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James Saito

James Saito

Birthday: 1955-03-06 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles - California - USA

​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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Love Hard

as    Bob Lin

2020
Algorithm: BLISS

as    Dr. Stein

2020
The Christmas Bow

as    Grandpa Joe

2020
Tigertail

as    Hank

2019
Always Be My Maybe

as    Harry

2014
Big Eyes

as    Judge

2013
From the Rough

as    Won-Sik

2012
Life of Pi

as    Older Insurance Investigator

2008
Eli Stone

as    Frank Chen

2003
Robot Stories

as    Roy

1998
Henry Fool

as    Mr. Deng

1992
To Be the Best

as    Tony Chiu

1984
Hot Dog... The Movie

as    Kendo Yamamoto