
Thomas F. Wilson
Known for Acting · 108 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 (64)

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

Boston Legal
2004
as Jeffrey Bass

Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Tim Flaherty

Cold Case
2003
as Arnold Brown

DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Henry 'Hank' Heywood

Knight Rider
1982
as Chip

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Simon

Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Zucco (voice)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Carter Landry

Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self

Nash Bridges
1996
as Jack Noon

The Facts of Life
1979

Spidey and His Amazing Friends
2021
as William Baker / Sandman (voice)

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Sportsmaster / Santa (voice) / Catman / Mobster #2 (voice)

Boston Public
2000
as Paul Stanton

Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015
as Bucket (voice)

Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Joey (voice)

Big Love
2006
as Ricky Jax

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)

Back at the Barnyard
2007
as Krebs (voice)

Franklin & Bash
2011
as Spiritual Adviser

Reba
2001
as Ted

Duckman
1994
as Park Ranger Smith (voice)

Zoey 101
2005
as Coach Phelps

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Buster (voice)

Workaholics
2011
as Barnes

Ed
2000
as Sean Nowell

The Hughleys
1998
as Stan

The New Batman Adventures
1997
as Howlin' Jake (voice)

101 Dalmatians Series
1997

Rocko's Modern Life
1993

Still Standing
2002
as Coach Kirk Stone

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 Ranch
2016
as Coach Fitzgerald

Freaks and Geeks
1999
as Coach Ben Fredricks

She Spies
2002
as Roger 'Rush' Gibson

Titus
2000
as Joe

DreamWorks Dragons
2012
as Bucket (voice)

Harry's Law
2011
as Allan Meade

True Jackson, VP
2008
as Ben Franklin

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
2021
as Cecil Star (voice)

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
2018
as Major Messy / Camoflush (voice)

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

Rock Me Baby
2003
as Buffalo Buck

Mosaic
2018
as Cliff Jones

Do Over
2002
The Pitts
2003
as Guard

The Mayor
2017
as Governor Fillucci

Wing Commander Academy
1996
as Todd 'Maniac' Marshall (voice)
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

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
as Angry Customer #1 (voice)

Bound by Honor
1993
as Rollie McCann

The Heat
2013
as Captain Woods

Atlantis: Milo's Return
2003
as Carnaby (voice)

Zoom
2006
as Dylan's Teacher

Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
2013
as Mr. Bigley / Ginormous (voice)

Action Jackson
1988
as Officer Kornblau

The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
2023
as Cecil Star

The Informant!
2009
as Mark Cheviron

Girl
1998
as The Ticket Seller

Camp Nowhere
1994
as Lt. Eliot Hendricks

April Fool's Day
1986
as Arch Cummings

Zoomates
1998
as Mark (voice)

House Broken
2009
as Fire Chief Henry Decker

Born to Be Wild
1995
as Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)

That Darn Cat
1997
as Melvin

Let's Get Harry
1986
as Pachowski

Tales from the Future
2010
as Self

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
2006
as Bart Tatlock

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018
as Self

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)

High Strung
1992
as Al

Mr. Write
1994
as Billy

Men in White
1998
as Ed Klingbottom

steve.oedekerk.com
1997

Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of
2007
as Self

Voice Over
2012
as Crandall

Caroline at Midnight
1994
as Officer Keaton

Splatypus
2004
as Haphazard (voice)

The Child Wanderers
2010
as Kevin

Los Angeles Streetfighter
1985
as Spike's Gang Member
Turner & Hooch
1990
as Det. Scott Turner

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 108 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, Thomas F. Wilson has appeared in 44 films and 64 TV shows.
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Most Popular Thomas F. Wilson Movies
- 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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