“Those were the kinds of roles I chose to work on, so this was somewhat of a revelation.”
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Tobin Bell
Joseph Henry Tobin Jr., known professionally as Tobin Bell, 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.
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entertainment · American actor (born 1942) · actor · screenwriter · film actor · television actor · writer · director · also Tobin Bell, Joseph Henry Tobin, Jr., Joseph Henry Tobin, Bell
Born 7 August 1942 · Q310190
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2026· 4 entries
“t even watch horror films. But, he says,”
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“I saw how pivotal Jigsaw was to the story, that whatever was happening in the film, this guy made it happen. And I did not anticipate that last moment in the slightest.”
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“I was doing off-Broadway plays three nights a week, working on my craft. And a director at the Actors Studio said,”
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2024· 2 entries
Published video “Can You Feel Me Now - Tobin Bell”.
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Published video “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child | Tobin Bell”.
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2023· 14 entries
Published video “Tobin Bell | Bora Bora Fan Encounter”.
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Published video “ON ADVERSITY | Shakespeare Series - Tobin Bell”.
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Published video “ON MERCY | Shakespeare Series - Tobin Bell”.
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Published video “ON SELF-WORTH | Shakespeare Series - Tobin Bell”.
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Yahoo: Saw Producer On Why They Were "Idiots" To Ever Kill Off Tobin Bell's Jigsaw
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IndieWire: ‘Saw X’ Review: Tobin Bell Goes for Broke in Most Agonizing, Suspenseful ‘Saw’ Sequel Yet
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Entertainment Weekly: Tobin Bell's iconic horror villain Jigsaw finally takes center stage in Saw X
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Published video “ON THEATER | Shakespeare Series - Tobin Bell”.
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Published video “ON TYRANNY | Shakespeare Series - Tobin Bell”.
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Published video “ON HATRED | Shakespeare Series - Tobin Bell”.
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Published video “Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Tobin Bell & Mary Spender)”.
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Yahoo: Tobin Bell Returns as Jigsaw in First Look at Saw X
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The Hollywood Reporter: Tobin Bell Becomes Desperate Jigsaw Killer in ‘Saw X’ First-Look Image
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collider: 'Saw X' Image: Tobin Bell Is Back
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2022· 1 entry
The Hollywood Reporter: Tobin Bell Returning for Next ‘Saw’ Film
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2004· 2 entries
When he was cast as John Kramer / Jigsaw in the horror film, Saw
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When he was cast as the serial killer Jigsaw in Saw (2004)
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2003· 1 entry
Was cast as the villain Peter Kingsley during the second season of 24
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1997· 1 entry
Bell guest starred in an episode of La Femme Nikita and Nash Bridges
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1994· 1 entry
Bell played a hospital administrator in the second episode of the first season of ER and went on to appear in an episode of another medical drama Chicago Hope, playing a terminally ill inmate on Death Row
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1993· 1 entry
Bell was cast in another Pollack film, The Firm as an assassin called "The Nordic Man"
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1988· 1 entry
As "tough and street smart" FBI agent Stokes
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1982· 1 entry
Had an uncredited scene in the Sydney Pollack film, Tootsie, playing a waiter at the Russian Tea Room that Pollack used as a tracking shot
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1947· 1 entry
And once ran for mayor of Gloversville, New York
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1942· 2 entries
Born 1942-08-07.
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In Queens, New York, and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts
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