Tobin Bell
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 7, 1942 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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
| 2024 | Altered RealityCooper Mason | |
| 2024 | The BunkerFather | |
| 2023 | ReBrokenVon | |
| 2023 | The CelloVincent | |
| 2023 | The Curse of the Clown MotelMr. Wilson | |
| 2023 | Saw XJohn Kramer | |
| 2022 | Wolf MountainDr Avery | |
| 2022 | Sleep No MoreSmashmouth | |
| 2021 | A Father's LegacyBilly Ford | |
| 2021 | Let Us InMr. Munch | |
| 2021 | Aileen Wuornos: American BoogeywomanLewis Fell | |
| 2020 | The CallEdward Cranston | |
| 2019 | BelzebuthPadre Vasilio Canetti | |
| 2019 | Gates of DarknessMonsignor Canell | |
| 2019 | The Way We Weren'tJerry | |
| 2019 | Devil Music | |
| 2019 | Ice Cream in the CupboardPop | |
| 2019 | CreepshowChief Connors | |
| 2018 | 12 Feet DeepMcGradey | |
| 2018 | I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of JigsawSelf | |
| 2018 | Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf | |
| 2017 | JigsawJohn Kramer / Jigsaw | |
| 2017 | My Pretty PonyGeorge Banning | |
| 2017 | The SandmanValentine | |
| 2016 | Rainbow TimePeter | |
| 2016 | MacGyverLeland | |
| 2015 | Manson Family VacationBlackbird | |
| 2015 | UnbeliefFrank | |
| 2015 | Game Changer: The Legacy of SawSelf | |
| 2014 | Dark HouseSeth | |
| 2014 | Finders KeepersDr. Freeman | |
| 2014 | Phantom HaloSmashmouth | |
| 2014 | The FlashDoctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2014 | The FlashSavitar (voice) | |
| 2014 | The FlashDoctor Alchemy (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2014 | The FlashSavitar (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2014 | Skin WarsSelf - Guest Judge | |
| 2010 | Saw 3DJohn Kramer / Jigsaw | |
| 2009 | Saw VIJohn Kramer / Jigsaw | |
| 2009 | Starz Inside - Unforgettably EvilSelf | |
| 2008 | Saw VJohn Kramer / Jigsaw | |
| 2008 | Boogeyman 3Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice) | |
| 2007 | Saw IVJohn Kramer / Jigsaw | |
| 2007 | 07 Spaceys | |
| 2007 | Boogeyman 2Mitchell Allen | |
| 2007 | Decoys 2: Alien SeductionProfessor Erwin Buckton | |
| 2007 | Buried AliveLester | |
| 2007 | Making of Saw IIISelf | |
| 2007 | The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About ItThe Stranger | |
| 2007 | The Kill Point | |
| 2006 | Saw IIIJohn Kramer / Jigsaw | |
| 2005 | Saw IIJohn Kramer / Jigsaw | |
| 2005 | Full Disclosure ReportJigsaw | |
| 2005 | Hacking Away at SawSelf | |
| 2005 | Criminal MindsMalachi Lee | |
| 2005 | RevelationsNathan Volk | |
| 2004 | SawJohn Kramer / Jigsaw | |
| 2002 | Black Mask 2: City of MasksMoloch | |
| 2002 | Power PlayClemens | |
| 2001 | Good NeighborGeoffrey Martin | |
| 2001 | AliasKarl Dreyer | |
| 2001 | 24Peter Kingsley | |
| 2001 | The GuardianMr. Pierce | |
| 2000 | The Road to El DoradoZaragoza (voice) | |
| 1999 | The 4th FloorThe Locksmith | |
| 1999 | The SopranosMajor Zwingli | |
| 1999 | Once and Again | |
| 1999 | Harsh Realm | |
| 1999 | The West WingColonel Whitcomb | |
| 1998 | Best of the Best 4: Without WarningLukasz Slava | |
| 1998 | Brown's RequiemStan the Man | |
| 1998 | One Hot Summer NightVincent "Coupe" De Ville | |
| 1998 | Overnight DeliveryJohn Dwayne Beezly | |
| 1998 | CharmedOrin | |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1Omoc | |
| 1996 | The Babysitter's SeductionFrank O'Keefe | |
| 1996 | CheyenneMarshall Toynbee | |
| 1996 | Unabomber: The True StoryTheodore Kaczynski | |
| 1996 | The PretenderMr. White | |
| 1995 | The Quick and the DeadDog Kelly | |
| 1995 | Serial KillerWilliam Lucian Morrano | |
| 1995 | Murder One | |
| 1994 | Deep RedWarren Rickman | |
| 1994 | Mortal FearDr. Alvin Hayes | |
| 1994 | Dead Man's RevengeBullock | |
| 1994 | New EdenAres | |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeLuther Evans | |
| 1994 | ERHospital Administrator | |
| 1993 | MaliceEarl Leemus | |
| 1993 | Boiling PointRoth | |
| 1993 | In the Line of FireMendoza | |
| 1993 | The FirmThe Nordic Man | |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas RangerKarl Storm | |
| 1993 | The X-FilesAshman / Darryl Weaver | |
| 1993 | NYPD BlueJerry | |
| 1993 | NYPD BlueDonald selness | |
| 1992 | RubyFerrie | |
| 1992 | Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story | |
| 1991 | The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage | |
| 1991 | Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia BrideBarman | |
| 1991 | Love, Lies and MurderAl Stutz | |
| 1990 | Loose CannonsGerber | |
| 1990 | GoodFellasParole Officer | |
| 1990 | False IdentityMarshall Errickson | |
| 1990 | Broken Badges | |
| 1989 | Perfect WitnessDillon | |
| 1989 | An Innocent ManZeke | |
| 1989 | Nasty BoysFinley | |
| 1989 | SeinfeldRon | |
| 1989 | Alien NationBrian Knox / Dr. Death | |
| 1988 | Mississippi BurningAgent Stokes | |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1985 | The EqualizerDeputy Secretary | |
| 1985 | The EqualizerWeber / Cronin | |
| 1983 | SvengaliWaiter (uncredited) | |
| 1982 | The VerdictCourtroom Observer (uncredited) | |
| 1982 | Sophie's ChoiceReporter | |
| 1982 | TootsieWaiter (uncredited) | |
| 1981 | Tales of Ordinary MadnessBar Patron (uncredited) | |
| 1979 | ManhattanMan on Street (uncredited) | |
| - | Game of PowerPete Delaney | |
| - | GhostkillerSpecial Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert Tarkington | |
| - | Mouth to Mouth |
| 2024 | Altered RealityCo-Producer | |
| 2019 | The Way We Weren'tProducer | |
| 2017 | My Pretty PonyExecutive Producer | |
| - | GhostkillerProducer |
| 2015 | Game Changer: The Legacy of SawThanks |














