Tobin Bell
80 movies · 32 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 7, 1942 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Joseph H. Tobin, Jr. · Joseph Henry Tobin Jr.
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
Tobin Bell: movies and TV shows
Acting (112)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Game of Power
as Pete Delaney
- Upcoming Ghostkiller
as Special Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert Tarkington
- 2024 The Bunker
as Father
- 2024 Altered Reality
as Cooper Mason
- 2023 The Curse of the Clown Motel
as Mr. Wilson
- 2023 Saw X
as John Kramer
- 2023 The Cello
as Vincent
- 2023 ReBroken
as Von
- 2022 Sleep No More
as Smashmouth
- 2022 Wolf Mountain
as Dr Avery
- 2021 Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
as Lewis Fell
- 2021 Let Us In
as Mr. Munch
- 2021 A Father's Legacy
as Billy Ford
- 2020 The Call
as Edward Cranston
- 2019 Gates of Darkness
as Monsignor Canell
- 2019
- 2019 Ice Cream in the Cupboard
as Pop
- 2019
- 2019 The Way We Weren't
as Jerry
- 2019 Belzebuth
as Padre Vasilio Canetti
- 2018 12 Feet Deep
as McGradey
- 2017 My Pretty Pony
as George Banning
- 2017 Jigsaw
as Jigsaw / John Kramer
- 2017 The Sandman
as Valentine
- 2016
- 2016 Rainbow Time
as Peter
- 2015 Manson Family Vacation
as Blackbird
- 2015 Unbelief
as Frank
- 2014 Phantom Halo
as Smashmouth
- 2014 Finders Keepers
as Dr. Freeman
- 2014 The Flash · TV
as Doctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited) / Savitar (voice) / Doctor Alchemy (voice) (uncredited) / Savitar (voice) (uncredited) · 14 episodes
- 2014 Dark House
as Seth
- 2010 Saw 3D
as Jigsaw / John
- 2009 Saw VI
as Jigsaw / John
- 2008 Saw V
as Jigsaw / John
- 2008 Boogeyman 3
as Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice)
- 2007 Saw IV
as Jigsaw / John
- 2007 Boogeyman 2
as Mitchell Allen
- 2007 The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
as The Stranger
- 2007
- 2007 Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
as Professor Erwin Buckton
- 2007 Buried Alive
as Lester
- 2007
- 2006 Saw III
as Jigsaw / John
- 2005 Full Disclosure Report
as Jigsaw
- 2005 Saw II
as Jigsaw / John
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004 Saw
as Jigsaw
- 2002 Black Mask 2: City of Masks
as Moloch
- 2002 Power Play
as Clemens
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001 Good Neighbor
as Geoffrey Martin
- 2000 The Road to El Dorado
as Zaragoza (voice)
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 The 4th Floor
as The Locksmith
- 1999
- 1998 Brown's Requiem
as Stan the Man
- 1998 Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
as Lukasz Slava
- 1998
- 1998 Overnight Delivery
as John Dwayne Beezly
- 1998 One Hot Summer Night
as Vincent "Coupe" De Ville
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996 Cheyenne
as Marshall Toynbee
- 1996
- 1996 Unabomber: The True Story
as Theodore Kaczynski
- 1996 The Babysitter's Seduction
as Frank O'Keefe
- 1995 Serial Killer
as William Lucian Morrano
- 1995
- 1995 The Quick and the Dead
as Dog Kelly
- 1994 New Eden
as Ares
- 1994 Mortal Fear
as Dr. Alvin Hayes
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 Dead Man's Revenge
as Bullock
- 1994 Deep Red
as Warren Rickman
- 1993 Malice
as Earl Leemus
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 In the Line of Fire
as Mendoza
- 1993 The Firm
as The Nordic Man
- 1993
- 1993 Boiling Point
as Roth
- 1992
- 1992 Ruby
as Ferrie
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991
- 1990
- 1990 GoodFellas
as Parole Officer
- 1990 False Identity
as Marshall Errickson
- 1990
- 1990 Loose Cannons
as Gerber
- 1989 Perfect Witness
as Dillon
- 1989 An Innocent Man
as Zeke
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988 Mississippi Burning
as Agent Stokes
- 1987
- 1985
- 1983 Svengali
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1982 Tootsie
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1982 The Verdict
as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
- 1982 Sophie's Choice
as Reporter
- 1981 Tales of Ordinary Madness
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- 1979 Manhattan
as Man on Street (uncredited)
Behind the camera (5)
- Upcoming Ghostkiller
Producer
- 2024 Altered Reality
Co-Producer
- 2019 The Way We Weren't
Producer
- 2017 My Pretty Pony
Executive Producer
- 2015
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 2018 Eli Roth's History of Horror
1 episode
- 2014 Skin Wars
1 episode
- 2009
- 2007
- 2005