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
2024
- Altered Reality as Cooper Mason
- The Bunker as Father
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
- A Father's Legacy as Billy Ford
- Let Us In as Mr. Munch
2020
- The Call as Edward Cranston
2019
- Creepshow as Chief Connors
- Belzebuth as Padre Vasilio Canetti
- The Way We Weren't as Jerry
- Gates of Darkness as Monsignor Canell
- Ice Cream in the Cupboard as Pop
- Devil Music
2018
- Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- 12 Feet Deep as McGradey
2017
- Jigsaw as Jigsaw / John Kramer
- The Sandman as Valentine
- My Pretty Pony as George Banning
2016
- MacGyver as Leland
- Rainbow Time as Peter
2015
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw as Self
- Manson Family Vacation as Blackbird
- Unbelief as Frank
2014
- The Flash as Doctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited)
- Skin Wars as Self - Guest Judge
- Finders Keepers as Dr. Freeman
- Dark House as Seth
- Phantom Halo as Smashmouth
2010
- Saw 3D as Jigsaw / John
2009
- Saw VI as Jigsaw / John
- Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
2008
- Saw V as Jigsaw / John
- Boogeyman 3 as Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice)
2007
- Saw IV as Jigsaw / John
- The Kill Point
- The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It as The Stranger
- Boogeyman 2 as Mitchell Allen
- Decoys 2: Alien Seduction as Professor Erwin Buckton
- Buried Alive as Lester
- 07 Spaceys
- Making of Saw III as Self
2006
- Saw III as Jigsaw / John
2005
- Criminal Minds as Malachi Lee
- Saw II as Jigsaw / John
- Revelations as Nathan Volk
- Hacking Away at 'Saw' as Self
- Full Disclosure Report as Jigsaw
2004
- Saw as Jigsaw
2002
- Black Mask 2: City of Masks as Moloch
- Power Play as Clemens
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
- Best of the Best 4: Without Warning as Lukasz Slava
- Overnight Delivery as John Dwayne Beezly
- Brown's Requiem as Stan the Man
- One Hot Summer Night as Vincent "Coupe" De Ville
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Omoc
- La Femme Nikita as Perry Bauer
1996
- The Pretender as Mr. White
- The Babysitter's Seduction as Frank O'Keefe
- Unabomber: The True Story as Theodore Kaczynski
- Cheyenne as Marshall Toynbee
1995
- Murder One
- The Quick and the Dead as Dog Kelly
- Serial Killer as William Lucian Morrano
1994
- ER as Hospital Administrator
- Chicago Hope as Luther Evans
- Dead Man's Revenge as Bullock
- New Eden as Ares
- Deep Red as Warren Rickman
- 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
- In the Line of Fire as Mendoza
- Malice as Earl Leemus
- Boiling Point as Roth
1992
1991
- Love, Lies and Murder as Al Stutz
- The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
- Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride as Barman
1990
- GoodFellas as Parole Officer
- Nasty Boys as Finley
- Broken Badges
- Loose Cannons as Gerber
- False Identity as Marshall Errickson
1989
- Seinfeld as Ron
- Alien Nation as Brian Knox / Dr. Death
- An Innocent Man as Zeke
- Perfect Witness as Dillon
1988
- Mississippi Burning as Agent Stokes
1987
1985
- The Equalizer as Deputy Secretary
1983
- Svengali as Waiter (uncredited)
1982
- Sophie's Choice as Reporter
- The Verdict as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
- Tootsie as Waiter (uncredited)
1981
- Tales of Ordinary Madness as Bar Patron (uncredited)
1979
- Manhattan as Man on Street (uncredited)