Tobin Bell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 7, 1942 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 118
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
GoodFellas
1990Movie
Parole Officer
The Flash
2014TV
Doctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited), Savitar (voice), Doctor Alchemy (voice) (uncredited), Savitar (voice) (uncredited)
Saw
2004Movie
Jigsaw
Saw II
2005Movie
Jigsaw / John
Saw III
2006Movie
Jigsaw / John
Saw IV
2007Movie
Jigsaw / John
Filmography
The Bunker
2024Movie
Father
Altered Reality
2024Movie
Cooper Mason
The Curse of the Clown Motel
2023Movie
Mr. Wilson
Saw X
2023Movie
John Kramer
The Cello
2023Movie
Vincent
ReBroken
2023Movie
Von
Sleep No More
2022Movie
Smashmouth
Wolf Mountain
2022Movie
Dr Avery
Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
2021Movie
Lewis Fell
Let Us In
2021Movie
Mr. Munch
A Father's Legacy
2021Movie
Billy Ford
The Call
2020Movie
Edward Cranston
Gates of Darkness
2019Movie
Monsignor Canell
Creepshow
2019TV
Chief Connors
Ice Cream in the Cupboard
2019Movie
Pop
Devil Music
2019Movie
The Way We Weren't
2019Movie
Jerry
Belzebuth
2019Movie
Padre Vasilio Canetti
12 Feet Deep
2018Movie
McGradey
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018TV
Self
My Pretty Pony
2017Movie
George Banning
Jigsaw
2017Movie
Jigsaw / John Kramer
The Sandman
2017Movie
Valentine
MacGyver
2016TV
Leland
Rainbow Time
2016Movie
Peter
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015Movie
Self
Manson Family Vacation
2015Movie
Blackbird
Unbelief
2015Movie
Frank
Phantom Halo
2014Movie
Smashmouth
Finders Keepers
2014Movie
Dr. Freeman
The Flash
2014TV
Doctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited), Savitar (voice), Doctor Alchemy (voice) (uncredited), Savitar (voice) (uncredited)
Skin Wars
2014TV
Self - Guest Judge
Dark House
2014Movie
Seth
Saw 3D
2010Movie
Jigsaw / John
Saw VI
2009Movie
Jigsaw / John
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
2009Movie
Self
Saw V
2008Movie
Jigsaw / John
Boogeyman 3
2008Movie
Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice)
Saw IV
2007Movie
Jigsaw / John
Boogeyman 2
2007Movie
Mitchell Allen
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
2007Movie
The Stranger
The Kill Point
2007TV
Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
2007Movie
Professor Erwin Buckton
Buried Alive
2007Movie
Lester
Making of Saw III
2007Movie
Self
07 Spaceys
2007Movie
Saw III
2006Movie
Jigsaw / John
Full Disclosure Report
2005Movie
Jigsaw
Saw II
2005Movie
Jigsaw / John
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
2005Movie
Self
Criminal Minds
2005TV
Malachi Lee
Revelations
2005TV
Nathan Volk
Saw
2004Movie
Jigsaw
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
2002Movie
Moloch
Power Play
2002Movie
Clemens
24
2001TV
Peter Kingsley
Alias
2001TV
Karl Dreyer
The Guardian
2001TV
Mr. Pierce
Good Neighbor
2001Movie
Geoffrey Martin
The Road to El Dorado
2000Movie
Zaragoza (voice)
Harsh Realm
1999TV
The West Wing
1999TV
Colonel Whitcomb
Once and Again
1999TV
The 4th Floor
1999Movie
The Locksmith
The Sopranos
1999TV
Major Zwingli
Brown's Requiem
1998Movie
Stan the Man
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
1998Movie
Lukasz Slava
Charmed
1998TV
Orin
Overnight Delivery
1998Movie
John Dwayne Beezly
One Hot Summer Night
1998Movie
Vincent "Coupe" De Ville
Stargate SG-1
1997TV
Omoc
La Femme Nikita
1997TV
Perry Bauer
Cheyenne
1996Movie
Marshall Toynbee
The Pretender
1996TV
Mr. White
Unabomber: The True Story
1996Movie
Theodore Kaczynski
The Babysitter's Seduction
1996Movie
Frank O'Keefe
Serial Killer
1995Movie
William Lucian Morrano
Murder One
1995TV
The Quick and the Dead
1995Movie
Dog Kelly
New Eden
1994Movie
Ares
Mortal Fear
1994Movie
Dr. Alvin Hayes
ER
1994TV
Hospital Administrator
Chicago Hope
1994TV
Luther Evans
Dead Man's Revenge
1994Movie
Bullock
Deep Red
1994Movie
Warren Rickman
Malice
1993Movie
Earl Leemus
NYPD Blue
1993TV
Jerry, Donald selness
The X-Files
1993TV
Ashman / Darryl Weaver
In the Line of Fire
1993Movie
Mendoza
The Firm
1993Movie
The Nordic Man
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993TV
Karl Storm
Boiling Point
1993Movie
Roth
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992Movie
Ruby
1992Movie
Ferrie
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride
1991TV
Barman
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1991TV
Love, Lies and Murder
1991TV
Al Stutz
Broken Badges
1990TV
GoodFellas
1990Movie
Parole Officer
False Identity
1990Movie
Marshall Errickson
Nasty Boys
1990TV
Finley
Loose Cannons
1990Movie
Gerber
Perfect Witness
1989Movie
Dillon
An Innocent Man
1989Movie
Zeke
Alien Nation
1989TV
Brian Knox / Dr. Death
Seinfeld
1989TV
Ron
Mississippi Burning
1988Movie
Agent Stokes
Jake and the Fatman
1987TV
The Equalizer
1985TV
Deputy Secretary, Weber / Cronin
Svengali
1983Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Tootsie
1982Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
The Verdict
1982Movie
Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
Sophie's Choice
1982Movie
Reporter
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981Movie
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Manhattan
1979Movie
Man on Street (uncredited)
Game of Power
Movie
Pete Delaney
Ghostkiller
Movie
Special Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert Tarkington
Mouth to Mouth
Movie