Tobin Bell Biography
Summary
"Tobin Bell" (born August 7 1942) is an American film and television actor. He is best and widely known as John Kramer, a.k.a. Jigsaw in the "Saw" movies.
Biography
Bell was born in Queens, New York and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts. His mother, Eileen Bell, is a British-born actress.
Bell often plays the role of a villain and serial killer; he was cast as a hitman in Sydney Pollack's "The Firm" and as Unabomber Theodore John Kaczynski in the made-for-TV movie "Unabomber: The True Story"; and most recently has played the role of the nefarious 'Jigsaw', a serial killer who wants others to appreciate the value of life via twisted 'games' in the 2004 film "Saw" and its sequels, "Saw II", "Saw III", "Saw IV", and "Saw V". Currently, Bell has signed on for five sequels in the "Saw" series, allowing for his appearance in "Saw VI".
Bell is a renowned lover of animals and has brought his five cats and two dogs on the sets of his movies. He is also a friend of entertainer Kylie Minogue. He received a 2006 MTV Movie Award nomination for 'Best Villain', a 2007 MTV Movie Awards nomination for 'Best Villain' again, and a winning nomination for 'Best Butcher' in the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.
Aside from appearing in made-for-TV movies, Bell has guest starred in popular series such as "Charmed", "Seinfeld", "La Femme Nikita", "The X-Files", "Stargate SG-1", "Alias", "The West Wing", "The Pretender", "The Sopranos", "NYPD Blue", "24", "ER" and "Walker Texas Ranger".
Filmography
"Mississippi Burning" (1988) - FBI Agent Stokes
"An Innocent Man" (1989) - Zeke
"Goodfellas" (1990) - Parole Officer
"Charmed" - 'The Eyes Have It' - Orin (the Gypsy Hunter)
"Ruby" (1992) - David Ferrie
"The Firm" (1993) - The Nordic Man
"In the Line of Fire" (1993) - Mendoza
"Malice" (1993) - Earl Leemus
"Seinfeld" - 'The Old Man' (1993) - Ron (the record store owner)
"New Eden" (1994) - Ares
"ER" (1994) - Hospital Administrator
"Serial Killer" (1995) - William Lucian Morrano
"The Quick and the Dead" (1995) - Dog Kelly
"Stargate SG-1" - 'Enigma' (1998) - Omoc
"Brown's Requiem" (1998) - Stan the Man
"Best of the Best 4: Without Warning" (1998) - Lukast Slava
"Overnight Delivery" (1998) - John Dwayne Beezly/Killer Bees
"The Pretender" - 'The World's Changing' (1999) - Mr. White
"The 4th floor" (1999) - The Locksmith
"Harsh Realm" - 'Reunion' (2000) - Warden Slater
"X-Files" - 'Brand X' (2000) - Darryl 'Ashman' Weaver
"Alias" (2001) - SD-6 Agent Dreyer
"The Sopranos" (2001) - Major Zwingli
"Black Mask 2: City of Masks" (2002) - Moloch
"Charmed" (2002) - Orin
"24" (2002-2003) - Peter Kingsley
"Power Play" (2002) - Clemens
"Saw" (2004) - John Kramer/Jigsaw
"Saw II" (2005) - John Kramer/Jigsaw
"Saw III" (2006) - John Kramer/Jigsaw
"Saw IV" (2007) - John Kramer/Jigsaw
"Decoys 2" (2007) - Professor Erwin Buckton
"Buried Alive" (2007) - Lester
"The Kill Point" (2007), (TV series) - Alan Beck
"The Haunting Hour Volume One: Don't Think About It" (2007) - The Stranger
"Highway 61" (2008)
"Boogeyman 2" (2008) - Dr. Mitchell Allen
"Saw V" (2008) - John Kramer/Jigsaw
"Saw VI" (2009) - John Kramer/Jigsaw (confirmed sequel)
External links
(Official Web Site and Fan Club)
("Saw III": Jigsaw Cuts Loose) Video interview with Tobin Bell on (MTV.com) (U.S. only)
Credit
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