Thomas F. Wilson
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1959-04-15 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Tom Wilson · Thomas Wilson
Biography
Thomas Francis Wilson (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor, writer, musician, painter, voice-over artist and stand-up comedian. He is best known for playing Biff Tannen (and his grandson Griff Tannen and great-grandfather Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen) in the Back to the Future trilogy and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBC's Freaks and Geeks.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas F. Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (64)
NCIS
2003
as Angus Demint
Family Guy
1999
as First Step (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
House
2004
as Lou
Bones
2005
as Chip Barnett
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Mike
Psych
2006
as Butch Zielinski
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Tim Flaherty
Cold Case
2003
as Arnold Brown
Boston Legal
2004
as Jeffrey Bass
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Henry 'Hank' Heywood
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Carter Landry
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Simon
Spidey and His Amazing Friends
2021
as William Baker / Sandman (voice)
Knight Rider
1982
as Chip
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Zucco (voice)
The Facts of Life
1979
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Sportsmaster / Santa (voice) / Catman / Mobster #2 (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Joey (voice)
Nash Bridges
1996
as Jack Noon
Boston Public
2000
as Paul Stanton
Big Love
2006
as Ricky Jax
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Buster (voice)
The Patrick Star Show
2021
as Cecil Star (voice)
Workaholics
2011
as Barnes
Gargoyles
1994
as Matt Bluestone / Matt Bluestone (voice) / Lt. Matt Bluestone/Robber (voice) / Matt Bluestone/Jogger/Quarryman (voice) / Matt Bluestone/Gangbanger 3 (voice) / Matt Bluestone/Thug 2 (voice) / Matt Bluestone/Male Commuter 2 (voice)
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Spiritual Adviser
Back at the Barnyard
2007
as Krebs (voice)
Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015
as Bucket (voice)
Duckman
1994
as Park Ranger Smith (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Flats the Flounder (voice) / Marty / Herb Star (voice) / Reg (voice) / Tattletale Strangler (voice) / Cecil (voice) / Stinky (voice) / Tony Fast Sr. (voice)
Reba
2001
as Ted
The Hughleys
1998
as Stan
Zoey 101
2005
as Coach Phelps
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
2015
as Banana (voice)
The Ranch
2016
as Coach Fitzgerald
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
2021
as Cecil Star (voice)
Freaks and Geeks
1999
as Coach Ben Fredricks
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
2018
as Major Messy / Camoflush (voice)
Ed
2000
as Sean Nowell
Harry's Law
2011
as Allan Meade
Rocko's Modern Life
1993
She Spies
2002
as Roger 'Rush' Gibson
101 Dalmatians Series
1997
The New Batman Adventures
1997
as Howlin' Jake (voice)
DreamWorks Dragons
2012
as Bucket (voice)
George Lopez
2002
as Sonny
Still Standing
2002
as Coach Kirk Stone
True Jackson, VP
2008
as Ben Franklin
Titus
2000
as Joe
The Zeta Project
2001
Fired Up
1997
as Steve Summer
Mosaic
2018
as Cliff Jones
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018
as Biff Tannen
Do Over
2002
Rodney
2004
as Bill
The Mayor
2017
as Governor Fillucci
Rock Me Baby
2003
as Buffalo Buck
The Pitts
2003
as Guard
Movies (45)
Back to the Future
1985
as Biff Tannen
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025
as Coach Tuna (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
as Fish #3 / Tough Fish #1 (voice)
Back to the Future Part II
1989
as Biff Tannen / Griff
Bound by Honor
1993
as Rollie McCann
Rio
2011
as Trapped Bird / Screaming Hang Glider (voice)
Epic
2013
as Finn (voice)
Back to the Future Part III
1990
as Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen / Biff Tannen
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
as Angry Customer #1 (voice)
The Heat
2013
as Captain Woods
Atlantis: Milo's Return
2003
as Carnaby (voice)
Zoom
2006
as Dylan's Teacher
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
2023
as Cecil Star
The Informant!
2009
as Mark Cheviron
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
2013
as Mr. Bigley / Ginormous (voice)
Action Jackson
1988
as Officer Kornblau
Camp Nowhere
1994
as Lt. Eliot Hendricks
Tales from the Future
2010
as Self
That Darn Cat
1997
as Melvin
Born to Be Wild
1995
as Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)
April Fool's Day
1986
as Arch Cummings
Girl
1998
as The Ticket Seller
Caroline at Midnight
1994
as Officer Keaton
Let's Get Harry
1986
as Pachowski
SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up
2025
as Cecil / Various Incidental Characters (voice)
Zoomates
1998
as Mark (voice)
Men in White
1998
as Ed Klingbottom
Back to the Future... The Ride
1992
as Biff Tannen
Mr. Write
1994
as Billy
Splatypus
2004
as Haphazard (voice)
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990
as Self
House Broken
2009
as Fire Chief Henry Decker
steve.oedekerk.com
1997
Voice Over
2012
as Crandall
Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas
1991
as Biff H. Tannen (voice)
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
2006
as Bart Tatlock
The Child Wanderers
2010
as Kevin
Los Angeles Streetfighter
1985
as Spike's Gang Member
Humbly Super Famous
2024
as Self
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018
as Self
High Strung
1992
as Al
Turner & Hooch
1990
as Det. Scott Turner
Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You
2009
as Self
The Last Ride
1989
as Buck Johnson III
Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of
2007
as Self
About Thomas F. Wilson
Thomas Francis Wilson (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor, writer, musician, painter, voice-over artist and stand-up comedian. He is best known for playing Biff Tannen (and his grandson Griff Tannen and great-grandfather Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen) in the Back to the Future trilogy and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBC's Freaks and Geeks. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas F. Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 109 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, Thomas F. Wilson has appeared in 45 films and 64 TV shows.
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Most Popular Thomas F. Wilson Movies
- Back to the Future (1985) — as Biff Tannen
- The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) — as Coach Tuna (voice)
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) — as Fish #3 / Tough Fish #1 (voice)
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) — as Biff Tannen / Griff
- Bound by Honor (1993) — as Rollie McCann
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