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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 22.468 |
| Birthday | 1942-08-07 |
| Place of Birth | Queens, New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Joseph H. Tobin, Jr., Тобин Белл, 토빈 벨, 托宾·贝尔, |
2004
Saw
7.421/9228
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbi...
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2006
Saw III
6.412/4528
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and...
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Saw III
2005
Saw II
6.6/5380
The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of...
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Saw II
2007
Saw IV
6.168/3775
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Saw IV
1988
Mississippi Burning
7.671/1639
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Mississippi Burning
1993
Malice
6.3/456
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Malice
2007
07 Spaceys
5/1
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2023
ReBroken
4.8/6
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ReBroken
2009
Saw VI
6.3/3215
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Saw VI
1993
Boiling Point
4.9/118
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Boiling Point
2008
Saw V
6.2/3496
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Saw V
1990
Loose Cannons
4.9/91
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Loose Cannons
1995
The Quick and the Dead
6.549/1726
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1993
In the Line of Fire
7/1570
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2023
The Cello
6/2
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1982
The Verdict
7.4/634
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The Verdict
2010
Saw 3D
6/3023
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Saw 3D
1998
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
5.9/61
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2022
Wolf Mountain
6.1/28
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Wolf Mountain
2007
Boogeyman 2
5.438/264
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Boogeyman 2
1993
The Firm
6.7/1996
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2023
Clown Motel
3.2/10
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Clown Motel
2007
Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
5.4/61
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Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
2007
Buried Alive
4.8/115
A college prank at an abandoned house accidentally awakens a frightening spirit.
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Buried Alive
2002
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
4.6/48
The Black Mask must stop a group intent on setting off a DNA bomb that could cause mutations to the human race.
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Black Mask 2: City of Masks
1999
The 4th Floor
5.672/119
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The 4th Floor
1995
Serial Killer
4.3/10
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Serial Killer
1996
The Babysitter's Seduction
5.7/47
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1992
Ruby
5.5/25
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Ruby
1994
Deep Red
4.4/17
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Deep Red
1992
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
3.3/3
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1979
Manhattan
7.725/2392
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Manhattan
1982
Sophie's Choice
7.342/853
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Sophie's Choice
2005
Full Disclosure Report
0/0
A faux documentary set in the world of 'Saw' that sees reporters investigate the mysterious case around Jigsaw. Universe expanding video and extra-fea...
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Full Disclosure Report
1994
Mortal Fear
5.8/4
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Mortal Fear
1994
Dead Man's Revenge
5/5
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Dead Man's Revenge
2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
5.333/3
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1996
Cheyenne
4.2/4
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Cheyenne
2005
Hacking Away at Saw
6/1
Cary Elwes (Dr Gordon), writer/actor Leigh Whannell, director James Wan, Tobin Bell (Jigsaw) and the producers give insights on how Saw (2004) came to...
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Hacking Away at Saw
2014
Dark House
5/86
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Mouth to Mouth
0/0
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Mouth to Mouth
2025
Game of Power
0/0
Newspaper journalist Louis Ranaldi finds himself questioning the circumstances involving the sale of a popular neighborhood bar called Delaney's that...
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Ghostkiller
0/0
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Ghostkiller
1990
GoodFellas
8.5/12929
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks...
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GoodFellas
1998
Brown's Requiem
5/11
Fritz Brown is an ex-LAPD, recovering alcoholic who now splits his time repossessing cars for a used car lot and staffing his one-man private detectiv...
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Brown's Requiem
2014
Finders Keepers
4.8/164
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Finders Keepers
2014
Phantom Halo
6/50
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Phantom Halo
2002
Power Play
4.9/5
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Power Play
2015
Manson Family Vacation
5.583/72
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Manson Family Vacation
2022
Sleep No More
0/0
Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home.
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Sleep No More
2023
Saw X
7.239/1959
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Saw X
2001
Good Neighbor
4/1
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Good Neighbor
2025
Saw XI
0/0
Eleventh installment in the 'Saw' franchise. Plot TBA.
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1982
Tootsie
7.216/1734
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama,...
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Tootsie
2019
Belzebuth
7.181/345
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Belzebuth
2015
Unbelief
0/0
Two men meet in a park. It's Christmas Eve. Kane is an assassin, on his way to do a job that means more to him than the usual killings he is paid to d...
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Unbelief
2016
Rainbow Time
5.7/17
Todd grew up under the strange shadow of his older mentally challenged brother Shonzi. As kids, Shonzi forced Todd to make action movies. As adults he...
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Rainbow Time
2007
Making of Saw 3
0/0
Actors and directors of film Saw 3 talk about the process of making the film.
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Making of Saw 3
2000
The Road to El Dorado
7.257/3736
Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when t...
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The Road to El Dorado
1998
One Hot Summer Night
2.2/4
When a wealthy businessman is murdered by a hired assassin, suspicion falls on the victim's abused wife and her lover.
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One Hot Summer Night
2017
Jigsaw
6.225/3672
Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.
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Jigsaw
2017
My Pretty Pony
7.3/3
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My Pretty Pony
1996
Unabomber: The True Story
5.8/13
The real story behind the hunt for Theodore J. Kaczynski, later known as the Unabomber, a terrorist who sent several bombs through the mail, alarming...
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Unabomber: The True Story
2018
12 Feet Deep
6/282
Two sisters are trapped under the fiberglass cover of an Olympic sized public pool and must brave the cold and each other to survive the harrowing nig...
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12 Feet Deep
1989
Perfect Witness
7/3
An innocent man is thrust into a political power struggle in this drama. After witnessing a mob killing, New York restaurant owner Sam Paxton (Aidan Q...
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Perfect Witness
2017
The Sandman
5.7/96
A monster from a little girl's nightmares comes to life and attacks anyone who would harm her.
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The Sandman
1981
Tales of Ordinary Madness
6.1/62
Poet/lecturer Charles Serking awakens from his alcoholic haze long enough to take a bus back to L.A. and plunge into an orgy of drink and sexual depra...
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Tales of Ordinary Madness
2019
Gates of Darkness
6/31
A teen endures a terrifying exorcism in the hopes of unlocking shocking secrets about the church and his family.
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Gates of Darkness
1990
False Identity
5/4
When Rachel, a radio personality, discovers a Purple Heart at a garage sale she decides to find out its history. She finds that the medal belonged to...
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False Identity
2021
A Father's Legacy
7.3/26
On the run and bleeding a young man ends up at a pond house where he meets an old man (Tobin Bell) and holds him hostage in his own home. As the days...
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A Father's Legacy
2007
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
6.5/136
Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and h...
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The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
2019
The Way We Weren't
5.5/18
Charlotte and Brandon meet online just after their previous relationships have imploded; in an effort to make themselves more appealing, they have fud...
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The Way We Weren't
2019
Devil Music
6/1
"61: Highway to Hell" tells the story of Richter Scale, a talentless LA based rock band desperate for fame and fortune. They are on the verge of break...
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Devil Music
2021
Let Us In
5.6/18
A 12 year old girl is determined to uncover who or what is behind the rash of disappearances occurring in her small town.
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Let Us In
2008
Boogeyman 3
5.118/217
When a college student witnesses the alleged suicide of her roommate, it sets into motion a series of horrific events that cause her to fear the super...
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Boogeyman 3
1983
Svengali
4.7/6
An old singer coaches a young woman whom he believes will be the next singing sensation. As she starts off with her career, their bond gets stronger....
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Svengali
2024
Altered Reality
0/0
Oliver's life transforms with an alien-marked miracle drug, riches, family woes, and a vanished daughter in 'Altered Reality'—a gripping tale of redem...
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Altered Reality
2019
Ice Cream in the Cupboard
4/3
After being physically attacked by his loving wife Carmen, a series of unsettling incidents lead her husband Pat to question just what is happening to...
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Ice Cream in the Cupboard
2015
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
8/4
Generations of movie fans have thrilled to Saw's blood-curdling story of a serial killer who traps his victims in a sadistic game of survival. Game Ch...
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Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
1998
Overnight Delivery
5.587/92
A man suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful, so he sends her a letter, but then finds out that he was wrong. He has 24 hours to stop the package...
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Overnight Delivery
1989
An Innocent Man
6.1/135
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a maj...
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An Innocent Man
1994
New Eden
4.2/10
Prisoners are dumped on a sand planet dubbed Earth 21-523 where most are immediately killed by the sand people and the remainder struggle for existenc...
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New Eden
2020
The Call
5.5/157
In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple after a tragic accident occurs. Needing onl...
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The Call
2021
Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
5.1/70
Based on Aileen Wuornos’s early life, this is the true story of America’s most notorious female serial killer, who went on a killing spree in Florida...
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2024
The Bunker
0/0
When mysterious alien ships appear in the sky, a scientist is sealed in an underground bunker and must create a bio-weapon to stop the unknown visitor...
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The Bunker
2018
I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw
0/0
This feature-length documentary on the eighth installment of the Saw franchise delves into some of the desires of the team to tether the film to its p...
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