![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/lA4woLg6MeSr7lK6hvBtY384kAU.jpg)
James Saito
0 FOLLOWERS • 55 CREDITS • MAR 6, 1955 • 69
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Tomio Saito (born March 6, 1955) is an American actor of stage, motion pictures, and television. He is 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 like 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. Saito starred in the regular supporting role of Dr. Chen in the ABC drama Eli Stone. Saito graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, California.
Known For
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jcEl8SISNfGdlQFwLzeEtsjDvpw.jpg)
Grey's Anatomy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q9dObe29W4bDpgzUfOOH3ZnzDbR.jpg)
Elementary
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sIdCKlmM2nU4akIvFQaAIiU8YES.jpg)
Hawaii Five-0
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eYYQWACx7ttUzRwTNYuo6zveqpE.jpg)
30 Rock
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fRu9zQFdWHjEVyHwnIYqm0LRoKA.jpg)
Broad City
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tzVUZxNwntAS8Gk3WF2DCcI8x1B.jpg)
Sex and the City
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jsH4AeGZn5Q6h314A3OTUHKxHhR.jpg)
New Amsterdam
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mMfqHsOeI0yLwifmfCRGTaItvTS.jpg)
Hill Street Blues
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gNS5tRSG3UlXodCxznKKOKweqxh.jpg)
Star Trek: Voyager
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q1WlrxnCvNhBjJ4N7V0JQXjnIBN.jpg)
Blue Bloods
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/95IsiH4p5937YXQHaOS2W2dWYOG.jpg)
Altered Carbon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7q4u6lXXQR2wcP2FnvH9PpZ7Qir.jpg)
MacGyver
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/62S7SlO1cAbJXNHCUd9tS9QzLfY.jpg)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wYQ9ugFYIj5zoIplo79YHf7v9Ed.jpg)
Strangers with Candy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zcHUwD20mqMD4g8LKdpKD12QRhE.jpg)
T. J. Hooker
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yFuTgqxBFfRcf4YX2QZ2L6vp0H9.jpg)
The Waltons
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4l6KD9HhtD6nCDEfg10Lp6C6zah.jpg)
Marvel's Iron Fist
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8lAMdxL8uirqyavsD6H3QGQmTkA.jpg)
Little America
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ftwhXqizcVRo4pgqFnTysR9tAIM.jpg)
The Unit
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6rhuM3oMoEWKxAdrm7IyM8oq8cC.jpg)
M*A*S*H
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sM3nBqh3iSjPTBMtIFyWnROVLIz.jpg)
Charles in Charge
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b5kLqC6eDiA17nq3jr1Vi340Kns.jpg)
Miami Vice
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fRtScq8bpj9vlbRB4yq6eMiZLqp.jpg)
Crazy like a Fox
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/36oUFRNJQORpL9fmnrSXdFqEGty.jpg)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gV8CB9WbCclGCENBkxoKXYnwh28.jpg)
The Fall Guy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1seIJ8wIKo3KXp7hnwS5wj69U8M.jpg)
Blockbuster
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rWQmgNLdyZGIL6Xuo9ImL0Kh6wt.jpg)
Third Watch
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6PPvC76mJKdkTGnr9ORLNnF347P.jpg)
Starved
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8q7uFuNuMWTWfcpnCpBuZa3KZXx.jpg)
The Incredible Hulk
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rCY6zn2O9gZcvyVrraUp5V7UtzE.jpg)
Knots Landing
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tKFUwmue5g45rthZOyYWd7l931y.jpg)
The Deuce
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4PAN7zPqmR9b73een97WkxqCTQN.jpg)
Airwolf
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eoxvAUG5hbqon869PXuFhvR1LOu.jpg)
The Terror
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2VsVifJ5OCJ9L2419ZPPoGbD4up.jpg)
Dash & Lily
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p2qWJJ7Wyaq2xvgIHuBw4zVNBij.jpg)
The A-Team
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kxbYqFNIS6WiyLoUKOgDLsWdAVj.jpg)
True Blue
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cP9CJ9nvPT3cnnBSlGFgwq7odIR.jpg)
Modern Love
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hKWxWjFwnMvkWQawbhvC0Y7ygQ8.jpg)
House of Cards
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y8A0Cvp8WQmZ3bjbnsL53lY0dsC.jpg)
Pearl Harbor
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/skdHpVja0uRNKVVN9ksviI86I4z.jpg)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5ZzBGpxy55OQzHxKVY11IpY6a0o.jpg)
The Devil's Advocate
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2jXSK7v4YQ1XD9wOcTLOfjBDRZY.jpg)
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xfvUY6q3bGgQQOr1mb0EDa3g5kO.jpg)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/esNt2bHTFd3MvAwKN1XJcOhuBDC.jpg)
The Renegades
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5yqs1MVlqdIg1DY5adC5jFx3d7j.jpg)
The Thomas Crown Affair
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uOadrCfle0n2LOOxHbgWEdnrm2.jpg)
Home Alone 3
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m2ttWZ8rMRwIMT7zA48Jo6mTkDS.jpg)
Long Shot
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iLgRu4hhSr6V1uManX6ukDriiSc.jpg)
Life of Pi
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wTW2t8ocWDlHns8I7vQxuqkyK58.jpg)
Breathe
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/416Pzzz2xzkSEOdiGMz1EOrKcBm.jpg)
Tigertail
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pYnRJuBPEqZO1o4fcxBTgmKNHfy.jpg)
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rnG8TMftQaMpGQtvsVwmlyhQ0gB.jpg)
The Company You Keep
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oTkAFDZRLnqrXOrOwuy3Tvul0v5.jpg)
Love Hard
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3BO6pPa7qDcpPYct061Luh9fvst.jpg)
Always Be My Maybe
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m9zTQr4TYS98UFSiA1k0mMfECPe.jpg)
Law & Order
Originals for Netflix
Stay ahead of Netflix Original releases with the Unofficial app, where you can set reminders, track shows, follow favorite actors, and engage with other fans—all in one place!
Get
![](https://images.rivr.app/static/deviceshots/watched_status.png)