Tobin Bell

84, from Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Timeline

2024Aged 82

  • Poster for Altered Reality

    Cooper Mason

  • Poster for The Bunker

    Father

2023Aged 81

  • Poster for ReBroken

    Von

  • Poster for The Cello

    Vincent

  • Poster for Saw X

    John Kramer

  • Poster for The Curse of the Clown Motel

    Mr. Wilson

2022Aged 80

  • Poster for Wolf Mountain

    Dr Avery

  • Poster for Sleep No More

    Smashmouth

2021Aged 79

  • Poster for A Father's Legacy

    Billy Ford

  • Poster for Let Us In

    Mr. Munch

  • Poster for Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman

    Lewis Fell

2020Aged 78

  • Poster for The Call

    Edward Cranston

2019Aged 77

  • Poster for Belzebuth

    Padre Vasilio Canetti

  • Poster for The Way We Weren't

    Jerry

  • Poster for Devil Music

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Ice Cream in the Cupboard

    Pop

  • Poster for Gates of Darkness

    Monsignor Canell

2018Aged 76

  • Poster for I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw

    Self

  • Poster for 12 Feet Deep

    McGradey

2017Aged 75

  • Poster for The Sandman

    Valentine

  • Poster for Jigsaw

    John Kramer / Jigsaw

  • Poster for My Pretty Pony

    George Banning

2016Aged 74

  • Poster for Rainbow Time

    Peter

2015Aged 73

  • Poster for Unbelief

    Frank

  • Poster for Manson Family Vacation

    Blackbird

  • Poster for Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

    Self

2014Aged 72

  • Poster for Dark House

    Seth

  • Poster for Finders Keepers

    Dr. Freeman

  • Poster for Phantom Halo

    Smashmouth

2010Aged 68

  • Poster for Saw 3D

    John Kramer / Jigsaw

2009Aged 67

  • Poster for Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

    Self

  • Poster for Saw VI

    John Kramer / Jigsaw

2008Aged 66

  • Poster for Boogeyman 3

    Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice)

  • Poster for Saw V

    John Kramer / Jigsaw

2007Aged 65

  • Poster for 07 Spaceys

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Making of Saw III

    Self

  • Poster for Buried Alive

    Lester

  • Poster for Decoys 2: Alien Seduction

    Professor Erwin Buckton

  • Poster for The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It

    The Stranger

  • Poster for Boogeyman 2

    Mitchell Allen

  • Poster for Saw IV

    John Kramer / Jigsaw

2006Aged 64

  • Poster for Saw III

    John Kramer / Jigsaw

2005Aged 63

  • Poster for Hacking Away at 'Saw'

    Self

  • Poster for Saw II

    John Kramer / Jigsaw

  • Poster for Full Disclosure Report

    Jigsaw

2004Aged 62

  • Poster for Saw

    John Kramer / Jigsaw

2002Aged 60

  • Poster for Power Play

    Clemens

  • Poster for Black Mask 2: City of Masks

    Moloch

2001Aged 59

  • Poster for Good Neighbor

    Geoffrey Martin

2000Aged 58

  • Poster for The Road to El Dorado

    Zaragoza (voice)

1999Aged 57

  • Poster for The 4th Floor

    The Locksmith

1998Aged 56

  • Poster for One Hot Summer Night

    Vincent "Coupe" De Ville

  • Poster for Overnight Delivery

    John Dwayne Beezly

  • Poster for Best of the Best 4: Without Warning

    Lukasz Slava

  • Poster for Brown's Requiem

    Stan the Man

1996Aged 54

  • Poster for The Babysitter's Seduction

    Frank O'Keefe

  • Poster for Unabomber: The True Story

    Theodore Kaczynski

  • Poster for Cheyenne

    Marshall Toynbee

1995Aged 53

  • Poster for The Quick and the Dead

    Dog Kelly

  • Poster for Serial Killer

    William Lucian Morrano

1994Aged 52

  • Poster for Deep Red

    Warren Rickman

  • Poster for Dead Man's Revenge

    Bullock

  • Poster for Mortal Fear

    Dr. Alvin Hayes

  • Poster for New Eden

    Ares

1993Aged 51

  • Poster for Boiling Point

    Roth

  • Poster for The Firm

    The Nordic Man

  • Poster for In the Line of Fire

    Mendoza

  • Poster for Malice

    Earl Leemus

1992Aged 50

  • Poster for Ruby

    Ferrie

  • Poster for Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

    (Unknown)

1990Aged 48

  • Poster for Loose Cannons

    Gerber

  • Poster for False Identity

    Marshall Errickson

  • Poster for GoodFellas

    Parole Officer

1989Aged 47

  • Poster for An Innocent Man

    Zeke

  • Poster for Perfect Witness

    Dillon

1988Aged 46

  • Poster for Mississippi Burning

    Agent Stokes

1983Aged 41

  • Poster for Svengali

    Waiter (uncredited)

1982Aged 40

  • Poster for The Verdict

    Courtroom Observer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Sophie's Choice

    Reporter

  • Poster for Tootsie

    Waiter (uncredited)

1981Aged 39

  • Poster for Tales of Ordinary Madness

    Bar Patron (uncredited)

1979Aged 37

  • Poster for Manhattan

    Man on Street (uncredited)

Year unknown

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