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Actor

James Saito

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Acting credits

95

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.1

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Movies: 41Series: 54

TMDB ID: 77155

IMDb ID: nm0756839

Known for: Acting

Born: March 6, 1955

Age: 70

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1972 - 2024

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 7

Wikidata: Q936061

Also known as

James Tomio Saito • Джеймс Саіто

Biography

​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.

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