Tobin Bell

Acting

August 7, 1942 (83 years old)

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Male

90 Movies

38 TV Shows

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.

Saw

2004 7.4

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 62 (now 83)

Saw II

2005 6.6

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 63 (now 83)

Saw III

2006 6.4

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 64 (now 83)

Saw IV

2007 6.2

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 65 (now 83)

Jigsaw

2017 6.2

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 75 (now 83)

Saw V

2008 6.2

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 66 (now 83)

Saw X

2023 7.2

as John Kramer

Age 81 (now 83)

Saw VI

2009 6.3

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 67 (now 83)

Saw 3D

2010 6.0

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 68 (now 83)

Belzebuth

2019 7.2

as Padre Vasilio Canetti

Age 76 (now 83)

The Quick and the Dead

1995 6.5

as Dog Kelly

Age 52 (now 83)

The Road to El Dorado

2000 7.3

as Zaragoza (voice)

Age 57 (now 83)

The Flash

2014 7.8

as Savitar (voice) (uncredited)

Age 72 (now 83) 7 eps

7 eps

The Call

2020 5.4

as Edward Cranston

Age 78 (now 83)

12 Feet Deep

2018 6.0

as McGradey

Age 76 (now 83)

Dark House

2014 5.0

as Seth

Age 71 (now 83)

The Bunker

2024 4.8

as Father

Age 82 (now 83)

Altered Reality

2024 5.9

as Cooper Mason

Age 81 (now 83)

Altered Reality

2024 5.9

Co-Producer

Age 81 (now 83)

The Curse of the Clown Motel

2023 4.2

as Mr. Wilson

Age 81 (now 83)

Saw X

2023 7.2

as John Kramer

Age 81 (now 83)

The Cello

2023 4.0

as Vincent

Age 81 (now 83)

ReBroken

2023 4.8

as Von

Age 80 (now 83)

Sleep No More

2022 1.0

as Smashmouth

Age 80 (now 83)

Wolf Mountain

2022 5.3

as Dr Avery

Age 80 (now 83)

Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman

2021 5.2

as Lewis Fell

Age 79 (now 83)

Let Us In

2021 5.3

as Mr. Munch

Age 78 (now 83)

A Father's Legacy

2021 7.1

as Billy Ford

Age 78 (now 83)

The Call

2020 5.4

as Edward Cranston

Age 78 (now 83)

Gates of Darkness

2019 5.7

as Monsignor Canell

Age 77 (now 83)

Ice Cream in the Cupboard

2019 3.2

as Pop

Age 77 (now 83)

Devil Music

2019 3.5

Age 76 (now 83)

The Way We Weren't

2019 5.0

as Jerry

Age 76 (now 83)

The Way We Weren't

2019 5.0

Producer

Age 76 (now 83)

Belzebuth

2019 7.2

as Padre Vasilio Canetti

Age 76 (now 83)

12 Feet Deep

2018 6.0

as McGradey

Age 76 (now 83)

I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw

2018 2.0

as Self

Age 75 (now 83)

My Pretty Pony

2017 6.8

as George Banning

Age 75 (now 83)

My Pretty Pony

2017 6.8

Executive Producer

Age 75 (now 83)

Jigsaw

2017 6.2

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 75 (now 83)

The Sandman

2017 5.6

as Valentine

Age 75 (now 83)

Rainbow Time

2016 5.3

as Peter

Age 73 (now 83)

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

2015 7.0

Thanks

Age 73 (now 83)

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

2015 7.0

as Self

Age 73 (now 83)

Manson Family Vacation

2015 5.6

as Blackbird

Age 73 (now 83)

Unbelief

2015 5.0

as Frank

Age 72 (now 83)

Phantom Halo

2014 5.9

as Smashmouth

Age 72 (now 83)

Finders Keepers

2014 4.8

as Dr. Freeman

Age 72 (now 83)

Dark House

2014 5.0

as Seth

Age 71 (now 83)

Saw 3D

2010 6.0

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 68 (now 83)

Saw VI

2009 6.3

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 67 (now 83)

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

2009 5.3

as Self

Age 66 (now 83)

Saw V

2008 6.2

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 66 (now 83)

Boogeyman 3

2008 5.2

as Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice)

Age 66 (now 83)

Saw IV

2007 6.2

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 65 (now 83)

Boogeyman 2

2007 5.5

as Mitchell Allen

Age 65 (now 83)

The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It

2007 6.8

as The Stranger

Age 65 (now 83)

Decoys 2: Alien Seduction

2007 5.2

as Professor Erwin Buckton

Age 64 (now 83)

Buried Alive

2007 4.7

as Lester

Age 64 (now 83)

Making of Saw III

2007

as Self

Age 64 (now 83)

07 Spaceys

2007 5.0

Age 64 (now 83)

Saw III

2006 6.4

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 64 (now 83)

Full Disclosure Report

2005 4.0

as Jigsaw

Age 63 (now 83)

Saw II

2005 6.6

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 63 (now 83)

Hacking Away at Saw

2005 6.0

as Self

Age 63 (now 83)

Saw

2004 7.4

as John Kramer / Jigsaw

Age 62 (now 83)

Black Mask 2: City of Masks

2002 4.6

as Moloch

Age 60 (now 83)

Power Play

2002 4.6

as Clemens

Age 59 (now 83)

Good Neighbor

2001 4.7

as Geoffrey Martin

Age 58 (now 83)

The Road to El Dorado

2000 7.3

as Zaragoza (voice)

Age 57 (now 83)

The 4th Floor

1999 5.7

as The Locksmith

Age 56 (now 83)

Brown's Requiem

1998 4.7

as Stan the Man

Age 56 (now 83)

Best of the Best 4: Without Warning

1998 5.9

as Lukasz Slava

Age 56 (now 83)

Overnight Delivery

1998 5.5

as John Dwayne Beezly

Age 55 (now 83)

One Hot Summer Night

1998 4.3

as Vincent "Coupe" De Ville

Age 55 (now 83)

Cheyenne

1996 4.4

as Marshall Toynbee

Age 54 (now 83)

Unabomber: The True Story

1996 6.1

as Theodore Kaczynski

Age 54 (now 83)

The Babysitter's Seduction

1996 5.8

as Frank O'Keefe

Age 53 (now 83)

Serial Killer

1995 4.7

as William Lucian Morrano

Age 53 (now 83)

The Quick and the Dead

1995 6.5

as Dog Kelly

Age 52 (now 83)

New Eden

1994 4.3

as Ares

Age 52 (now 83)

Mortal Fear

1994 5.5

as Dr. Alvin Hayes

Age 52 (now 83)

Dead Man's Revenge

1994 5.3

as Bullock

Age 51 (now 83)

Deep Red

1994 4.2

as Warren Rickman

Age 51 (now 83)

Malice

1993 6.3

as Earl Leemus

Age 51 (now 83)

In the Line of Fire

1993 7.0

as Mendoza

Age 50 (now 83)

The Firm

1993 6.7

as The Nordic Man

Age 50 (now 83)

Boiling Point

1993 4.9

as Roth

Age 50 (now 83)

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

1992 4.4

Age 49 (now 83)

Ruby

1992 5.5

as Ferrie

Age 49 (now 83)

GoodFellas

1990 8.5

as Parole Officer

Age 48 (now 83)

False Identity

1990 5.7

as Marshall Errickson

Age 47 (now 83)

Loose Cannons

1990 5.0

as Gerber

Age 47 (now 83)

Perfect Witness

1989 7.2

as Dillon

Age 47 (now 83)

An Innocent Man

1989 6.1

as Zeke

Age 47 (now 83)

Mississippi Burning

1988 7.7

as Agent Stokes

Age 46 (now 83)

Svengali

1983 5.0

as Waiter (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 83)

Tootsie

1982 7.2

as Waiter (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 83)

The Verdict

1982 7.5

as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 83)

Sophie's Choice

1982 7.3

as Reporter

Age 40 (now 83)

Tales of Ordinary Madness

1981 6.0

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 83)

Manhattan

1979 7.7

as Man on Street (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 83)

Ghostkiller

as Special Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert Tarkington