maybe
May 31, 2019
While We're Young
March 27, 2015
Acting41
- 2024Breathe as Man, The Man
- 2021Love Hard as Bob Lin
- 2020The Christmas Bow as Grandpa Joe
- 2020Algorithm: BLISS as Dr. Stein
- 2020Tigertail as Hank
- 2019Always Be My Maybe as Harry
- 2019Long Shot as Minister Kishido
- 2018Paterno as Doctor
- 2017Wilson as Warren Kudo
- 2016The Sea of Trees as Dr. Takahashi