Cast & creator
James Saito
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Law & Order
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.
Also known as: James Tomio Saito, Джеймс Саіто
42
film credits
60
television credits
102
1972–2024 · acting roles
6.8
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (102)
Showing 102 of 102 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Judge Henry Suzuki
1999
Law & Order
Yoshi Yoshimura
1990Law & Order
Mr. Tanaka
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Herschel Katano
2005
Hawaii Five-0
David Toriyama
2010
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Mr. Miyazaki
2001
Blue Bloods
Dennis Eng
2010
Star Trek: Voyager
Nogami
1995
MacGyver
Ming
1985
Person of Interest
Glen
2011
Elementary
Dr. Ken Fukata
2012
Knots Landing
Reporter
1979
M*A*S*H
Park
1972M*A*S*H
South Korean (uncredited)
1972M*A*S*H
South Korean
1972
Third Watch
Sgt. Yee
1999
30 Rock
Chef
2006
Miami Vice
Ma Sek
1984Miami Vice
Howie Wong
1984
Madam Secretary
Shimbakura
2014
Sex and the City
Korean Man
1998
Hill Street Blues
1981
The A-Team
Kwai Li
1983
The Waltons
1972
House of Cards
Dr. Krebs
2013
T. J. Hooker
Lab Technician
1982
Airwolf
Tim Shimizu
1984
New Amsterdam
Andrew Nomura
2018
The Unit
Chu
2006
Hart to Hart
1979
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Gargoyles
Taro (voice)
1994
Broad City
Trang
2014
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The Fall Guy
1981
Altered Carbon
Tanaseda Hideki
2018
New York Undercover
Detective Chang
1994
Charles in Charge
Chinese Food Delivery Man
1984
The Deuce
Kim
2017
Eli Stone
Frank Chen
2008
Crazy like a Fox
Chinese Henchman
1984
The Terror
Wilson Yoshida
2018
Prodigal Son
Dr. Stanley Higa
2019
Life of Pi
Older Insurance Investigator
2012
Strangers with Candy
Drug Tester
1999
The Devil's Advocate
Takaori Osumi
1997
Modern Love
Kenji
2019
Home Alone 3
Chinese Mob Boss
1997
Pearl Harbor
Japanese Aide #1
2001
Little America
2020
War and Remembrance
Operations Officer (Yamato)
1988
The Company You Keep
Joseph Hill
2023
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Korean Proprietor
1995
Counterstrike
General Loctuck
1990
Bosom Buddies
1980
Long Shot
Minister Kishido
2019
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Shredder / Oroko Saki
1990
Marvel's Iron Fist
Yü-Ti
2017
The Thomas Crown Affair
Paul Cheng
1999
Dash & Lily
Arthur Mori
2020
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
A Woman of Substance
Tony Chiu
1985
Blockbuster
Simon
2022
True Blue
1989
The Sea of Trees
Dr. Takahashi
2016
Always Be My Maybe
Harry
2019
While We're Young
Dr. Nagato
2015
Big Eyes
Judge
2014
Love Hard
Bob Lin
2021
Breathe
Man
2024Breathe
The Man
2024
Heroes and Villains
2007
Starved
Captain Wong
2005
The Hunted
Nemura
1995
Too Big to Fail
Chinese Official
2011
I Think I Love My Wife
Mr. Yuni
2007
Wilson
Warren Kudo
2017
Girls of the White Orchid
Officer #1
1983
Blood & Orchids
Halehone
1986
To Be the Best
Tony Chiu
1992
Hot Dog... The Movie
Kendo Yamamoto
1984
Paterno
Doctor
2018
Love the Hard Way
Akiri
2003
Henry Fool
Mr. Deng
1998
From the Rough
Won-Sik
2013
Covenant
Cabbie
1985
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
The Tomorrow Man
Dr. Lorechi
1996
The Renegades
Khan
1982
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988
Tigertail
Hank
2020
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Professor
1981
Robot Stories
Roy
2003
Beyond the Next Mountain
1981
Farewell to Manzanar
Richard Wakatsuki
1976
The Atlantis Conspiracy
Police Captain
2001
Silent Cries
Japanese Soldier
1993
The Christmas Bow
Grandpa Joe
2020
Mortal Sins
Park Sung
1989
Algorithm: BLISS
Dr. Stein
2020
Brother's Shadow
Line Boss
2006