Tobin Bell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 7, 1942, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Movies
- 82
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.
Upcoming Tobin Bell Movies
Ghostkiller
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2024 | The Bunker | Father |
| 2024 | Altered Reality | Cooper Mason |
| 2023 | The Curse of the Clown Motel | Mr. Wilson |
| 2023 | Saw X | John Kramer |
| 2023 | The Cello | Vincent |
| 2023 | ReBroken | Von |
| 2022 | Sleep No More | Smashmouth |
| 2022 | Wolf Mountain | Dr Avery |
| 2021 | Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman | Lewis Fell |
| 2021 | Let Us In | Mr. Munch |
| 2021 | A Father's Legacy | Billy Ford |
| 2020 | The Call | Edward Cranston |
| 2019 | Gates of Darkness | Monsignor Canell |
| 2019 | Ice Cream in the Cupboard | Pop |
| 2019 | Devil Music | |
| 2019 | The Way We Weren't | Jerry |
| 2019 | Belzebuth | Padre Vasilio Canetti |
| 2018 | 12 Feet Deep | McGradey |
| 2017 | My Pretty Pony | George Banning |
| 2017 | Jigsaw | Jigsaw / John Kramer |
| 2017 | The Sandman | Valentine |
| 2016 | Rainbow Time | Peter |
| 2015 | Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw | Self |
| 2015 | Manson Family Vacation | Blackbird |
| 2015 | Unbelief | Frank |
| 2014 | Phantom Halo | Smashmouth |
| 2014 | Finders Keepers | Dr. Freeman |
| 2014 | Dark House | Seth |
| 2010 | Saw 3D | Jigsaw / John |
| 2009 | Saw VI | Jigsaw / John |
| 2009 | Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil | Self |
| 2008 | Saw V | Jigsaw / John |
| 2008 | Boogeyman 3 | Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice) |
| 2007 | Saw IV | Jigsaw / John |
| 2007 | Boogeyman 2 | Mitchell Allen |
| 2007 | The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It | The Stranger |
| 2007 | Decoys 2: Alien Seduction | Professor Erwin Buckton |
| 2007 | Buried Alive | Lester |
| 2007 | Making of Saw III | Self |
| 2007 | 07 Spaceys | |
| 2006 | Saw III | Jigsaw / John |
| 2005 | Full Disclosure Report | Jigsaw |
| 2005 | Saw II | Jigsaw / John |
| 2005 | Hacking Away at 'Saw' | Self |
| 2004 | Saw | 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 | Brown's Requiem | Stan the Man |
| 1998 | Best of the Best 4: Without Warning | Lukasz Slava |
| 1998 | Overnight Delivery | John Dwayne Beezly |
| 1998 | One Hot Summer Night | Vincent "Coupe" De Ville |
| 1996 | Cheyenne | Marshall Toynbee |
| 1996 | Unabomber: The True Story | Theodore Kaczynski |
| 1996 | The Babysitter's Seduction | Frank O'Keefe |
| 1995 | Serial Killer | William Lucian Morrano |
| 1995 | The Quick and the Dead | Dog Kelly |
| 1994 | New Eden | Ares |
| 1994 | Mortal Fear | Dr. Alvin Hayes |
| 1994 | Dead Man's Revenge | Bullock |
| 1994 | Deep Red | Warren Rickman |
| 1993 | Malice | Earl Leemus |
| 1993 | In the Line of Fire | Mendoza |
| 1993 | The Firm | The Nordic Man |
| 1993 | Boiling Point | Roth |
| 1992 | Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story | |
| 1992 | Ruby | Ferrie |
| 1990 | GoodFellas | Parole Officer |
| 1990 | False Identity | Marshall Errickson |
| 1990 | Loose Cannons | Gerber |
| 1989 | Perfect Witness | Dillon |
| 1989 | An Innocent Man | Zeke |
| 1988 | Mississippi Burning | Agent Stokes |
| 1983 | Svengali | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Tootsie | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1982 | The Verdict | Courtroom Observer (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Sophie's Choice | Reporter |
| 1981 | Tales of Ordinary Madness | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| 1979 | Manhattan | Man on Street (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2019 | The Way We Weren't | Producer |
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