James Saito

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James Saito (born 6 March 1955; age 70) is an actor from Los Angeles, California who portrayed Nogami in the Star Trek: Voyager second season episode "The 37's".

Saito has appeared in many other television shows and movies. In 1984 he appeared in a deleted scene of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, alongside numerous other Star Trek actors, including; Peter Weller, Christopher Lloyd, Robert Ito, Clancy Brown, Vincent Schiavelli, Raye Birk, Jonathan Banks, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, and Kevin Sullivan.

He is perhaps best known for his role as the Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, featuring Michelan Sisti, Josh Pais, and Brian Tochi).

In 1997, he appeared in Devil's Advocate along with Vyto Ruginis, Nikita Ager, and Mark Deakins.

Saito has also appeared in T. J. Hooker (1984, starring William Shatner and James Darren, with Ray Wise and Robert Miano), Miami Vice (1985 & 1988, starring Edward James Olmos, former with Keye Luke, latter with Rosalind Chao and Bob Gunton), Law & Order, and Sex and the City (1999, starring Kim Cattrall).

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