Tobin Bell
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Tobin Bell (born August 7, 1942) is an American film and television actor who was born in Queens, New York and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Bell often plays the role of a villain and serial killer; he was cast as a hitman in Sidney 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, and Saw IV. Bell is a renowed 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" and a 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 Seinfeld, La Femme Nikita, The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Alias, The West Wing, The Sopranos, NYPD Blue, 24 and Walker Texas Ranger.
[edit] Filmography
- Mississippi Burning (1988) - FBI Agent
- An Innocent Man (1989) - Zeke
- Goodfellas (1990) - Parole Officer
- Charmed - "The Eyes Have It" - Orin (the Gypsy Hunter)
- 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)
- 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
- The Pretender - "The World's Changing" (1999) - Mr. White
- The 4th floor (1999) - The Locksmith
- X-Files - "Brand X" (2000) - Darryl "Ashman" Weaver
- Alias (2001) - SD-6 Agent Dreyer
- Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002) - Moloch
- 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
- Boogeyman 2 (2008) - Dr. Mitchell Allen
[edit] External links
- Official Web Site and Fan Club
- Tobin Bell at the Internet Movie Database
- Tobin Bell at the Notable Names Database
- Saw III: Jigsaw Cuts Loose Video interview with Tobin Bell on MTV.com (U.S. only)
