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词条 Tobin Bell
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

     Early work: 1982–1999  2004–present 

  3. Personal life

  4. Filmography

     Film  Television  Video games 

  5. Awards {{anchor|awards}}

  6. Further reading

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Infobox person
| image = Bell, Tobin (2007).jpg
| caption = Bell at the 2007 Scream Awards
| birth_name = Joseph Henry Tobin Jr.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|8|7}}
| birth_place = Queens, New York, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1979–present
| spouse =
| alma_mater = Montclair State University
| children = 2
| website = {{URL|http://officialtobinbell.com/}}
}}

Tobin Bell (born Joseph Henry Tobin Jr.;[1] August 7, 1942)[2][3] is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of John Kramer / Jigsaw in the eight films of the Saw franchise. After years of work doing stand-ins and background work on films, he got his first major acting job in Mississippi Burning (1988) and went on to star in made-for-television films and guest star in television shows throughout the 1990s.

A life member of the Actors Studio,[3] Bell also voice-acted his Jigsaw character in two video games based on the film series, Saw and its sequel Flesh & Blood. Bell's portrayal of Jigsaw has earned him five award nominations and two wins.

Before his breakthrough with Saw, Bell appeared in many notable films, including The Verdict (1982), Tootsie (1982), Mississippi Burning (1988), False Identity (1990), Loose Cannons (1990), Goodfellas (1990), Ruby (1992), The Firm (1993), In the Line of Fire (1993), Malice (1993), The Quick and the Dead (1995), Brown's Requiem (1998), a voice role in The Road to El Dorado (2000), and a narration role in Boiling Point (1993).

Early life

Bell was born in Queens, New York and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts.[2] His English-born mother, Eileen Julia Bell Tobin, is an actress who worked at the Quincy Repertory Company. His American-born father, Joseph H. Tobin, who was of Irish descent,[4] built and established the radio station WJDA in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1947 and once ran for mayor of Gloversville, New York. Bell's maternal grandmother, Julia Gandon Bell, was born in Cork, Ireland. Bell has one sister and one brother.[2][5] Bell studied liberal arts and journalism in college, with the intention of becoming a writer and entering the broadcasting field. He also has an interest in environmental matters, holding a master's degree in environmental science from Montclair State University as well as having worked for the New York Botanical Garden.[6] He credits hearing a seminar by Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy at Boston University with inspiring him to begin an acting career.[7]

Bell later joined the Actors Studio where he studied with Lee Strasberg and Ellen Burstyn, and joined Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse.[8][9] He played background roles in the late 1970s and early 1980s in over 30 films, including films by Woody Allen (Manhattan) and Martin Scorsese, while also performing in Broadway.[8][10] Bell said that other actors at the Actors Studio thought doing stand-in and background work was "stupid or degrading", but he never felt that way.[11]

Career

Early work: 1982–1999

In 1982, Bell had a short uncredited scene in the Sydney Pollack film, Tootsie, playing a waiter at the Russian Tea Room. He told Movieline, "You know, when you're talking about Tootsie, it's the tip of the iceberg, because those other twenty-nine films I did aren't even on IMDb."[12] He worked on The Verdict (1982) for two weeks as a courtroom reporter in the trial. He recollected it being a "great opportunity" watching Sidney Lumet and Paul Newman, while also learning the technical aspect of acting.[12] For every role he plays, starting with the initial reading of the script to the final shot of a production, he keeps a journal of various questions about and motivations for his character. "I write all kinds of stream-of-consciousness things that help me."[9]

In 1982 Bell landed his first speaking role in the last few moments of the drama Sophie's Choice, starring Meryl Streep.

In the mid-1980s, Bell said "I was doing off-Broadway plays three nights a week, working on my craft. And a director at the Actors Studio said, 'You know, Tobin you've been doing that for a while. I think you should go to Hollywood and play bad guys.'" Bell moved to Los Angeles and was cast in his first feature film, Alan Parker's Mississippi Burning (1988), as a "tough, street smart, FBI agent".[11] Bell played an assassin called "The Nordic Man" in another Pollack film, The Firm (1993). He went on to appear in an episode of the sitcom Seinfeld titled "The Old Man" playing a record store owner. He appeared in two episodes of NYPD Blue playing different characters.

In 1994, 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. That same year, he portrayed the "Unabomber" in the made-for-television film The True Story. In 1997, Bell guest starred in an episode of La Femme Nikita and Nash Bridges. The following year, he guest starred in an episode of Stargate SG-1 and a two-part episode of Walker, Texas Ranger. He also appeared as the villain Peter Kingsley during the second season of 24. In 2000, Tobin has a cameo roll as a menacing Morley smoker, "Ashman", in The X-Files, season 7, episode 18 entitled "Brand X".

2004–present

In 2004, Bell was cast as John Kramer, known as Jigsaw, an engineer who wants others to appreciate the value of life via twisted "games", in the horror film Saw.[10][13] The low-budget film was a box office success, spawning seven sequels: Saw II (2005), Saw III (2006), Saw IV (2007), Saw V (2008), Saw VI (2009), Saw 3D (2010), and Jigsaw (2017). He provided his voice for the Jigsaw character in the Saw video game (2009) and its sequel, Flesh & Blood (2010), to which he provided his likeness.[14] Even though Bell spent three weeks lying on a floor and had very few lines, his role was pivotal to the first film.[15][16] For his role as "Jigsaw", Bell received MTV Movie Awards nominations in 2006 and 2007 for "Best Villain", won "Best Butcher" in the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards and was given the "Best Villain in a Film Series" title at the 2010 Chiller-Eyegore Awards.[17] Although he considers his role in Saw to have been "a great blessing", he hopes to soon have the opportunity to be cast against type.[18] In 2016, he starred as hermit Yo Ling on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, revealed to be John Black's long lost father. He starred as the voices of the villain Doctor Alchemy and the malicious speed god and main antagonist Savitar on the third season of The Flash, in an uncredited role.

Personal life

Bell has two sons. In January 2018, Bell’s wife, Elizabeth, filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage. When not acting, he coaches a Little League Baseball team and flag football.[19] His other hobbies include hiking and playing guitar.[18]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Manhattan Man on Street Uncredited
1981 Tales of Ordinary Madness Bar Patron Uncredited
1982 Sophie's Choice[20] Reporter Credited as Joseph Tobin
1982{{sortname>The|Verdict}} Courtroom Observer Uncredited
1982 Tootsie Waiter Uncredited
1983 Svengali Waiter Uncredited
1985 Turk 182! Sergeant on Bridge Credited as Joseph Tobin
1988 Mississippi Burning Agent Stokes
1989{{sortname>An|Innocent Man|An Innocent Man (film)}} Zeke
1990 False Identity Marshall Errickson
1990 Loose Cannons Gerber
1990 Goodfellas Parole Officer
1992 Ruby David Ferrie
1993 Boiling Point Roth
1993{{sortname>The|Firm|The Firm (1993 film)}} The Nordic Man
1993 In the Line of Fire Mendoza
1993 Malice Earl Leemus
1995 Serial Killer William Lucian Morrano Direct-to-video
1995{{sortname>The|Quick and the Dead|The Quick and the Dead (1995 film)}} Dog Kelly
1996 Cheyenne Marshal Toynbee
1998 Brown's Requiem Stan the Man
1998 Overnight Delivery John Dwayne Beezly
1998 Without Warning Lukast Slava
1999 The 4th Floor The Locksmith
2000{{sortname>The|Road to El Dorado}} Zaragoza (voice)
2001 Good Neighbor Geoffrey Martin
2002 Power Play Clemens
2002 City of Masks Moloch
2004 Saw John
Kramer / Jigsaw
2005 Saw II John
Kramer / Jigsaw
2006 Saw III John
Kramer / Jigsaw
2007 Buried Alive Lester
2007 Alien Seduction Professor Erwin Buckton Direct-to-video
2007 Don't Think About It The Stranger Direct-to-video
2007 Boogeyman 2 Dr. Mitchell Allen
2007 Saw IV John
Kramer / Jigsaw
2008 Saw V John
Kramer / Jigsaw
2009 Saw VI John
Kramer / Jigsaw
2010 Saw 3D John
Kramer / Jigsaw
2014 Dark House Seth
2014 Finders Keepers Dr. Freeman
2015 Phantom Halo Smashmouth
2015 Manson Family Vacation Blackbird
2016 12 Feet Deep McGradey
2016 Rainbow Time Peter
2017 Jigsaw[21] John
Kramer / Jigsaw
2017The SandmanValentine
2019BelzebuthVasilio Canetti

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988{{sortname>The|Equalizer}} Episode: "The Day of the Covenant"
1989 Perfect Witness Dillon Television film
1990 Alien Nation Brian Knox Episode: "Crossing the Line"
1990 Jake and the Fatman Vic Episode: "More Than You Know"
1990 Broken Badges Martin Valentine Episode: "Pilot"
1991 Love, Lies and Murder Al Stutz Television film
1991 The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Tony Gianini Episode: "Pilot"
1991 Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride Barman Television film
1992 Mann & Machine Richards Episode: "No Pain, No Gain"
1992 Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story Television film
1992 Silk Stalkings Emil Rossler Episode: "Hot Rocks"
1993 Seinfeld Ron Episode: "The Old Man"
1993 Sex, Love, and Cold Hard Cash Mansfield Television film
1993 NYPD Blue Donald Selness 2 episodes
1994 Deep Red Warren Rickman Television film
1994 Dead Man's Revenge Bullock Television film
1994 ER Hospital Administrator Episode: "Day One"
1994 Mortal Fear Dr. Alvin Hayes Television film
1994 New Eden Ares Television film
1995 Under Suspicion Ron O'Keefe Episode: "A Haunting Case"
1996{{sortname>The|Babysitter's Seduction|nolink=1}} Det. Frank O'Keefe Television film
1996{{sortname>The|Lazarus Man}} Episode: "Among the Dead"
1996 Murder One Jerry Albanese Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Two"
1996 The True Story Theodore Kaczynski Television film
1996 Chicago Hope Luther Evans Episode: "A Time to Kill"
1997 La Femme Nikita Perry Bauer Episode: "Love"
1997 Nash Bridges William Boyd Episode: "Payback"
1998 Stargate SG-1 Omoc Episode: "Enigma"
1998 One Hot Summer Night Vincent "Coupe" De Ville Television film
1998 Walker, Texas Ranger Karl Storm 2 episodes
1998 Vengeance Unlimited Teddy Hix Episode: "Bitter End"
1999 Strange World Owen Sassen Episode: "Eliza"
1999{{sortname>The|Pretender|The Pretender (TV series)}} Mr. White Episode: "The World's Changing"
2000{{sortname>The|X-Files}} Darryl Weaver Episode: "Brand X"
2000 Harsh Realm Slater Episode: "Reunion"
2001 Once and Again Man in Suit Episode: "Aaron's Getting Better"
2001{{sortname>The|Sopranos}} Maj. Carl Zwingli Episode: "Army of One"
2001{{sortname>The|Guardian|The Guardian (TV series)}} Episode: "The Funnies"
2001 Alias SD-6 Agent Karl Dreyer 2 episodes
2002 Charmed Orin Episode: "The Eyes Have It"
2002{{sortname>The|West Wing}} Colonel Whitcomb Episode: "Process Stories"
2003 24 Peter Kingsley 4 episodes
2004 Revelations Nathan Volk 5 episodes
2007{{sortname>The|Kill Point}} Alan Beck 6 episodes
2014 Criminal Minds Malachi Lee Episode: "Blood Relations"
2014 Wilfred Charles Episode: "Happiness"
2016 Days of Our Lives Yo Ling
2016–17 The Flash Doctor Alchemy, Savitar (voices) 15 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRole
2009 SawJohn Kramer / Jigsaw
2010 Flesh & Blood

Awards {{anchor|awards}}

Year Award Category Film Result
2006 Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Award Best Villain Saw II {{Won}}
2006 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Saw II {{Nom}}
2006 Scream Award Scream Award for Best Villain Saw II {{Nom}}
2007 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Saw III {{Nom}}
2007 Scream Award Scream Award for Best Villain Saw III {{Nom}}
2008 Scream Award Scream Award for Best Villain Saw IV {{Nom}}
2009 Chiller-Eyegore Award Best Villain in a Series Award Saw series {{Won}}
2017 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series Days of Our Lives {{Nom}}

Further reading

  • {{cite book|last=Voisin|first=Scott|last2=Roebuck|first2=Daniel|authorlink2=Daniel Roebuck|title=Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting|publisher=BearManor Media|date=2009-05-25|isbn=978-1-59393-342-5}}

References

1. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z87lAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Joseph+Henry+Tobin%22&dq=%22Joseph+Henry+Tobin%22&source=bl&ots=R0SP9lOpxD&sig=cv65TGUpJ3yIHlOhj9VH0fbUFec&hl=en |title=The Cross & Crescent - Google Books |via=Google Books|date= |accessdate=2012-11-09}}
2. ^1 2 {{cite news|last=Barbuto|first=Dana|title=Weymouth native puts the buzz in Saw movies|work=The Patriot Ledger|publisher=GateHouse Media|date=2008-10-24|url=http://www.patriotledger.com/entertainment/x1157495265/Weymouths-Tobin-Bell-is-star-of-Saw-V|accessdate=2008-10-28|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/620Vm7pNc?url=http://www.patriotledger.com/entertainment/x1157495265/Weymouths-Tobin-Bell-is-star-of-Saw-V|archivedate=2011-09-27|deadurl=no|df=}}
3. ^{{cite book|quote=|first=David |last=Garfield|title=A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio|year=1980|publisher=MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc.|location=New York|isbn=0-02-542650-8|page=280|chapter=Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ5D-55Z|title=Genealogy of Tobin Bell's paternal family|accessdate=January 23, 2016}}
5. ^1 {{cite news|last=|first=|title=Tobin, Ex-candidate In Gloversville, Dies|page=27|work=Schenectady Gazette|date=1977-09-05|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QqMtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=anIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1103,940993&dq=tobin-ex-candidate-in-gloversville-dies&hl=en|accessdate=2010-07-19}}
6. ^{{cite web| title=Tobin Bell 'Saw' the future in horror series| url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/10/tobin_bell_saw_the_future.html| publisher=NJ.com| last=Rose| first=Lisa| date=2009-10-22| accessdate=2010-05-25| archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5tCOtuS8B?url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/10/tobin_bell_saw_the_future.html| archivedate=2010-10-03| deadurl=no| df=}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=A Minute With: Tobin Bell of the "Saw" horror films|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE59L3MF20091022|agency=Reuters|last=Dobuzinskis|first=Alex|date=2009-10-22|accessdate=2010-01-31|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5tCOxV7Ds?url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE59L3MF20091022|archivedate=2010-10-03|deadurl=no|df=}}
8. ^1 {{Cite journal|last=Harrington|first=Richard|title=Cult icon born with 'Saw' star - Tobin Bell key to franchise's success|page=5D|journal=The Journal Gazette|publisher= The Journal Gazette Co|place=Fort Wayne, Indiana|date=2007-10-29}}
9. ^1 {{cite web|title='Saw IV' Star Tobin Bell Reveals Method Behind Jigsaw's Madness|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1572520/20071022/story.jhtml|publisher=MTV.com|last=Carroll|first=Larry|date=2007-10-22|accessdate=2010-03-25|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/620VeXv8W?url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572520/saw-iv-actor-reveals-method-behind-jigsaws-madness.jhtml|archivedate=2011-09-27|deadurl=no|df=}}
10. ^1 {{cite web|title=The Only Tobin Bell Interview You'll Ever Need|url=http://www.movieline.com/2009/10/tobin-bell-interview.php?page=3|work=Movieline|publisher=PMC|last=Buchanan|first=Kyle|page=3|date=2009-10-16|accessdate=2010-01-17|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5tGqSPBCT?url=http://www.movieline.com/2009/10/tobin-bell-interview.php?page=3|archivedate=2010-10-06|deadurl=yes|df=}}
11. ^1 {{cite journal|last=Harrington|first=Richard|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/25/AR2007102500750.html|title=Tobin Bell: A Pivotal Piece of the 'Saw' Puzzle|journal=The Washington Post|publisher=The Washington Post Company|volume=130|issue=325|pages=32–35|date=2007-10-26|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/620W4oRVj?url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/25/AR2007102500750.html|archivedate=2011-09-27|deadurl=no|df=}}
12. ^1 {{cite web|title=The Only Tobin Bell Interview You'll Ever Need|url=http://www.movieline.com/2009/10/tobin-bell-interview.php?page=1|work=Movieline|publisher=PMC|last=Buchanan|first=Kyle|page=1|date=2009-10-16|accessdate=2010-01-17|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/620UvozCa?url=http://www.movieline.com/2009/10/tobin-bell-interview.php?page=1|archivedate=2011-09-27|deadurl=no|df=}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=saw.htm|title=Saw (2004)|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=2010-10-08}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/19877/Konami-Signs-Tobin-Bell-to-Voice-Jigsaw-in-Saw-Game|work=Team Xbox|publisher=IGN Entertainment|first=César|last=Berardini|title=Konami Signs Tobin Bell To Voice Jigsaw In Saw Game|date=2009-07-04|accessdate=2010-01-17|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/620V2WiOi?url=http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/19877/Konami-Signs-Tobin-Bell-to-Voice-Jigsaw-in-Saw-Game|archivedate=2011-09-27|deadurl=yes|df=}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Tobin Bell Random Roles|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/tobin-bell,2513/|work=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion|last=Heisler|first=Steve|date=2008-10-29|accessdate=2011-10-29|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/62W01wSsv?url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/tobin-bell,2513/|archivedate=2011-10-18|deadurl=no|df=}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.filmsite.org/greattwists37.html|title=Greatest Movie Plot Twists, Spoilers and Surprise Endings|last=Dirks|first=Tim|work=Filmsite.org|publisher=AMC|accessdate=2011-10-29|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61oCmjR0f?url=http://www.filmsite.org/greattwists37.html|archivedate=2011-09-19|deadurl=no|df=}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33839/dread-central-2009-chiller-eyegore-awards-and-halloween-horror-nights|title=Dread Central at the 2009 Chiller-Eyegore Awards and Halloween Horror Nights|work=DreadCentral|publisher=CraveOnline|date=|accessdate=2010-09-02|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/620V6tFWC?url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33839/dread-central-2009-chiller-eyegore-awards-and-halloween-horror-nights|archivedate=2011-09-27|deadurl=no|df=}}
18. ^1 {{cite web|title="Jigsaw" Tobin Bell would rather be cutting a rug|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2010/10/tobin-bell-wants-to-go-from-saw-cuts-to-cutting-a-rug.html|work=Orlando Sentinel|publisher=Tribune Company|last=Moore|first=Roger|date=2010-10-24|accessdate=2011-03-04|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/620VBU7XG?url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2010/10/tobin-bell-wants-to-go-from-saw-cuts-to-cutting-a-rug.html|archivedate=2011-09-27|deadurl=yes|df=}}
19. ^{{Cite journal|last=Koltnow|first=Barry|title=Tobin Bell carves out a niche as 'Jigsaw'|journal=The Orange County Register|publisher=Freedom Communications|date=2008-10-25}}
20. ^http://www.officialtobinbell.com/sites/default/files/sophies-choice-brooklyn-reporter-with-josh-mostel-hero.jpg
21. ^{{cite web|last1=Squires|first1=John|title=[Exclusive] We’ve Got the First ‘Saw: Legacy’ Plot Details; Tobin Bell Returning!|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3426678/exclusive-weve-got-first-saw-legacy-plot-details-tobin-bell-returning/|website=Bloody Disgusting|accessdate=2 March 2017}}

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