James Saito

James Saito

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…

Filmography

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Breathe ★ 5.6 Breathe 2024 The Company You Keep ★ 7.3 The Company You Keep 2023 Blockbuster ★ 5.4 Blockbuster 2022 Love Hard ★ 6.9 Love Hard 2021 Dash & Lily ★ 7.8 Dash & Lily 2020 The Christmas Bow ★ 6.9 The Christmas Bow 2020 Algorithm: BLISS ★ 4.3 Algorithm: BLISS 2020 Tigertail ★ 6.7 Tigertail 2020 Little America ★ 6.6 Little America 2020 Modern Love ★ 7.4 Modern Love 2019 Prodigal Son ★ 8.1 Prodigal Son 2019 Always Be My Maybe ★ 6.6 Always Be My Maybe 2019 Long Shot ★ 6.7 Long Shot 2019 New Amsterdam ★ 8.3 New Amsterdam 2018 Paterno ★ 6.2 Paterno 2018 The Terror ★ 7.4 The Terror 2018 Altered Carbon ★ 7.6 Altered Carbon 2018 The Deuce ★ 7.6 The Deuce 2017 Wilson ★ 6.0 Wilson 2017 Marvel's Iron Fist ★ 6.5 Marvel's Iron Fist 2017 The Sea of Trees ★ 6.2 The Sea of Trees 2016 While We're Young ★ 6.0 While We're Young 2015 Big Eyes ★ 7.0 Big Eyes 2014 Madam Secretary ★ 7.0 Madam Secretary 2014 Broad City ★ 7.1 Broad City 2014 From the Rough ★ 6.1 From the Rough 2013 House of Cards ★ 8.0 House of Cards 2013 Life of Pi ★ 7.4 Life of Pi 2012 Elementary ★ 7.6 Elementary 2012 Too Big to Fail ★ 6.9 Too Big to Fail 2011 Person of Interest ★ 8.1 Person of Interest 2011 Blue Bloods ★ 7.8 Blue Bloods 2010 Hawaii Five-0 ★ 7.7 Hawaii Five-0 2010 Eli Stone ★ 6.7 Eli Stone 2008 Heroes and Villains ★ 7.0 Heroes and Villains 2007 I Think I Love My Wife ★ 5.3 I Think I Love My Wife 2007 30 Rock ★ 7.5 30 Rock 2006 Brother's Shadow ★ 5.5 Brother's Shadow 2006 The Unit ★ 7.3 The Unit 2006 Starved ★ 4.7 Starved 2005 Grey's Anatomy ★ 8.2 Grey's Anatomy 2005 Love the Hard Way ★ 6.3 Love the Hard Way 2003 Robot Stories ★ 5.1 Robot Stories 2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ★ 7.6 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001 Pearl Harbor ★ 6.9 Pearl Harbor 2001 The Atlantis Conspiracy ★ 3.8 The Atlantis Conspiracy 2001 Third Watch ★ 7.9 Third Watch 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ★ 8.0 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 The Thomas Crown Affair ★ 6.8 The Thomas Crown Affair 1999 Strangers with Candy ★ 7.6 Strangers with Candy 1999 Henry Fool ★ 6.6 Henry Fool 1998 Sex and the City ★ 7.4 Sex and the City 1998 Home Alone 3 ★ 5.3 Home Alone 3 1997 The Devil's Advocate ★ 7.5 The Devil's Advocate 1997 The Tomorrow Man ★ 5.2 The Tomorrow Man 1996 Die Hard: With a Vengeance ★ 7.3 Die Hard: With a Vengeance 1995 The Hunted ★ 5.7 The Hunted 1995 Star Trek: Voyager ★ 7.8 Star Trek: Voyager 1995 Gargoyles ★ 8.1 Gargoyles 1994 New York Undercover ★ 7.3 New York Undercover 1994 Silent Cries ★ 5.0 Silent Cries 1993 To Be the Best ★ 6.3 To Be the Best 1992 Law & Order ★ 7.3 Law & Order 1990 Counterstrike ★ 7.0 Counterstrike 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ★ 6.7 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 True Blue ★ 6.3 True Blue 1989 Mortal Sins ★ 3.5 Mortal Sins 1989 War and Remembrance ★ 7.9 War and Remembrance 1988 C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf ★ 5.5 C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf 1988 Blood & Orchids ★ 7.2 Blood & Orchids 1986 MacGyver ★ 7.7 MacGyver 1985 Covenant ★ 3.4 Covenant 1985 A Woman of Substance ★ 7.6 A Woman of Substance 1985 Crazy like a Fox ★ 7.2 Crazy like a Fox 1984 Charles in Charge ★ 6.1 Charles in Charge 1984 Miami Vice ★ 7.5 Miami Vice 1984 Airwolf ★ 7.6 Airwolf 1984 Hot Dog... The Movie ★ 4.8 Hot Dog... The Movie 1984 Girls of the White Orchid ★ 5.3 Girls of the White Orchid 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King ★ 6.6 Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983