Tobin Bell

Also known as Joseph Henry Tobin, Jr., Joseph Henry Tobin

American actor (born 1942)

Film & TV

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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…

Known for

Altered Reality — Cooper Mason2024
The Bunker — Father2024
ReBroken — Von2023
The Cello — Vincent2023
The Curse of the Clown Motel — Mr. Wilson2023
Saw X — John Kramer2023
Wolf Mountain — Dr Avery2022
Sleep No More — Smashmouth2022
A Father's Legacy — Billy Ford2021
Let Us In — Mr. Munch2021

via TMDB

Key facts

Born: Joseph Henry Tobin Jr. , ( 1942-08-07 ) August 7, 1942 (age 83) , New York City , U.S.
Other name: Joseph Tobin
Education: Boston University , Montclair State University
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1979–present
Known for: Saw franchise

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Joseph
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Queens
Occupation: director
Educated at: Montclair State University
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Official website: www.officialtobinbell.com
Image: Tobin Bell At For The Love Of Horror 2019 (cropped 3).jpg
Number of children: 2

Show 9 more facts

Commons category: Tobin Bell
date of birth: 1942-08-07
Commons gallery: Tobin Bell
name in native language: Joseph Tobin
start of work period: 1979-00-00
social media followers: 36300
writing language: English language
pseudonym: Tobin Bell
birth name: Joseph Henry Tobin Jr.

Sources (6)

via Wikidata · CC0

~11 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Tobin Bell (born Joseph Henry Tobin Jr.; August 7, 1942) is an American actor. Appearing in over 100 titles during a five-decade career, he is most recognized for his role as John Kramer / Jigsaw in the Saw franchise.

Bell started his acting career in the late 1970s and early 1980s doing stand-ins and background work on feature films. He had his first feature film role in Mississippi Burning (1988). Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bell appeared in supporting roles in a number of films and television shows, including The Firm (1993), Unabomber: The True Story (1996), Walker, Texas Ranger (1998), The Sopranos (2001), and 24 (2003).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tobin Bell” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.