
Thomas F. Wilson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 15, 1959
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
- The Patrick Star Show: Week of Stars!
The Patrick Star Show: Week of Stars! 2026
as Cecil / Bus Driver / Line Guy #2 (voice)

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants 2025
as Coach Tuna (voice)

SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up 2025
as Cecil / Various Incidental Characters (voice)

Humbly Super Famous 2024
as Self, Editor, Director, Writer

The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special 2023
as Cecil Star

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary 2018
as Self

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

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

The Heat 2013
as Captain Woods

Epic 2013
as Finn (voice)

Voice Over 2012
as Crandall

Rio 2011
as Trapped Bird / Screaming Hang Glider (voice)

Tales from the Future 2010
as Self

The Child Wanderers 2010
as Kevin

House Broken 2009
as Henry Decker

Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You 2009
as Self, Writer

The Informant! 2009
as Mark Cheviron

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

Zoom 2006
as Dylan's Teacher

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector 2006
as Bart Tatlock

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 2004
as Fish #3 / Tough Fish #1 (voice)

Splatypus 2004
as Haphazard (voice)

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

Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy 2002
as Self - Biff Tannen

Girl 1998
as The Ticket Seller

Zoomates 1998
as Mark (voice)

Men in White 1998
as Ed Klingbottom

steve.oedekerk.com 1997
Actor

That Darn Cat 1997
as Melvin

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

Camp Nowhere 1994
as Lt. Eliot Hendricks

Mr. Write 1994
as Billy

Caroline at Midnight 1994
as Officer Keaton
- Morning Man at 88.0
Morning Man at 88.0 1993
Actor

Bound by Honor 1993
as Rollie McCann

Back to the Future: The Ride 1992
as Biff Tannen

High Strung 1992
as Al

Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas 1991
as Biff H. Tannen (voice)
- Turner & Hooch
Turner & Hooch 1990
as Det. Scott Turner

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy 1990
as Self

Back to the Future Part III 1990
as Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen / Biff Tannen

Back to the Future Part II 1989
as Biff Tannen / Griff

The Last Ride 1989
as Buck Johnson III, Writer

Action Jackson 1988
as Officer Kornblau

Let's Get Harry 1986
as Pachowski

April Fool's Day 1986
as Arch Cummings

Back to the Future 1985
as Biff Tannen

Los Angeles Streetfighter 1985
as Spike's Gang Member
Credits from TMDB.