Tobin Bell
Born: 1942-08-07 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Alex Leyba Movie II as Self (archive footage)
2024
- The Bunker as Father
- Altered Reality as Cooper Mason
2023
- Saw X as John Kramer
- The Curse of the Clown Motel as Mr. Wilson
- ReBroken as Von
- The Cello as Vincent
2022
- Wolf Mountain as Dr Avery
- Sleep No More as Smashmouth
2021
- Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman as Lewis Fell
- Let Us In as Mr. Munch
- A Father's Legacy as Billy Ford
2020
- The Call as Edward Cranston
2019
- Creepshow as Chief Connors
- Belzebuth as Padre Vasilio Canetti
- The Way We Weren't as Jerry
- Devil Music
- Gates of Darkness as Monsignor Canell
- Ice Cream in the Cupboard as Pop
2018
- Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- 12 Feet Deep as McGradey
- I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw as Self
2017
- Jigsaw as John Kramer / Jigsaw
- The Sandman as Valentine
- My Pretty Pony as George Banning
2016
- MacGyver as Leland
- Rainbow Time as Peter
2015
- Unbelief as Frank
- Manson Family Vacation as Blackbird
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw as Self
2014
- The Flash as Doctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited)
- Dark House as Seth
- Finders Keepers as Dr. Freeman
- Phantom Halo as Smashmouth
- Skin Wars as Self - Guest Judge
2010
- Saw 3D as John Kramer / Jigsaw
2009
- Saw VI as John Kramer / Jigsaw
- Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
2008
- Boogeyman 3 as Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice)
- Saw V as John Kramer / Jigsaw
2007
- Buried Alive as Lester
- Boogeyman 2 as Dr. Mitchell Allen
- Saw IV as John Kramer / Jigsaw
- The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It as The Stranger
- Decoys 2: Alien Seduction as Professor Erwin Buckton
- The Kill Point
- 07 Spaceys
- Making of Saw III as Self
2006
- Saw III as John Kramer / Jigsaw
2005
- Criminal Minds as Malachi Lee
- Saw II as John Kramer / Jigsaw
- Revelations as Nathan Volk
- Full Disclosure Report as Jigsaw
- Hacking Away at Saw as Self
2004
- Saw as John Kramer / Jigsaw
2002
- Power Play as Clemens
- Black Mask 2: City of Masks as Moloch
2001
- 24 as Peter Kingsley
- The Guardian as Mr. Pierce
- Alias as Karl Dreyer
- Good Neighbor as Geoffrey Martin
2000
- The Road to El Dorado as Zaragoza (voice)
1999
- The Sopranos as Major Zwingli
- The West Wing as Colonel Whitcomb
- Once and Again
- Harsh Realm
- The 4th Floor as The Locksmith
1998
- Charmed as Orin
- Overnight Delivery as John Dwayne Beezly
- Brown's Requiem as Stan the Man
- One Hot Summer Night as Vincent "Coupe" De Ville
- Best of the Best 4: Without Warning as Lukasz Slava
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Omoc
1996
- The Pretender as Mr. White
- Cheyenne as Marshall Toynbee
- The Babysitter's Seduction as Frank O'Keefe
- Unabomber: The True Story as Theodore Kaczynski
1995
- Murder One
- The Quick and the Dead as Dog Kelly
- Serial Killer as William Lucian Morrano
1994
- ER as Hospital Administrator
- Chicago Hope
- New Eden as Ares
- Deep Red as Warren Rickman
- Dead Man's Revenge as Bullock
- Mortal Fear as Dr. Alvin Hayes
1993
- The X-Files as Ashman / Darryl Weaver
- NYPD Blue as Jerry
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Karl Storm
- The Firm as The Nordic Man
- Malice as Earl Leemus
- In the Line of Fire as Mendoza
- Boiling Point as Roth
1992
1990
- GoodFellas as Parole Officer
- False Identity as Marshall Errickson
- Loose Cannons as Gerber
- Broken Badges
1989
- Seinfeld as Ron
- Alien Nation
- Perfect Witness as Dillon
- Nasty Boys as Finley
- An Innocent Man as Zeke
1988
- Mississippi Burning as Agent Stokes
1987
1985
- The Equalizer as Deputy Secretary
1983
- Svengali as Waiter (uncredited)
1982
- Tootsie as Waiter (uncredited)
- Sophie's Choice as Reporter
- The Verdict as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
1981
- Tales of Ordinary Madness as Bar Patron (uncredited)
1979
- Manhattan as Man on Street (uncredited)