James Saito
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.
Acting
- 2023The Company You KeepJoseph Hill10 ep.
- 2022BlockbusterSimon1 ep.
- 2020Dash & LilyArthur Mori6 ep.
- 2020Little America1 ep.
- 2019Modern LoveKenji1 ep.
- 2019Prodigal SonDr. Stanley Higa2 ep.
- 2018The TerrorWilson Yoshida3 ep.
- 2018Altered CarbonTanaseda Hideki5 ep.
- 2017The DeuceKim2 ep.
- 2017Marvel's Iron FistYü-Ti1 ep.
- 2013House of CardsDr. Krebs1 ep.
- 2008Eli StoneFrank Chen26 ep.
- 2007Heroes and Villains6 ep.
- 2006The UnitChu1 ep.
- 2005StarvedCaptain Wong1 ep.
- 1999Strangers with CandyDrug Tester1 ep.
- 1994GargoylesTaro (voice)1 ep.
- 1994New York UndercoverDetective Chang1 ep.
- 1992To Be the BestTony Chiu2 ep.
- 1990CounterstrikeGeneral Loctuck1 ep.
- 1989True Blue1 ep.
- 1988War and RemembranceOperations Officer (Yamato)1 ep.
- 1986Blood & OrchidsHalehone2 ep.
- 1984Crazy like a FoxChinese Henchman1 ep.
- 1984Charles in ChargeChinese Food Delivery Man1 ep.
- 1984Miami ViceHowie Wong2 ep.
- 1984AirwolfTim Shimizu1 ep.
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King1 ep.
- 1983The A-TeamKwai Li1 ep.
- 1982Tales of the Gold Monkey1 ep.
- 1981The Fall Guy1 ep.
- 1980Bosom Buddies1 ep.
- 1977The Incredible Hulk1 ep.
- 1972M*A*S*HPark4 ep.
- 1972The Waltons1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJudge Henry Suzuki1 ep.
- 2022Little America1 ep.
- 2022BlockbusterSimon1 ep.
- 2020Dash & LilyArthur Mori6 ep.
- 2020Grey's AnatomyHerschel Katano1 ep.
- 2020Altered CarbonTanaseda Hideki5 ep.
- 2019Prodigal SonDr. Stanley Higa2 ep.
- 2019Modern LoveKenji1 ep.
- 2019The TerrorWilson Yoshida3 ep.
- 2019Broad CityTrang1 ep.
- 2018New AmsterdamAndrew Nomura1 ep.
- 2018Marvel's Iron FistYü-Ti1 ep.
- 2018ElementaryDr. Ken Fukata1 ep.
- 2017The DeuceKim2 ep.
- 2016House of CardsDr. Krebs1 ep.
- 2014Madam SecretaryShimbakura1 ep.
- 2013Hawaii Five-0David Toriyama1 ep.
- 2012Person of InterestGlen1 ep.
- 201230 RockChef1 ep.
- 2010Blue BloodsDennis Eng1 ep.
- 2009The UnitChu1 ep.
- 2005StarvedCaptain Wong1 ep.
- 2004Law & Order: Criminal IntentMr. Miyazaki1 ep.
- 2002Third WatchSgt. Yee1 ep.
- 1994Law & OrderMr. Tanaka, Yoshi Yoshimura2 ep.
- 2000Strangers with CandyDrug Tester1 ep.
- 1999Sex and the CityKorean Man1 ep.
- 1996GargoylesTaro (voice)1 ep.
- 1995Star Trek: VoyagerNogami1 ep.
- 1995New York UndercoverDetective Chang1 ep.
- 1990CounterstrikeGeneral Loctuck1 ep.
- 1990True Blue1 ep.
- 1985Miami ViceHowie Wong, Ma Sek2 ep.
- 1988War and RemembranceOperations Officer (Yamato)1 ep.
- 1987AirwolfTim Shimizu1 ep.
- 1987Hill Street Blues1 ep.
- 1986The A-TeamKwai Li1 ep.
- 1985Crazy like a FoxChinese Henchman1 ep.
- 1985MacGyverMing1 ep.
- 1984Charles in ChargeChinese Food Delivery Man1 ep.
- 1984T. J. HookerLab Technician1 ep.
- 1984Scarecrow and Mrs. King1 ep.
- 1984Hart to Hart1 ep.
- 1983Knots LandingReporter2 ep.
- 1982Tales of the Gold Monkey1 ep.
- 1981Bosom Buddies1 ep.
- 1981The Fall Guy1 ep.
- 1977M*A*S*HPark, South Korean, South Korean (uncredited)4 ep.
- 1981The Incredible Hulk1 ep.
- 1981The Waltons1 ep.
Also known as: James Tomio Saito · Джеймс Саіто