ACTOR

Tobin Bell

1942 - Today

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Tobin Bell (born Joseph Henry Tobin Jr.; August 7, 1942) is an American actor. 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 franchise. He started his acting career in the late 1970s and early 1980s doing stand-ins and background work on feature films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tobin Bell has received more than 4,783,632 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Tobin Bell is the 293rd most popular actor (up from 395th in 2019), the 540th most popular biography from United States (up from 752nd in 2019) and the 146th most popular American Actor.

Tobin Bell is most famous for his role as Jigsaw in the Saw movies.

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  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tobin Bell ranks 293 out of 13,578. Before him are Rudolph Valentino, Sophie Marceau, Sonny Chiba, Anthony Perkins, Thespis, and Jeff Bridges. After him are Janet Leigh, Ernest Borgnine, Hugh Grant, Anna Karina, Marina Vlady, and Raquel Welch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Tobin Bell ranks 37. Before him are Javier Solana, José Eduardo dos Santos, Lou Reed, Ian McShane, Mohamed ElBaradei, and Giorgio Agamben. After him are Michel Mayor, Giacinto Facchetti, Jacques Rogge, Bob Hoskins, Jochen Rindt, and László Sólyom.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tobin Bell ranks 540 out of 20,380. Before him are Tennessee Williams (1911), Ferid Murad (1936), Anthony Perkins (1932), Gilbert N. Lewis (1875), Martin Cooper (1928), and Jeff Bridges (1949). After him are Janet Leigh (1927), Ernest Borgnine (1917), Theodore William Richards (1868), Richard Bach (1936), James B. Sumner (1887), and Joseph McCarthy (1908).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tobin Bell ranks 146. Before him are William Holden (1918), Christopher Reeve (1952), Michael Keaton (1951), Farrah Fawcett (1947), Anthony Perkins (1932), and Jeff Bridges (1949). After him are Janet Leigh (1927), Ernest Borgnine (1917), Raquel Welch (1940), Burt Young (1940), Harold Lloyd (1893), and Carl Weathers (1948).

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Television and Movie Roles

Saw II
John Kramer / Jigsaw
The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of Jigsaw's sinister methods, Detective Eric Matthews is thrust into a high-stakes investigation. To his surprise, apprehending Jigsaw seems almost too easy, but what he doesn't realize is that being caught is merely another piece of Jigsaw's intricate puzzle.
Oct 28th 20056.599 / 10
Saw III
John Kramer / Jigsaw
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detective scrambles to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.
Oct 26th 20066.411 / 10
Saw IV
John Kramer / Jigsaw
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.
Oct 25th 20076.169 / 10