Tobin Bell

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-08-07 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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 "Ji...

Acting

2004

Saw

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

2005

Saw II

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

2006

Saw III

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

2007

Saw IV

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

1988

Mississippi Burning

as Agent Stokes

1993

Malice

as Earl Leemus

2023

ReBroken

as Von

2009

Saw VI

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

1993

2008

Saw V

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

1990

Loose Cannons

as Gerber

1995

1993

2023

The Cello

as Vincent

1982

The Verdict

as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)

2010

Saw 3D

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

2022

Wolf Mountain

as Dr Avery

2007

Boogeyman 2

as Dr. Mitchell Allen

1993

The Firm

as The Nordic Man

2023

Clown Motel

as Mr. Wilson

2007

Decoys 2: Alien Seduction

as Professor Erwin Buckton

2007

Buried Alive

as Lester

1999

The 4th Floor

as The Locksmith

1995

Serial Killer

as William Lucian Morrano

1996

1992

Ruby

as Ferrie

1994

Deep Red

as Warren Rickman

1979

Manhattan

as Man on Street (uncredited)

1982

Sophie's Choice

as Reporter

1994

Mortal Fear

as Dr. Alvin Hayes

1994

1996

Cheyenne

as Marshall Toynbee

2014

Dark House

as Seth

-

Game of Power

as Pete Delaney

-

Ghostkiller

as Special Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert Tarkington

1990

GoodFellas

as Parole Officer

1998

Brown's Requiem

as Stan the Man

2014

Finders Keepers

as Dr. Freeman

2014

Phantom Halo

as Smashmouth

2002

Power Play

as Clemens

2015

2022

Sleep No More

as Smashmouth

2023

Saw X

as John Kramer

2001

Good Neighbor

as Geoffrey Martin

-

Saw XI

as John Kramer

1982

Tootsie

as Waiter (uncredited)

2019

Belzebuth

as Padre Vasilio Canetti

2015

Unbelief

as Frank

2016

Rainbow Time

as Peter

2000

The Road to El Dorado

as Zaragoza (voice)

1998

One Hot Summer Night

as Vincent "Coupe" De Ville

2017

Jigsaw

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

2017

My Pretty Pony

as George Banning

1996

Unabomber: The True Story

as Theodore Kaczynski

2018

12 Feet Deep

as McGradey

1989

2017

The Sandman

as Valentine

1981

Tales of Ordinary Madness

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

2019

Gates of Darkness

as Monsignor Canell

1990

False Identity

as Marshall Errickson

2021

A Father's Legacy

as Billy Ford

2019

2021

Let Us In

as Mr. Munch

2008

Boogeyman 3

as Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice)

1983

Svengali

as Waiter (uncredited)

2024

Altered Reality

as Cooper Mason

1998

Overnight Delivery

as John Dwayne Beezly

1989

1994

New Eden

as Ares

2020

The Call

as Edward Cranston

2024

The Bunker

as Father

Production

2017

My Pretty Pony

as Executive Producer

2024

Altered Reality

as Co-Producer

-

Ghostkiller

as Producer

2019

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