Tobin Bell
Acting • Born 1942-08-07
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
123 credits
Saw
Movie • 2004
John Kramer / Jigsaw
Saw III
Movie • 2006
John Kramer / Jigsaw
Saw II
Movie • 2005
John Kramer / Jigsaw
Saw IV
Movie • 2007
John Kramer / Jigsaw
Mississippi Burning
Movie • 1988
Agent Stokes
Malice
Movie • 1993
Earl Leemus
07 Spaceys
Movie • 2007
ReBroken
Movie • 2023
Von
Saw VI
Movie • 2009
John Kramer / Jigsaw
Boiling Point
Movie • 1993
Roth
Saw V
Movie • 2008
John Kramer / Jigsaw
Loose Cannons
Movie • 1990
Gerber
The Quick and the Dead
Movie • 1995
Dog Kelly
In the Line of Fire
Movie • 1993
Mendoza
The Cello
Movie • 2023
Vincent
The Verdict
Movie • 1982
Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
Saw 3D
Movie • 2010
John Kramer / Jigsaw
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
Movie • 1998
Lukasz Slava
Wolf Mountain
Movie • 2022
Dr Avery
Boogeyman 2
Movie • 2007
Mitchell Allen
The Firm
Movie • 1993
The Nordic Man
The Curse of the Clown Motel
Movie • 2023
Mr. Wilson
Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
Movie • 2007
Professor Erwin Buckton
Buried Alive
Movie • 2007
Lester
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
Movie • 2002
Moloch
The 4th Floor
Movie • 1999
The Locksmith
Serial Killer
Movie • 1995
William Lucian Morrano
The Babysitter's Seduction
Movie • 1996
Frank O'Keefe
Ruby
Movie • 1992
Ferrie
Deep Red
Movie • 1994
Warren Rickman
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
Movie • 1992
Manhattan
Movie • 1979
Man on Street (uncredited)
Sophie's Choice
Movie • 1982
Reporter
Full Disclosure Report
Movie • 2005
Jigsaw
Mortal Fear
Movie • 1994
Dr. Alvin Hayes
Dead Man's Revenge
Movie • 1994
Bullock
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Movie • 2009
Self
Cheyenne
Movie • 1996
Marshall Toynbee
Hacking Away at Saw
Movie • 2005
Self
Dark House
Movie • 2014
Seth
Mouth to Mouth
Movie
Game of Power
Movie
Pete Delaney
Ghostkiller
Movie
Special Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert Tarkington
GoodFellas
Movie • 1990
Parole Officer
Brown's Requiem
Movie • 1998
Stan the Man
Finders Keepers
Movie • 2014
Dr. Freeman
Phantom Halo
Movie • 2014
Smashmouth
Power Play
Movie • 2002
Clemens
Manson Family Vacation
Movie • 2015
Blackbird
Sleep No More
Movie • 2022
Smashmouth
Saw X
Movie • 2023
John Kramer
Good Neighbor
Movie • 2001
Geoffrey Martin
Tootsie
Movie • 1982
Waiter (uncredited)
Belzebuth
Movie • 2019
Padre Vasilio Canetti
Unbelief
Movie • 2015
Frank
Rainbow Time
Movie • 2016
Peter
Making of Saw III
Movie • 2007
Self
The Road to El Dorado
Movie • 2000
Zaragoza (voice)
One Hot Summer Night
Movie • 1998
Vincent "Coupe" De Ville
Jigsaw
Movie • 2017
John Kramer / Jigsaw
My Pretty Pony
Movie • 2017
George Banning
Unabomber: The True Story
Movie • 1996
Theodore Kaczynski
12 Feet Deep
Movie • 2018
McGradey
Perfect Witness
Movie • 1989
Dillon
The Sandman
Movie • 2017
Valentine
Tales of Ordinary Madness
Movie • 1981
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Gates of Darkness
Movie • 2019
Monsignor Canell
False Identity
Movie • 1990
Marshall Errickson
A Father's Legacy
Movie • 2021
Billy Ford
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
Movie • 2007
The Stranger
The Way We Weren't
Movie • 2019
Jerry
Devil Music
Movie • 2019
Let Us In
Movie • 2021
Mr. Munch
Boogeyman 3
Movie • 2008
Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice)
Svengali
Movie • 1983
Waiter (uncredited)
Altered Reality
Movie • 2024
Cooper Mason
Ice Cream in the Cupboard
Movie • 2019
Pop
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Movie • 2015
Self
Overnight Delivery
Movie • 1998
John Dwayne Beezly
An Innocent Man
Movie • 1989
Zeke
New Eden
Movie • 1994
Ares
The Call
Movie • 2020
Edward Cranston
Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
Movie • 2021
Lewis Fell
The Bunker
Movie • 2024
Father
I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw
Movie • 2018
Self
The Sopranos
TV • 1999
Major Zwingli
Once and Again
TV • 1999
Alias
TV • 2001
Karl Dreyer
The Pretender
TV • 1996
Mr. White
Harsh Realm
TV • 1999
24
TV • 2001
Peter Kingsley
Charmed
TV • 1998
Orin
Murder One
TV • 1995
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Karl Storm
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Ashman / Darryl Weaver
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Deputy Secretary
Jake and the Fatman
TV • 1987
Stargate SG-1
TV • 1997
Omoc
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Luther Evans
ER
TV • 1994
Hospital Administrator
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
TV • 1991
The Flash
TV • 2014
Doctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited)
The Kill Point
TV • 2007
Broken Badges
TV • 1990
Nasty Boys
TV • 1989
Finley
The Flash
TV • 2014
Savitar (voice)
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Colonel Whitcomb
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Ron
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride
TV • 1991
Barman
The Flash
TV • 2014
Doctor Alchemy (voice) (uncredited)
The Flash
TV • 2014
Savitar (voice) (uncredited)
NYPD Blue
TV • 1993
Jerry
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV • 2018
Self
NYPD Blue
TV • 1993
Donald selness
Creepshow
TV • 2019
Chief Connors
Skin Wars
TV • 2014
Self - Guest Judge
MacGyver
TV • 2016
Leland
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Malachi Lee
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Weber / Cronin
Revelations
TV • 2005
Nathan Volk
The Guardian
TV • 2001
Mr. Pierce
Alien Nation
TV • 1989
Brian Knox / Dr. Death
Love, Lies and Murder
TV • 1991
Al Stutz