Tobin Bell
- Acting
- August 7, 1942 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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
- The Bunker · Father
- Altered Reality · Cooper Mason, Co-producer
- The Curse of the Clown Motel · Mr. Wilson
- Saw X · John Kramer
- The Cello · Vincent
- ReBroken · Von
- Sleep No More · Smashmouth
- Wolf Mountain · Dr Avery
- Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman · Lewis Fell
- Let Us In · Mr. Munch
- A Father's Legacy · Billy Ford
- Helluva Boss · Winston Wackford (Voice)
- The Call · Edward Cranston
- Gates of Darkness · Monsignor Canell
- Creepshow · Chief Connors
- Ice Cream in the Cupboard · Pop
- Devil Music
- The Way We Weren't · Jerry, Producer
- Belzebuth · Padre Vasilio Canetti
- 12 Feet Deep · McGradey
- Eli Roth's History of Horror · Self
- My Pretty Pony · George Banning, Executive producer
- Jigsaw · Jigsaw / John Kramer
- The Sandman · Valentine
- MacGyver · Leland
- Rainbow Time · Peter
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw · Self, Thanks
- Manson Family Vacation · Blackbird
- Unbelief · Frank
- Phantom Halo · Smashmouth
- Finders Keepers · Dr. Freeman
- The Flash · Doctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited), Savitar (Voice)
- Skin Wars · Self
- Dark House · Seth
- Saw 3D · Jigsaw / John
- Saw VI · Jigsaw / John
- Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil · Self
- Saw V · Jigsaw / John
- Boogeyman 3 · Dr. Mitchell Allen (Voice)
- Saw IV · Jigsaw / John
- Boogeyman 2 · Mitchell Allen
- The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It · The Stranger
- The Kill Point
- Decoys 2: Alien Seduction · Professor Erwin Buckton
- Buried Alive · Lester
- 07 Spaceys
- Saw III · Jigsaw / John
- Full Disclosure Report · Jigsaw
- Saw II · Jigsaw / John
- Hacking Away at 'Saw' · Self
- Criminal Minds · Malachi Lee
- Revelations · Nathan Volk
- Saw · Jigsaw
- Black Mask 2: City of Masks · Moloch
- Power Play · Clemens
- 24 · Peter Kingsley
- Alias · Karl Dreyer
- The Guardian · Mr. Pierce
- Good Neighbor · Geoffrey Martin
- The Road to El Dorado · Zaragoza (Voice)
- Harsh Realm
- The West Wing · Colonel Whitcomb
- Once and Again
- The 4th Floor · The Locksmith
- The Sopranos · Major Zwingli
- Brown's Requiem · Stan the Man
- Best of the Best 4: Without Warning · Lukasz Slava
- Charmed · Orin
- Overnight Delivery · John Dwayne Beezly
- One Hot Summer Night · Vincent "Coupe" De Ville
- Stargate SG-1 · Omoc
- La Femme Nikita · Perry Bauer
- Cheyenne · Marshall Toynbee
- The Pretender · Mr. White
- Unabomber: The True Story · Theodore Kaczynski
- The Babysitter's Seduction · Frank O'Keefe
- Serial Killer · William Lucian Morrano
- Murder One
- The Quick and the Dead · Dog Kelly
- New Eden · Ares