Thomas F. Wilson
Known for Acting · 107 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (63)
NCIS
2003
as Angus Demint
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as First Step (voice)
Bones
2005
as Chip Barnett
House
2004
as Lou
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
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Carter Landry
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Henry 'Hank' Heywood
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Zucco (voice)
Knight Rider
1982
as Chip
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Simon
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
Spidey and His Amazing Friends
2021
as William Baker / Sandman (voice)
The Facts of Life
1979
Nash Bridges
1996
as Jack Noon
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Spiritual Adviser
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Sportsmaster / Santa (voice) / Catman / Mobster #2 (voice)
Big Love
2006
as Ricky Jax
Boston Public
2000
as Paul Stanton
Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015
as Bucket (voice)
The Patrick Star Show
2021
as Cecil Star (voice)
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)
Reba
2001
as Ted
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Joey (voice)
Duckman
1994
as Park Ranger Smith (voice)
Zoey 101
2005
as Coach Phelps
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Buster (voice)
Back at the Barnyard
2007
as Krebs (voice)
Workaholics
2011
as Barnes
101 Dalmatians Series
1997
Still Standing
2002
as Coach Kirk Stone
Ed
2000
as Sean Nowell
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)
The Hughleys
1998
as Stan
Harry's Law
2011
as Allan Meade
The New Batman Adventures
1997
as Howlin' Jake (voice)
Freaks and Geeks
1999
as Coach Ben Fredricks
Rocko's Modern Life
1993
The Ranch
2016
as Coach Fitzgerald
DreamWorks Dragons
2012
as Bucket (voice)
Titus
2000
as Joe
She Spies
2002
as Roger 'Rush' Gibson
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
2018
as Major Messy / Camoflush (voice)
True Jackson, VP
2008
as Ben Franklin
George Lopez
2002
as Sonny
The Zeta Project
2001
Fired Up
1997
as Steve Summer
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
2015
as Banana (voice)
Rodney
2004
as Bill
Mosaic
2018
as Cliff Jones
Rock Me Baby
2003
as Buffalo Buck
The Pitts
2003
as Guard
Do Over
2002
The Mayor
2017
as Governor Fillucci
Wing Commander Academy
1996
as Todd 'Maniac' Marshall (voice)
Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous
2013
as Andrew 'Drew' Stone
Movies (44)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025
as Coach Tuna (voice)
Back to the Future
1985
as Biff Tannen
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
as Fish #3 / Tough Fish #1 (voice)
Rio
2011
as Trapped Bird / Screaming Hang Glider (voice)
Back to the Future Part II
1989
as Biff Tannen / Griff
Epic
2013
as Finn (voice)
Back to the Future Part III
1990
as Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen / Biff Tannen
Bound by Honor
1993
as Rollie McCann
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 Informant!
2009
as Mark Cheviron
Action Jackson
1988
as Officer Kornblau
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
2023
as Cecil Star
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
2013
as Mr. Bigley / Ginormous (voice)
Camp Nowhere
1994
as Lt. Eliot Hendricks
April Fool's Day
1986
as Arch Cummings
Born to Be Wild
1995
as Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)
Girl
1998
as The Ticket Seller
Let's Get Harry
1986
as Pachowski
That Darn Cat
1997
as Melvin
House Broken
2009
as Fire Chief Henry Decker
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018
as Self
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
2006
as Bart Tatlock
Mr. Write
1994
as Billy
High Strung
1992
as Al
Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of
2007
as Self
Tales from the Future
2010
as Self
Men in White
1998
as Ed Klingbottom
Voice Over
2012
as Crandall
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990
as Self
SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up
2025
as Cecil / Various Incidental Characters (voice)
Turner & Hooch
1990
as Det. Scott Turner
steve.oedekerk.com
1997
Caroline at Midnight
1994
as Officer Keaton
Zoomates
1998
as Mark (voice)
The Child Wanderers
2010
as Kevin
Splatypus
2004
as Haphazard (voice)
Los Angeles Streetfighter
1985
as Spike's Gang Member
Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas
1991
as Biff H. Tannen (voice)
Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You
2011
as Self
The Last Ride
1989
as Buck Johnson III
Humbly Super Famous
2024
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 107 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, Thomas F. Wilson has appeared in 44 films and 63 TV shows.
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- The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) — as Coach Tuna (voice)
- Back to the Future (1985) — as Biff Tannen
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) — as Fish #3 / Tough Fish #1 (voice)
- Rio (2011) — as Trapped Bird / Screaming Hang Glider (voice)
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) — as Biff Tannen / Griff
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