How tall is Tobin Bell

Tobin Bell's Height

5ft 8 ¾ (174.6 cm)

Peak height was 5ft 10 ½ (179.1 cm)
American actor best known for playing Jigsaw in the film series SAW. He has appeared in other films such as Goodfellas, The Firm, In the Line of Fire and The Quick and the Dead. On his imdb.Resume page he (or agent) listed himself at 6ft and 180 pounds.

How tall is Tobin Bell
5ft 8 Rob and Tobin @ LFCC 2016

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Average Guess (57 Votes)
Peak: 5ft 10.45in (178.9cm)
Current: 5ft 9in (175.2cm)
Sandy Cowell said on 3/Feb/23
I’ve never known a Tobin, so this one’s kind of original!

5ft10.5 peak and 5ft8.75 now.
Jkiller said on 28/Dec/20
Peak was 5'10, nowadays around 5'9.
Dmeyer said on 3/Jun/20
held his own near 6-5 olsen in a b movie so 179 peak
Nik said on 16/May/20
Maybe Rob should be listed as a big 6'0"!
Nik Ashton said on 9/Oct/19
@ Christian 6’5 3/8” - Soz, it means we agree!
Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 8/Oct/19
@Nik
About the "singing from the same hymn sheet" comment.
Nik said on 7/Oct/19
@ Christian 6'5 3/8 - What don't you get?
Christian 6'5 3/8 said on 6/Oct/19
@Nik
I don't quite get it.

@Danimal
Rob's not 5'8.5" in any of his pics standing next to celebs. He has said himself on many occasions that he's at his low of 5'8 1/8" when he goes to conventions. I don't get why people inflate Rob to 5'8.5" just to make up for the fact that a lot of celebs look shorter than listed next to him.
Editor Rob
Unfortunately in a lot of clips I never hit my low and that old stadiometer adding nearly 1/8th never helped.

I made sure for a recently made clip to be more active beforehand, so at least I got very near my low for a sneaker clip I'll put up this week πŸ‘Œ
Nik Ashton said on 6/Oct/19
@ Christian 6’5 3/8” - We are singing from the same hymn sheet and you have a reply after exactly 7 whole months!
Nik Ashton said on 6/Oct/19
He looks no taller than Rob! πŸ””!
Miss Sandy Cowell said on 8/Aug/19
Ah, it was Tobin's Birthday yesterday. Belated Birthday wishes to him!
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5ft10.5 back in his 'Goodfellas' days.
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Danimal 5'9 3/4" said on 11/Jun/19
Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 6/Mar/19
Max 5'8.25"

Rob wakes up at just under 5'9" and is sometimes 5'8.5" in his pics. He lists himself by his bare bone minimum height. Tobin is clearly close enough to 5'9" in that pic. Take away Rob's hair and look at the top of their heads. Tobin wakes up at over 5'9". He was 5'11" in his younger days, or just shy of it.
Danimal 5'9 3/4" said on 11/Jun/19
Bobby said on 1/Feb/18
He was almost 5'11 at peak, and now he's just under 5'9? What did this guy do to lose so much height? I mean, Harrison Ford was more or less a 6'1 range guy (I still argue the full 6'1 as he can look it in Indiana Jones) at 6'0.75 and he's only down to a solid 5'11 despite the injuries to his back, that he's suffered. Did this guy suffer a back injury as well? I would pick expect him to be 5'9.5 at least, right about now.

He did nothing. He just aged. His height loss is normal for a man his age. Most men by 80 will have lost 2 full inches of height.
celebheights commentor said on 24/Apr/19
@rob what was he in the Saw films? could he have lost height by then and how much exactly?
Editor Rob
I think in mid 2000's he might have been nearer 5ft 10. I was struggling to see him over 5ft 9 when I seen him, so I think in the previous decade he did lose an inch.
Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 6/Mar/19
@Danimal
That's true. To determine that someone's at a healthy weight or not simply by using the BMI system is very inaccurate. There are too many factors to consider, like bone mass and density, muscle, fat, and their distrubutions on the body.
Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 6/Mar/19
Max 5'8.25"
Danimal 5'9 3/4" said on 5/Dec/18
MJKoP said on 14/Dec/16
That is a BMI of 26.2, which is "overweight".

Something tells me you have an eating disorder, or you're just as obsessed with weight as you are height. 180 pounds at 5'9" or so is NOT overweight. Not everyone has the same distribution of muscle and fat. Lean muscle weighs more than fat. There's also BONE MASS to take into consideration. You cannot use the BMI as a gauge, because it does NOT take into account muscle or bone mass.
Danimal 5'9 3/4" said on 5/Dec/18
The man is 76 years old. The average 80 year old male loses 2" from their peak, so it's quite possible that he has lost close that amount. I give him a solid 5'9" today (more in the morning) and a shade under 5'11" in his prime.
Micky said on 24/May/18
He's now listed at 5'10.5" on the link in the description.
Nik said on 6/Apr/18
He's no taller than you Rob!
Editor Rob
In person he does look a bit taller but he's far off 5ft 10-11 range I think.
Dubstep said on 4/Apr/18
Was he scary to meet in person?
Editor Rob
I lived to tell the tale...
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 27/Mar/18
I used to think he was well over 6ft
lee168cm said on 11/Feb/18
How about the height of Leigh whannell who wrote the saw films and starred in the first one I've seen listings of five seven do you think this is accurate rob
Bobby said on 1/Feb/18
He was almost 5'11 at peak, and now he's just under 5'9? What did this guy do to lose so much height? I mean, Harrison Ford was more or less a 6'1 range guy (I still argue the full 6'1 as he can look it in Indiana Jones) at 6'0.75 and he's only down to a solid 5'11 despite the injuries to his back, that he's suffered. Did this guy suffer a back injury as well? I would pick expect him to be 5'9.5 at least, right about now.
CD said on 26/Mar/17
Rob what would you guess for director James Wan, would you say as low as 5ft 4?
Editor Rob
yeah he could be towards that range...
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 1/Mar/17
He looked near 3in taller than Cruise
MaskDeMasque said on 10/Feb/17
Watched The Firm the other night, i thought the looked 5'10 in that. Would a 70 year old guy really lose close to 2 inches in height? I could see a weak 5'9 nowadays and flat 5'10 for his older films.
S.J.H said on 25/Jan/17
His peak weight might be 180 pounds but look under 175 nowadays
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 21/Jan/17
Looks lighter than 180lbs...
berta said on 10/Jan/17
when i first saw the saw movies i thought because of his voice that he was a big man around 185( there was never any scene where he stood up i was just basing that of his voice. but looking at this photo we can clearly see that he is about 1 cm maybe 2 at the most taller than rob so now 174,5 and peak cant really have been taller than at the most 180 so 178-17 looks fine
Kristen said on 31/Dec/16
Sorry to say it Rob, but I think that Tobin and Cary Else's have the same height. Seriously, I may be wrong, but I really think their heights are very close and the difference between them is about a few centimeters. Watch the pictures with them and you'll see. But again, I may be wrong since I never got the chance to see Tobin.
Editor Rob
Kristen, I do feel in person Cary looks noticeably (a couple of inches) taller.
Shredder said on 31/Dec/16
I noticed that the most over listed Celebs are Wrestlers and Character Actors
MJKoP said on 28/Dec/16
joe joe said on 27/Dec/16
How was this guy ever listed at 6ft???!!!

He was listed for the longest time at 6'1.5"

@James B: No worries, sorry if I came down a little bit too hard on you! :D
joe joe said on 27/Dec/16
How was this guy ever listed at 6ft???!!!
James B said on 18/Dec/16
I will try to stick to the topic next time lol
MJKoP said on 17/Dec/16
James B said on 17/Dec/16
MJKoP said on 16/Dec/16
James B said on 15/Dec/16
donnie whalberg seemed to beat Tobin up really bad in saw 2. But how much does donnie weigh 203 or 210 pounds?

Dude, that was a movie. A MOVIE.


Do u think he could do that to Tobin in real life?


Tobin was playing a weakened, dying cancer patient. Someone in much worse physical shape than he was, or is today. I have no clue as to whether or not Donnie would have the ability to kick Tobin or John Kramer(AKA Jigsaw)'s ass in 2004, 2016, 1982 or any other year and frankly, I don't care one bit as it has nothing to do with anything that's being discussed on this website. It was just an odd and irrelevant bit of speculation on your behalf.
James B said on 17/Dec/16
MJKoP said on 16/Dec/16
James B said on 15/Dec/16
donnie whalberg seemed to beat Tobin up really bad in saw 2. But how much does donnie weigh 203 or 210 pounds?

Dude, that was a movie. A MOVIE.


Do u think he could do that to Tobin in real life?
MJKoP said on 16/Dec/16
James B said on 15/Dec/16
donnie whalberg seemed to beat Tobin up really bad in saw 2. But how much does donnie weigh 203 or 210 pounds?

Dude, that was a movie. A MOVIE.
MJKoP said on 15/Dec/16
Shredder said on 14/Dec/16
It's not fat.

"Fat" is a relative term. Depending on proportions, build, weight distribution, and presence(or lack thereof) of muscle of mass...yes, many WOULD consider it to be "fat".
James B said on 15/Dec/16
donnie whalberg seemed to beat Tobin up really bad in saw 2. But how much does donnie weigh 203 or 210 pounds?
Shredder said on 14/Dec/16
It's not fat.
MJKoP said on 14/Dec/16
Shredder said on 14/Dec/16
180 at 5'9.5 is pretty average IMO. Unless you have a small frame


That is a BMI of 26.2, which is "overweight".
Shredder said on 14/Dec/16
180 at 5'9.5 is pretty average IMO. Unless you have a small frame
MJKoP said on 12/Dec/16
Danimal said on 11/Dec/16
James B said on 1/Dec/16
Rob 180 pounds seems exzaggerated cause he always looked skinny

180 pounds isn't that heavy. That's my current weight (ranger between 175-184 pounds these days at 5'9.5" and I'm far from big.


I remember you talking about how you were under 130 lbs, down from 200+. "Big" is a pretty broad term, but at your height 180 lbs would either look very paunchy or very muscular. Certainly not the slender-ish appearance that Tobin seemed to consistently maintain.
James B said on 12/Dec/16
Danimal I would have guessed Tobin bell at 154 or 165 pound range


My brother is 6ft and weighs 189 pounds of muscle and I can assure you people describe him as 'big'. When they say 'big' though they might also be referring to his height not just his weight/bulk.
Danimal said on 11/Dec/16
James B said on 1/Dec/16
Rob 180 pounds seems exzaggerated cause he always looked skinny

180 pounds isn't that heavy. That's my current weight (ranger between 175-184 pounds these days at 5'9.5" and I'm far from big.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 9/Dec/16
Looked 5ft11 in The Firm and In The Line of Fire
c-mo said on 9/Dec/16
doesnt look taller than you rob . maybe 174cm but nothing more
James B said on 6/Dec/16
Rob 5'11 peak?
Editor Rob
on a good day James, maybe he wasn't far off it...and has got a more compressed spine and curvature by age 70.
MJKoP said on 5/Dec/16
Guanzo said on 4/Dec/16
Costas Mandylor is 181-182


Not according to Rob, who has met him. He's listed here as 176.
Byron T. said on 4/Dec/16
WOW! I thought Jigsaw would be taller! He looked around 5'11'' in the Saw movies. He does look little under 5'9'' in Rob's photo.
James B said on 4/Dec/16
Rob have u seen saw 2? he must have lost a lot of weight to play a cancer patient in that film
Editor Rob
yes James, but not since it came out
Guanzo said on 4/Dec/16
Costas Mandylor is 181-182
Shredder said on 3/Dec/16
Lifts or they were not as tall to begin with?
Empeg said on 2/Dec/16
How can someone shrink so much in so little time?
James B said on 2/Dec/16
What do you think he weighed in 2005 rob?
Editor Rob
he might not have been that far off his resume weight. He looked a lot more fitter and definitely at least 5ft 10.5 range in the 90's, In the line of Fire and Firm he looked far taller than he did in person this year.
CD said on 2/Dec/16
Rob, how tall do you think Leigh Whannell looks with Bell and Emerson? 5ft 6.5?
Editor Rob
Chris, yes I'd say nearer 169, although he has pulled off looking 170, James Wan can look near 3 inches smaller than Chris.
Strong 5ft9 said on 1/Dec/16
Kind of funny, somebody thought he was 6'1 and a half. But in reality, kind of pushing it. Overall, weak 5'9" is probably most likely these days.
James B said on 1/Dec/16
Rob 180 pounds seems exzaggerated cause he always looked skinny
Editor Rob
James, I don't think it's that much of an exaggeration, especially if he was over 5ft 10 20 years ago, he probably could have been near it.
Csimpson 6ft said on 1/Dec/16
really? im suprised about that he looked a decent 5ft 9 guy with you, when was this photo taken?
Editor Rob
in the afternoon, I'd definitely be at my low, although I am losing height like him.

this is My dad at 5ft 8.75...in person honestly he really looked no taller, although I could be wrong of course!
Shredder said on 1/Dec/16
Thanks Rob , He wasn't losing as much as I thought .
Editor Rob
Shredder, he is losing height, but I'm standing at most 5ft 7.5.

If I stood at 5ft 8 1/8th here, he'd look shorter, if I moved my head 2 inches forward to be on the same plane, maybe he'd look 5ft 7.5 at most.
Shredder said on 1/Dec/16
Exactly Csimpson 6 ft , he looks to be losing about 1 inch in posture , he isn't under 5'9.
Editor Rob
he's really a weak 5ft 9 in reality.
Sandy Cowell said on 1/Dec/16
Tobin looks like a real gent with you Rob, which is more than can be said for the characters he plays!
From this picture alone, I would give him 5ft9, though I do appreciate that he has been taller.
It is interesting news to learn that he was in 'Goodfellas' and I'm not exactly proud to say that I saw it recently and failed to notice him!
Andrea said on 1/Dec/16
Lol, a solid inch taller??? He looks slightly taller than Rob in the picture... Half an inch AT THE VERY MOST! Actually, Rob's father looks taller (in the picture from the HC)!
I don't know about his peak! I did watch all the "SAW" movies but I didn't pay much attention to his height (apart from the fact that he was already in his 60s by the time of the movies, so he probably had already lost something by then)...
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Anyway, he looks around 174 with Rob!
Editor Rob
Andrea, he's actually very close to Emerson in person, at least in 2016, but he is a stick on to have lost an inch through his 60's.
James B said on 30/Nov/16
Reminds me of Willie Nelson
Csimpson 6ft said on 30/Nov/16
I can see 5ft 9 for him possibly even stretch to 5ft 9.5 if he was stood up straight in the photo, looks a solid inch taller than Rob
Jordan87 said on 30/Nov/16
6 foot lol. Try about 5'8.75.
6'1 cowboy said on 30/Nov/16
Wow, I always thought he was about 6 foot. I think he's closer to 5'8 1/2.
Silver Surfer said on 30/Nov/16
Looks to be 173-4cm now, peak height I don't know.
Shredder said on 30/Nov/16
Could be over 5'9 if his posture is really bad
CD said on 30/Nov/16
Kind of looks 5ft 8.5 here but that could be due to posture.
Lo sgozzatore said on 3/Nov/12
Rob, he looks at least 3 cms shorter than Cary Elwes, who might be even 180. Maybe a 177-178 listing is closer?
Editor Rob
he's a guy who looks like he doesn't have as good posture as others
Maximus said on 10/Sep/11
So is he 5' 10.5" or 6'1".....
Somborac said on 18/Jun/09
I met him on the set of Saw 3. He was the same height as me & I'm just over 6ft.
Squirrel said on 25/Mar/08
Havent met tobin bell,but dude looks tall.eastwood is 6'4 or 6'5 so even if bell is 4-5in.shorter hes still tall.
RICHARD said on 13/Jul/07
In Saw he DID not stand next to 5'11 Cary Elwes nor 5'7 Leigh Wannell so he could be the 5'10 he is listed at. He's probably in his 60s so he might be 5'9 to 5'10. I've seen him listed at 6'1.5 but I don't buy this height
sam said on 11/Jul/07
Yeah, I saw a minimum discrepancy of 4 inches (more 5") between him & a still not-fully-dowager-humped Clint in In the Line of Fire. 5'10.5" would be about right.
Vampire said on 19/Dec/06
I do agree with you. he is less than 5'11
Alex said on 15/Oct/06
Tobin Bell isn't more than 5'11. He looks 5'10.5, 5'11 tops in the pictures with 6'5 Brandon Molale.
Jack said on 20/Sep/06
Bell does look rather tall in the range of six foot in some of his pictures. At wire image Bell Towers over Shawnee Smith in most of them. There is also the one where Bell is standing by this one girl with black hair in a white shirt with very high heels, and she still only came up to about his chin.
Jack said on 19/Sep/06
It is possible for Bell to be 6'1.5. Molale could be standing on a post or something. Bell does look at least two inches taller than Donnie Wahlberg, and he is 5'10''. So Bell could be 6'

Editor Rob
he was easily 2 inches shorter than stephen collins in some movie they done...now collins is in 6ft 1 range, not bell
Anonymous said on 12/Aug/06
Tobin Bell is 6'1 and a half

Editor Rob
*noticeably* several inches shorter than Stephen '6ft 1' Collins in a film they done...
Editor Rob said on 21/Jun/06
Was in a 1996 movie and doing scene with Stephen Collins was easily 2 inches shorter...
DDC said on 31/May/06
Brandon Molale is 6'5" according to his Official Web Site Click Here
Height Tracker said on 18/May/06
You guys should check out In the Line of Fire with Clint Eastwood. THere's a scene at the beginning, and Eastwood seems at least 3 or 4 inches taller than Bell.
Ryan said on 30/Apr/06
Yea Alex you're right about his height.
Alex said on 16/Apr/06
So he has his height downgraded by 5 inches if hes really 6'5? Wow. Well if he's really 6'5 then 5'11 for Tobin Bell is possible.

Editor Rob
maybe you mixed the brandon guys name up? I've never seen a 6ft listing anywhere for molale??? 6ft 5 on his official site, he looks it in the small roles he's had
Alex said on 15/Apr/06
Rob, do you got any pics of this guy standing near anyone we know the height of?

Editor Rob
check him on wireimage beside brandon molale '6ft according to his own site'. I don't know about 187cm...

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