Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 7, 1942
Place of Birth:
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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Tobin Bell
Biography
Joseph Henry Tobin Jr. (born August 7, 1942), known professionally as Tobin Bell, is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in a number of television shows and films, but is most recognized for his role as John Kramer / Jigsaw in the Saw films franchise, which has earned him five award nominations and two wins.
An American film and television character actor. After years of work doing stand-ins and background work on films, he got his first major acting job in Mississippi Burning (1988) and went on to star in made-for-television films and guest star in television shows throughout the 1990s. Bell is best known as the villain John "Jigsaw" Kramer of the Saw film series. He provided his voice in two video games based on the films, Saw and its sequel, Saw II: Flesh & Blood, in which he also provided his likeness.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Altered Reality | Cooper Mason |
| 2024 | The Bunker | Father |
| 2023 | ReBroken | Von |
| 2023 | The Cello | Vincent |
| 2023 | Clown Motel | Mr. Wilson |
| 2023 | Saw X | John Kramer |
| 2022 | Wolf Mountain | Dr Avery |
| 2022 | Sleep No More | Smashmouth |
| 2021 | A Father's Legacy | Billy Ford |
| 2021 | Let Us In | Mr. Munch |
| 2021 | Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman | Lewis Fell |
| 2020 | The Call | Edward Cranston |
| 2019 | Belzebuth | Padre Vasilio Canetti |
| 2019 | Gates of Darkness | Monsignor Canell |
| 2019 | The Way We Weren't | Jerry |
| 2019 | Devil Music | |
| 2019 | Ice Cream in the Cupboard | Pop |
| 2018 | 12 Feet Deep | McGradey |
| 2018 | I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw | Self |
| 2017 | Jigsaw | John Kramer / Jigsaw |
| 2017 | My Pretty Pony | George Banning |
| 2017 | The Sandman | Valentine |
| 2016 | Rainbow Time | Peter |
| 2015 | Manson Family Vacation | Blackbird |
| 2015 | Unbelief | Frank |
| 2015 | Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw | Self |
| 2014 | Dark House | Seth |
| 2014 | Finders Keepers | Dr. Freeman |
| 2014 | Phantom Halo | Smashmouth |
| 2010 | Saw 3D | John Kramer / Jigsaw |
| 2009 | Saw VI | John Kramer / Jigsaw |
| 2009 | Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil | Self |
| 2008 | Saw V | John Kramer / Jigsaw |
| 2008 | Boogeyman 3 | Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice) |
| 2007 | Saw IV | John Kramer / Jigsaw |
| 2007 | 07 Spaceys | |
| 2007 | Boogeyman 2 | Dr. Mitchell Allen |
| 2007 | Decoys 2: Alien Seduction | Professor Erwin Buckton |
| 2007 | Buried Alive | Lester |
| 2007 | Making of Saw III | |
| 2007 | The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It | The Stranger |
| 2006 | Saw III | John Kramer / Jigsaw |
| 2005 | Saw II | John Kramer / Jigsaw |
| 2005 | Full Disclosure Report | Jigsaw |
| 2005 | Hacking Away at Saw | Self |
| 2004 | Saw | John Kramer / Jigsaw |
| 2002 | Black Mask 2: City of Masks | Moloch |
| 2002 | Power Play | Clemens |
| 2001 | Good Neighbor | Geoffrey Martin |
| 2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Zaragoza (voice) |
| 1999 | The 4th Floor | The Locksmith |
| 1998 | Best of the Best 4: Without Warning | Lukasz Slava |
| 1998 | Brown's Requiem | Stan the Man |
| 1998 | One Hot Summer Night | Vincent "Coupe" De Ville |
| 1998 | Overnight Delivery | John Dwayne Beezly |
| 1996 | The Babysitter's Seduction | Frank O'Keefe |
| 1996 | Cheyenne | Marshall Toynbee |
| 1996 | Unabomber: The True Story | Theodore Kaczynski |
| 1995 | The Quick and the Dead | Dog Kelly |
| 1995 | Serial Killer | William Lucian Morrano |
| 1994 | Deep Red | Warren Rickman |
| 1994 | Mortal Fear | Dr. Alvin Hayes |
| 1994 | Dead Man's Revenge | Bullock |
| 1994 | New Eden | Ares |
| 1993 | Malice | Earl Leemus |
| 1993 | Boiling Point | Roth |
| 1993 | In the Line of Fire | Mendoza |
| 1993 | The Firm | The Nordic Man |
| 1992 | Ruby | Ferrie |
| 1992 | Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story | |
| 1990 | Loose Cannons | Gerber |
| 1990 | GoodFellas | Parole Officer |
| 1990 | False Identity | Marshall Errickson |
| 1989 | Perfect Witness | Dillon |
| 1989 | An Innocent Man | Zeke |
| 1988 | Mississippi Burning | Agent Stokes |
| 1983 | Svengali | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1982 | The Verdict | Courtroom Observer (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Sophie's Choice | Reporter |
| 1982 | Tootsie | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1981 | Tales of Ordinary Madness | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| 1979 | Manhattan | Man on Street (uncredited) |
| Game of Power | Pete Delaney | |
| Ghostkiller | Special Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert Tarkington | |
| Mouth to Mouth | ||
| Saw XI | John Kramer |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Creepshow | Chief Connors |
| 2018 | Eli Roth's History of Horror | Self |
| 2016 | MacGyver | Leland |
| 2014 | The Flash | Doctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2014 | The Flash | Savitar (voice) |
| 2014 | The Flash | Doctor Alchemy (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2014 | The Flash | Savitar (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Skin Wars | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2007 | The Kill Point | |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Malachi Lee |
| 2005 | Revelations | Nathan Volk |
| 2001 | Alias | Karl Dreyer |
| 2001 | 24 | Peter Kingsley |
| 1999 | The Sopranos | Major Zwingli |
| 1999 | Once and Again | |
| 1999 | Harsh Realm | |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Colonel Whitcomb |
| 1998 | Charmed | Orin |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Omoc |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Mr. White |
| 1995 | Murder One | |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | |
| 1994 | ER | Hospital Administrator |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Karl Storm |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Ashman / Darryl Weaver |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Jerry |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Donald selness |
| 1991 | The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage | |
| 1991 | Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride | Barman |
| 1990 | Broken Badges | |
| 1989 | Alien Nation | |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys | Finley |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Ron |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Deputy Secretary |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Weber / Cronin |