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Tobin Bell
Tobin Bell’s screen credits include Jigsaw in Saw, Jigsaw / John in Saw III, and Dog Kelly in The Quick and the Dead.
Born August 7, 1942 Queens, New York City, New York, USA3 movies on MoviHero
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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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- 2024The BunkerFather
- 2024Altered RealityProducer · Cooper Mason
- 2023The Curse of the Clown MotelMr. Wilson
- 2023Saw XJohn Kramer
- 2023The CelloVincent
- 2023ReBrokenVon
- 2022Sleep No MoreSmashmouth
- 2022Wolf MountainDr Avery
- 2021Aileen Wuornos: American BoogeywomanLewis Fell
- 2021Let Us InMr. Munch
- 2021A Father's LegacyBilly Ford
- 2020The CallEdward Cranston
- 2019Gates of DarknessMonsignor Canell
- 2019Ice Cream in the CupboardPop
- 2019Devil MusicActor
- 2019The Way We Weren'tProducer · Jerry
- 2019BelzebuthPadre Vasilio Canetti
- 201812 Feet DeepMcGradey
- 2017My Pretty PonyProducer · George Banning
- 2017JigsawJigsaw / John Kramer
- 2017The SandmanValentine
- 2016Rainbow TimePeter
- 2015Game Changer: The Legacy of SawSelf
- 2015Manson Family VacationBlackbird
- 2015UnbeliefFrank
- 2014Phantom HaloSmashmouth
- 2014Finders KeepersDr. Freeman
- 2014Dark HouseSeth
- 2010Saw 3DJigsaw / John
- 2009Saw VIJigsaw / John
- 2009Starz Inside - Unforgettably EvilSelf
- 2008Saw VJigsaw / John
- 2008Boogeyman 3Dr. Mitchell Allen (voice)
- 2007Saw IVJigsaw / John
- 2007Boogeyman 2Mitchell Allen
- 2007The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About ItThe Stranger
- 2007Decoys 2: Alien SeductionProfessor Erwin Buckton
- 2007Buried AliveLester
- 200707 SpaceysActor
- 2005Full Disclosure ReportJigsaw
- 2005Saw IIJigsaw / John
- 2005Hacking Away at 'Saw'Self
- 2002Black Mask 2: City of MasksMoloch
- 2002Power PlayClemens
- 2001Good NeighborGeoffrey Martin
- 2000The Road to El DoradoZaragoza (voice)
- 1999The 4th FloorThe Locksmith
- 1998Brown's RequiemStan the Man
- 1998Best of the Best 4: Without WarningLukasz Slava
- 1998Overnight DeliveryJohn Dwayne Beezly
- 1998One Hot Summer NightVincent "Coupe" De Ville
- 1996CheyenneMarshall Toynbee
- 1996Unabomber: The True StoryTheodore Kaczynski
- 1996The Babysitter's SeductionFrank O'Keefe
- 1995Serial KillerWilliam Lucian Morrano
- 1994New EdenAres
- 1994Mortal FearDr. Alvin Hayes
- 1994Dead Man's RevengeBullock
- 1994Deep RedWarren Rickman
- 1993MaliceEarl Leemus
- 1993In the Line of FireMendoza
- 1993The FirmThe Nordic Man
- 1993Boiling PointRoth
- 1992Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek StoryActor
- 1992RubyFerrie
- 1990GoodFellasParole Officer
- 1990False IdentityMarshall Errickson
- 1990Loose CannonsGerber
- 1989Perfect WitnessDillon
- 1989An Innocent ManZeke
- 1988Mississippi BurningAgent Stokes
- 1983SvengaliWaiter (uncredited)
- 1982TootsieWaiter (uncredited)
- 1982Sophie's ChoiceReporter
- 1982The VerdictCourtroom Observer (uncredited)
- 1981Tales of Ordinary MadnessBar Patron (uncredited)
- 1979ManhattanMan on Street (uncredited)
- Game of PowerPete Delaney
- GhostkillerProducer · Special Agent Lee Tarkington / 1862 Herbert Tarkington
- Mouth to MouthActor
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