Birthday:
Aug 07, 1942
Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Tobin Bell
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Saw | John Kramer / Jigsaw | 2004 |
| Saw II | John Kramer / Jigsaw | 2005 |
| Saw III | John Kramer / Jigsaw | 2006 |
| Saw IV | John Kramer / Jigsaw | 2007 |
| Mississippi Burning | Agent Stokes | 1988 |
| Malice | Earl Leemus | 1993 |
| 07 Spaceys | 2007 | |
| ReBroken | Von | 2023 |
| Saw VI | John Kramer / Jigsaw | 2009 |
| Boiling Point | Roth | 1993 |
| Saw V | John Kramer / Jigsaw | 2008 |
| Loose Cannons | Gerber | 1990 |
| The Quick and the Dead | Dog Kelly | 1995 |
| In the Line of Fire | Mendoza | 1993 |
| The Cello | Vincent | 2023 |
| The Verdict | Courtroom Observer (uncredited) | 1982 |
| Saw 3D | John Kramer / Jigsaw | 2010 |
| Best of the Best 4: Without Warning | Lukasz Slava | 1998 |
| Wolf Mountain | Dr Avery | 2022 |
| Boogeyman 2 | Dr. Mitchell Allen | 2007 |
| The Firm | The Nordic Man | 1993 |
| Clown Motel | Mr. Wilson | 2023 |
| Decoys 2: Alien Seduction | Professor Erwin Buckton | 2007 |
| Buried Alive | Lester | 2007 |
| Black Mask 2: City of Masks | Moloch | 2002 |
| The 4th Floor | The Locksmith | 1999 |
| Serial Killer | William Lucian Morrano | 1995 |
| The Babysitter's Seduction | Frank O'Keefe | 1996 |
| Ruby | Ferrie | 1992 |
| Deep Red | Warren Rickman | 1994 |
| Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story | 1992 | |
| Manhattan | Man on Street (uncredited) | 1979 |
| Sophie's Choice | Reporter | 1982 |
| Full Disclosure Report | Jigsaw | 2005 |
| Mortal Fear | Dr. Alvin Hayes | 1994 |
| Dead Man's Revenge | Bullock | 1994 |
| Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil | Self | 2009 |
| Cheyenne | Marshall Toynbee | 1996 |
| Hacking Away at Saw | Self | 2005 |
| Dark House | Seth | 2014 |
| Game of Power | Pete Delaney | 2025 |
| Ghostkiller | Special Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert Tarkington | 1970 |
| Mouth to Mouth | 1970 | |
| GoodFellas | Parole Officer | 1990 |
| Brown's Requiem | Stan the Man | 1998 |
| Finders Keepers | Dr. Freeman | 2014 |
| Phantom Halo | Smashmouth | 2014 |
| Power Play | Clemens | 2002 |
| Manson Family Vacation | Blackbird | 2015 |
| Sleep No More | Smashmouth | 2022 |
| Saw X | John Kramer | 2023 |
| Good Neighbor | Geoffrey Martin | 2001 |
| Saw XI | John Kramer | 2025 |
| Tootsie | Waiter (uncredited) | 1982 |
| Belzebuth | Padre Vasilio Canetti | 2019 |
| Unbelief | Frank | 2015 |
| Rainbow Time | Peter | 2016 |
| Making of Saw 3 | 2007 | |
| The Road to El Dorado | Zaragoza (voice) | 2000 |
| One Hot Summer Night | Vincent "Coupe" De Ville | 1998 |
| Jigsaw | John Kramer / Jigsaw | 2017 |
| My Pretty Pony | George Banning | 2017 |
| Unabomber: The True Story | Theodore Kaczynski | 1996 |
| 12 Feet Deep | McGradey | 2018 |
| Perfect Witness | Dillon | 1989 |
| The Sandman | Valentine | 2017 |
| Tales of Ordinary Madness | Bar Patron (uncredited) | 1981 |
| Gates of Darkness | Monsignor Canell | 2019 |
| False Identity | Marshall Errickson | 1990 |
| A Father's Legacy | Billy Ford | 2021 |
| The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It | The Stranger | 2007 |
| The Way We Weren't | Jerry | 2019 |
| Devil Music | 2019 | |
| Let Us In | Mr. Munch | 2021 |
| Boogeyman 3 | Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice) | 2008 |
| Svengali | Waiter (uncredited) | 1983 |
| Altered Reality | Cooper Mason | 2024 |
| Ice Cream in the Cupboard | Pop | 2019 |
| Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw | Self | 2015 |
| Overnight Delivery | John Dwayne Beezly | 1998 |
| An Innocent Man | Zeke | 1989 |
| New Eden | Ares | 1994 |
| The Call | Edward Cranston | 2020 |
| Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman | Lewis Fell | 2021 |
| The Bunker | 2024 | |
| I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw | Self | 2018 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Sopranos | Major Zwingli | 1999 |
| Once and Again | 1999 | |
| Alias | Karl Dreyer | 2001 |
| The Pretender | Mr. White | 1996 |
| Harsh Realm | 1999 | |
| 24 | Peter Kingsley | 2001 |
| Charmed | Orin | 1998 |
| Murder One | 1995 | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Karl Storm | 1993 |
| The X-Files | Ashman / Darryl Weaver | 1993 |
| The Equalizer | Deputy Secretary | 1985 |
| Jake and the Fatman | 1987 | |
| Alien Nation | 1989 | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Omoc | 1997 |
| Chicago Hope | 1994 | |
| ER | Hospital Administrator | 1994 |
| The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage | 1991 | |
| The Flash | Doctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited) | 2014 |
| The Kill Point | 2007 | |
| Broken Badges | 1990 | |
| Nasty Boys | Finley | 1989 |
| The Flash | Savitar (voice) | 2014 |
| The West Wing | Colonel Whitcomb | 1999 |
| Seinfeld | Ron | 1989 |
| Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride | Barman | 1991 |
| The Flash | Doctor Alchemy (voice) (uncredited) | 2014 |
| The Flash | Savitar (voice) (uncredited) | 2014 |
| NYPD Blue | Jerry | 1993 |
| Eli Roth's History of Horror | Self | 2018 |
| NYPD Blue | Donald selness | 1993 |
| Creepshow | Chief Connors | 2019 |
| Skin Wars | Self - Guest Judge | 2014 |
| MacGyver | Leland | 2016 |
| Criminal Minds | Malachi Lee | 2005 |
| The Equalizer | Weber / Cronin | 1985 |
