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Actor
Tobin Bell
- Born August 7, 1942 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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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
GoodFellas1990
The Flash2014
Saw2004
Saw II2005
Saw III2006
Saw IV2007
The Road to El Dorado2000
Criminal Minds2005
Filmography
- TBAGame of PowerFilmPete Delaney
- TBAGhostkillerFilmSpecial Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert Tarkington, Producer
- TBAMouth to MouthFilm
- 2024The BunkerFilmFather
- 2024Altered RealityFilmCooper Mason, Co-Producer
- 2023Saw XFilmJohn Kramer
- 2023The Curse of the Clown MotelFilmMr. Wilson
- 2023ReBrokenFilmVon
- 2023The CelloFilmVincent
- 2022Wolf MountainFilmDr Avery
- 2022Sleep No MoreFilmSmashmouth
- 2021Aileen Wuornos: American BoogeywomanFilmLewis Fell
- 2021A Father's LegacyFilmBilly Ford
- 2021Let Us InFilmMr. Munch
- 2020The CallFilmEdward Cranston
- 2020Helluva BossSeriesWinston Wackford (voice)
- 2019BelzebuthFilmPadre Vasilio Canetti
- 2019CreepshowSeriesChief Connors
- 2019Gates of DarknessFilmMonsignor Canell
- 2019The Way We Weren'tFilmJerry, Producer
- 2019Ice Cream in the CupboardFilmPop
- 2019Devil MusicFilm
- 201812 Feet DeepFilmMcGradey
- 2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSeriesSelf
- 2017JigsawFilmJigsaw / John Kramer
- 2017The SandmanFilmValentine
- 2017My Pretty PonyFilmGeorge Banning, Executive Producer
- 2016MacGyverSeriesLeland
- 2016Rainbow TimeFilmPeter
- 2015Manson Family VacationFilmBlackbird
- 2015Game Changer: The Legacy of SawFilmSelf, Thanks
- 2015UnbeliefFilmFrank
- 2014The FlashSeriesDoctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited), Savitar (voice), Doctor Alchemy (voice) (uncredited), Savitar (voice) (uncredited)
- 2014Finders KeepersFilmDr. Freeman
- 2014Dark HouseFilmSeth
- 2014Phantom HaloFilmSmashmouth
- 2014Skin WarsSeriesSelf - Guest Judge
- 2010Saw 3DFilmJigsaw / John
- 2009Saw VIFilmJigsaw / John
- 2009Starz Inside - Unforgettably EvilFilmSelf
- 2008Saw VFilmJigsaw / John
- 2008Boogeyman 3FilmDr. Mitchell Allen (voice)
- 2007Saw IVFilmJigsaw / John
- 2007Boogeyman 2FilmMitchell Allen
- 2007The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About ItFilmThe Stranger
- 2007Buried AliveFilmLester
- 2007Decoys 2: Alien SeductionFilmProfessor Erwin Buckton
- 2007The Kill PointSeries
- 200707 SpaceysFilm
- 2006Saw IIIFilmJigsaw / John
- 2005Saw IIFilmJigsaw / John
- 2005Criminal MindsSeriesMalachi Lee
- 2005RevelationsSeriesNathan Volk
- 2005Full Disclosure ReportFilmJigsaw
- 2005Hacking Away at 'Saw'FilmSelf
- 2004SawFilmJigsaw
- 2002Black Mask 2: City of MasksFilmMoloch
- 2002Power PlayFilmClemens
- 200124SeriesPeter Kingsley
- 2001AliasSeriesKarl Dreyer
- 2001The GuardianSeriesMr. Pierce
- 2001Good NeighborFilmGeoffrey Martin
- 2000The Road to El DoradoFilmZaragoza (voice)
- 1999The SopranosSeriesMajor Zwingli
- 1999The West WingSeriesColonel Whitcomb
- 1999The 4th FloorFilmThe Locksmith
- 1999Once and AgainSeries
- 1999Harsh RealmSeries
- 1998CharmedSeriesOrin
- 1998Overnight DeliveryFilmJohn Dwayne Beezly
- 1998Best of the Best 4: Without WarningFilmLukasz Slava
- 1998Brown's RequiemFilmStan the Man
- 1998One Hot Summer NightFilmVincent "Coupe" De Ville
- 1997Stargate SG-1SeriesOmoc
- 1997La Femme NikitaSeriesPerry Bauer
- 1996The PretenderSeriesMr. White
- 1996The Babysitter's SeductionFilmFrank O'Keefe
- 1996Unabomber: The True StoryFilmTheodore Kaczynski
- 1996CheyenneFilmMarshall Toynbee
- 1995The Quick and the DeadFilmDog Kelly