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Tobin Bell

American actor (born 1942)

Tobin Bell is an American actor with more than 100 titles across a five-decade career. He is best known as John Kramer, known as Jigsaw, in the Saw franchise, a role he began in 2004. His first feature film role was in Mississippi Burning in 1988, and he also appeared in The Firm, The Sopranos and 24.

Tobin Bell appears in 9 films in The Rerun, from 1988 to 2010. Most of that work is in thriller, horror and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Shawnee Smith (5), Costas Mandylor (3), Betsy Russell (3), Bahar Soomekh (3), Cary Elwes (3).

Known for

  • Saw (2004), John Kramer / Jigsaw. The film that cast him as the serial killer Jigsaw.
  • Saw II (2005), John Kramer / Jigsaw. He reprised the role in eight of the nine sequels.
  • Saw IV (2007), John Kramer / Jigsaw. Another entry in the franchise.
  • Goodfellas (1990). A film credit from his supporting work of the 1990s.

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When was Tobin Bell born?
Tobin Bell was born on 7 August 1942.

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