Tobin Bell

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.

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Filmography

2024

Altered Reality
Altered Reality
as Cooper Mason
Movie - Released: 2/16/2024
The Bunker
The Bunker
as Father
Movie - Released: 8/23/2024

2023

ReBroken
ReBroken
as Von
Movie - Released: 3/7/2023
The Cello
The Cello
as Vincent
Movie - Released: 9/14/2023
Clown Motel
Clown Motel
as Mr. Wilson
Movie - Released: 12/7/2023
Saw X
Saw X
as John Kramer
Movie - Released: 9/27/2023

2022

Wolf Mountain
Wolf Mountain
as Dr Avery
Movie - Released: 9/20/2022
Sleep No More
Sleep No More
as Smashmouth
Movie - Released: 11/11/2022

2021

A Father's Legacy
A Father's Legacy
as Billy Ford
Movie - Released: 6/17/2021
Let Us In
Let Us In
as Mr. Munch
Movie - Released: 7/2/2021
Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
as Lewis Fell
Movie - Released: 9/20/2021

2020

The Call
The Call
as Edward Cranston
Movie - Released: 10/23/2020

2019

Belzebuth
Belzebuth
as Padre Vasilio Canetti
Movie - Released: 1/11/2019
Gates of Darkness
Gates of Darkness
as Monsignor Canell
Movie - Released: 10/1/2019
The Way We Weren't
The Way We Weren't
as Jerry
Movie - Released: 2/12/2019
Devil Music
Devil Music
Movie - Released: 7/30/2019
Ice Cream in the Cupboard
Ice Cream in the Cupboard
as Pop
Movie - Released: 8/14/2019
Creepshow
Creepshow
as Chief Connors
TV - Released: 9/26/2019

2018

12 Feet Deep
12 Feet Deep
as McGradey
Movie - Released: 11/8/2018
I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw
I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/23/2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
TV - Released: 10/14/2018

2017

Jigsaw
Jigsaw
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
Movie - Released: 10/25/2017
My Pretty Pony
My Pretty Pony
as George Banning
Movie - Released: 12/31/2017
The Sandman
The Sandman
as Valentine
Movie - Released: 10/14/2017

2016

Rainbow Time
Rainbow Time
as Peter
Movie - Released: 3/14/2016
MacGyver
MacGyver
as Leland
TV - Released: 9/23/2016

2015

Manson Family Vacation
Manson Family Vacation
as Blackbird
Movie - Released: 10/6/2015
Unbelief
Unbelief
as Frank
Movie - Released: 4/11/2015
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/14/2015

2014

Dark House
Dark House
as Seth
Movie - Released: 3/14/2014
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
as Dr. Freeman
Movie - Released: 10/18/2014
Phantom Halo
Phantom Halo
as Smashmouth
Movie - Released: 10/24/2014
The Flash
The Flash
as Doctor Alchemy / Savitar (voice) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/7/2014
The Flash
The Flash
as Savitar (voice)
TV - Released: 10/7/2014
The Flash
The Flash
as Doctor Alchemy (voice) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/7/2014
The Flash
The Flash
as Savitar (voice) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/7/2014
Skin Wars
Skin Wars
as Self - Guest Judge
TV - Released: 8/6/2014

2010

Saw 3D
Saw 3D
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
Movie - Released: 10/22/2010

2009

Saw VI
Saw VI
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
Movie - Released: 10/22/2009
Movie
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/26/2009

2008

Saw V
Saw V
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
Movie - Released: 10/23/2008
Boogeyman 3
Boogeyman 3
as Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/17/2008

2007

Saw IV
Saw IV
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
Movie - Released: 10/25/2007
07 Spaceys
07 Spaceys
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
Boogeyman 2
Boogeyman 2
as Dr. Mitchell Allen
Movie - Released: 10/20/2007
Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
as Professor Erwin Buckton
Movie - Released: 3/6/2007
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
as Lester
Movie - Released: 2/7/2007
Making of Saw III
Making of Saw III
Movie - Released: 1/23/2007
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
as The Stranger
Movie - Released: 9/4/2007
The Kill Point
The Kill Point
TV - Released: 7/22/2007

2006

Saw III
Saw III
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
Movie - Released: 10/26/2006

2005

Saw II
Saw II
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
Movie - Released: 10/28/2005
Full Disclosure Report
Full Disclosure Report
as Jigsaw
Movie - Released: 10/31/2005
Hacking Away at Saw
Hacking Away at Saw
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/18/2005
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
as Malachi Lee
TV - Released: 9/22/2005
Revelations
Revelations
as Nathan Volk
TV - Released: 4/13/2005

2004

Saw
Saw
as John Kramer / Jigsaw
Movie - Released: 10/1/2004

2002

Black Mask 2: City of Masks
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
as Moloch
Movie - Released: 12/24/2002
Power Play
Power Play
as Clemens
Movie - Released: 2/1/2002

2001

Good Neighbor
Good Neighbor
as Geoffrey Martin
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
Alias
Alias
as Karl Dreyer
TV - Released: 9/30/2001
24
24
as Peter Kingsley
TV - Released: 11/6/2001

2000

The Road to El Dorado
The Road to El Dorado
as Zaragoza (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/31/2000

1999

The 4th Floor
The 4th Floor
as The Locksmith
Movie - Released: 7/31/1999
The Sopranos
The Sopranos
as Major Zwingli
TV - Released: 1/10/1999
Once and Again
Once and Again
TV - Released: 9/21/1999
Harsh Realm
Harsh Realm
TV - Released: 10/8/1999
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Colonel Whitcomb
TV - Released: 9/22/1999

1998

Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
as Lukasz Slava
Movie - Released: 10/10/1998
Brown's Requiem
Brown's Requiem
as Stan the Man
Movie - Released: 11/1/1998
One Hot Summer Night
One Hot Summer Night
as Vincent "Coupe" De Ville
Movie - Released: 3/12/1998
Overnight Delivery
Overnight Delivery
as John Dwayne Beezly
Movie - Released: 4/7/1998
Charmed
Charmed
as Orin
TV - Released: 10/7/1998

1997

Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
as Omoc
TV - Released: 7/27/1997

1996

The Babysitter's Seduction
The Babysitter's Seduction
as Frank O'Keefe
Movie - Released: 1/22/1996
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
as Marshall Toynbee
Movie - Released: 10/15/1996
Unabomber: The True Story
Unabomber: The True Story
as Theodore Kaczynski
Movie - Released: 9/11/1996
The Pretender
The Pretender
as Mr. White
TV - Released: 9/19/1996

1995

The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead
as Dog Kelly
Movie - Released: 2/9/1995
Serial Killer
Serial Killer
as William Lucian Morrano
Movie - Released: 10/5/1995
Murder One
Murder One
TV - Released: 9/20/1995

1994

Deep Red
Deep Red
as Warren Rickman
Movie - Released: 3/12/1994
Mortal Fear
Mortal Fear
as Dr. Alvin Hayes
Movie - Released: 11/20/1994
Dead Man's Revenge
Dead Man's Revenge
as Bullock
Movie - Released: 4/15/1994
New Eden
New Eden
as Ares
Movie - Released: 11/28/1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
TV - Released: 9/18/1994
ER
ER
as Hospital Administrator
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Malice
Malice
as Earl Leemus
Movie - Released: 9/29/1993
Boiling Point
Boiling Point
as Roth
Movie - Released: 4/16/1993
In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire
as Mendoza
Movie - Released: 7/8/1993
The Firm
The Firm
as The Nordic Man
Movie - Released: 6/30/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Karl Storm
TV - Released: 4/21/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Ashman / Darryl Weaver
TV - Released: 9/10/1993
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
as Jerry
TV - Released: 9/21/1993
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
as Donald selness
TV - Released: 9/21/1993

1992

Ruby
Ruby
as Ferrie
Movie - Released: 3/27/1992

1991

The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
TV - Released: 3/31/1991
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride
as Barman
TV - Released: 5/20/1991

1990

Loose Cannons
Loose Cannons
as Gerber
Movie - Released: 2/9/1990
GoodFellas
GoodFellas
as Parole Officer
Movie - Released: 9/12/1990
False Identity
False Identity
as Marshall Errickson
Movie - Released: 6/8/1990
Broken Badges
Broken Badges
TV - Released: 11/24/1990

1989

Perfect Witness
Perfect Witness
as Dillon
Movie - Released: 10/28/1989
An Innocent Man
An Innocent Man
as Zeke
Movie - Released: 10/6/1989
Alien Nation
Alien Nation
TV - Released: 9/18/1989
Nasty Boys
Nasty Boys
as Finley
TV - Released: 9/21/1989
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
as Ron
TV - Released: 7/5/1989

1988

Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
as Agent Stokes
Movie - Released: 12/8/1988

1987

Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
TV - Released: 9/26/1987

1985

The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Deputy Secretary
TV - Released: 9/18/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Weber / Cronin
TV - Released: 9/18/1985

1983

Svengali
Svengali
as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/9/1983

1982

The Verdict
The Verdict
as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/8/1982
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
as Reporter
Movie - Released: 12/8/1982
Tootsie
Tootsie
as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/17/1982

1981

Tales of Ordinary Madness
Tales of Ordinary Madness
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/11/1981

1979

Manhattan
Manhattan
as Man on Street (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/25/1979

Unknown

Movie
Movie
Game of Power
as Pete Delaney
Movie
Ghostkiller
Ghostkiller
as Special Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert Tarkington
Movie
Saw XI
Saw XI
as John Kramer
Movie