Actor profile

Thomas F. Wilson

15th April 1959 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Acting

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.

44 Movies 77 TV Shows 124 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants poster

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants 16th December 2025 as Coach Tuna (voice)

SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up poster

SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up 27th June 2025 as Cecil / Various Incidental Characters (voice)

Humbly Super Famous poster

Humbly Super Famous 22nd February 2024 as Self

The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special poster

The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special 13th January 2023 as Cecil Star

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary poster

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary 2nd August 2018 as Self

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water poster

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 28th January 2015 as Angry Customer #1 (voice)

Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure poster

Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure 4th August 2013 as Mr. Bigley / Ginormous (voice)

The Heat poster

The Heat 27th June 2013 as Captain Woods

Epic poster

Epic 15th May 2013 as Finn (voice)

Voice Over poster

Voice Over 14th September 2012 as Crandall

Rio poster

Rio 3rd April 2011 as Trapped Bird / Screaming Hang Glider (voice)

Tales from the Future poster

Tales from the Future 26th October 2010 as Self

The Child Wanderers poster

The Child Wanderers 26th March 2010 as Kevin

House Broken poster

House Broken 12th December 2009 as Fire Chief Henry Decker

Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You poster

Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You 1st December 2009 as Self

The Informant! poster

The Informant! 18th September 2009 as Mark Cheviron

Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of poster

Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of 1st March 2007 as Self

Zoom poster

Zoom 11th August 2006 as Dylan's Teacher

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector poster

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector 24th March 2006 as Bart Tatlock

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie poster

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 19th November 2004 as Fish #3 / Tough Fish #1 (voice)

Splatypus poster

Splatypus 1st January 2004 as Haphazard (voice)

Atlantis: Milo's Return poster

Atlantis: Milo's Return 25th February 2003 as Carnaby (voice)

Girl poster

Girl 5th November 1998 as The Ticket Seller

Zoomates poster

Zoomates 1st September 1998 as Mark (voice)

Men in White poster

Men in White 16th August 1998 as Ed Klingbottom

steve.oedekerk.com poster

steve.oedekerk.com 3rd September 1997

That Darn Cat poster

That Darn Cat 14th February 1997 as Melvin

Born to Be Wild poster

Born to Be Wild 31st March 1995 as Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)

Camp Nowhere poster

Camp Nowhere 26th August 1994 as Lt. Eliot Hendricks

Mr. Write poster

Mr. Write 6th May 1994 as Billy

Caroline at Midnight poster

Caroline at Midnight 26th January 1994 as Officer Keaton

Bound by Honor poster

Bound by Honor 5th February 1993 as Rollie McCann

Back to the Future... The Ride poster

Back to the Future... The Ride 2nd May 1992 as Biff Tannen

High Strung poster

High Strung 8th January 1992 as Al

Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas poster

Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas 23rd November 1991 as Biff H. Tannen (voice)

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy poster

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy 12th June 1990 as Self

Back to the Future Part III poster

Back to the Future Part III 25th May 1990 as Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen / Biff Tannen

Back to the Future Part II poster

Back to the Future Part II 22nd November 1989 as Biff Tannen / Griff

The Last Ride poster

The Last Ride 18th April 1989 as Buck Johnson III

Action Jackson poster

Action Jackson 12th February 1988 as Officer Kornblau

Let's Get Harry poster

Let's Get Harry 31st October 1986 as Pachowski

April Fool's Day poster

April Fool's Day 27th March 1986 as Arch Cummings

Back to the Future poster

Back to the Future 3rd July 1985 as Biff Tannen

Los Angeles Streetfighter poster

Los Angeles Streetfighter 23rd March 1985 as Spike's Gang Member

Spidey and His Amazing Friends poster

Spidey and His Amazing Friends 6th August 2021 as William Baker / Sandman (voice)

The Patrick Star Show poster

The Patrick Star Show 9th July 2021 as Cecil Star (voice)

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years poster

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years 4th March 2021 as Cecil Star (voice)

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants poster

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants 13th July 2018 as Major Messy / Camoflush (voice)

Cultureshock poster

Cultureshock 25th June 2018 as Self

Mosaic poster

Mosaic 22nd January 2018 as Cliff Jones

Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles poster

Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles 2nd January 2018 as Biff Tannen

The Mayor poster

The Mayor 3rd October 2017 as Governor Fillucci

The Ranch poster

The Ranch 1st April 2016 as Coach Fitzgerald

DC's Legends of Tomorrow poster

DC's Legends of Tomorrow 21st January 2016 as Henry 'Hank' Heywood

Pig Goat Banana Cricket poster

Pig Goat Banana Cricket 16th July 2015 as Banana (voice)

Dragons: Race to the Edge poster

Dragons: Race to the Edge 26th June 2015 as Bucket (voice)

Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous poster

Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous 2nd May 2013 as Andrew 'Drew' Stone

DreamWorks Dragons poster

DreamWorks Dragons 7th August 2012 as Bucket (voice)

Franklin & Bash poster

Franklin & Bash 1st June 2011 as Spiritual Adviser

Workaholics poster

Workaholics 6th April 2011 as Barnes

Harry's Law poster

Harry's Law 17th January 2011 as Allan Meade

Batman: The Brave and the Bold poster

Batman: The Brave and the Bold 14th November 2008 as Sportsmaster / Santa (voice)

Batman: The Brave and the Bold poster

Batman: The Brave and the Bold 14th November 2008 as Catman / Mobster #2 (voice)

True Jackson, VP poster

True Jackson, VP 8th November 2008 as Ben Franklin

Back at the Barnyard poster

Back at the Barnyard 29th September 2007 as Krebs (voice)

Psych poster

Psych 7th July 2006 as Butch Zielinski

Big Love poster

Big Love 12th March 2006 as Ricky Jax

Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer 23rd September 2005 as Tim Flaherty

Bones poster

Bones 13th September 2005 as Chip Barnett

Zoey 101 poster

Zoey 101 9th January 2005 as Coach Phelps

House poster

House 16th November 2004 as Lou

Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal 3rd October 2004 as Jeffrey Bass

Rodney poster

Rodney 21st September 2004 as Bill

Cold Case poster

Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Arnold Brown

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Angus Demint

Two and a Half Men poster

Two and a Half Men 22nd September 2003 as Mike

Rock Me Baby poster

Rock Me Baby 16th September 2003 as Buffalo Buck

Still Standing poster

Still Standing 30th September 2002 as Coach Kirk Stone

Do Over poster

Do Over 19th September 2002

She Spies poster

She Spies 20th July 2002 as Roger 'Rush' Gibson

George Lopez poster

George Lopez 27th March 2002 as Sonny

Reba poster

Reba 5th October 2001 as Ted

The Zeta Project poster

The Zeta Project 27th January 2001

Boston Public poster

Boston Public 23rd October 2000 as Paul Stanton

Ed poster

Ed 8th October 2000 as Sean Nowell

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command poster

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command 2nd October 2000 as Buster (voice)

Titus poster

Titus 20th March 2000 as Joe

Freaks and Geeks poster

Freaks and Geeks 25th September 1999 as Coach Ben Fredricks

SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants 1st May 1999 as Flats the Flounder (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants 1st May 1999 as Marty / Herb Star (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants 1st May 1999 as Reg (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants 1st May 1999 as Tattletale Strangler (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants 1st May 1999 as Cecil (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants 1st May 1999 as Stinky (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants 1st May 1999 as Tony Fast Sr. (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants 1st May 1999 as Herb Star (voice)

Family Guy poster

Family Guy 31st January 1999 as First Step (voice)

The Hughleys poster

The Hughleys 22nd September 1998 as Stan

101 Dalmatians Series poster

101 Dalmatians Series 13th September 1997

The New Batman Adventures poster

The New Batman Adventures 13th September 1997 as Howlin' Jake (voice)

Fired Up poster

Fired Up 10th April 1997 as Steve Summer

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 27th September 1996 as Simon

Wing Commander Academy poster

Wing Commander Academy 21st September 1996 as Todd 'Maniac' Marshall (voice)

Superman: The Animated Series poster

Superman: The Animated Series 6th September 1996 as Joey (voice)

Nash Bridges poster

Nash Bridges 29th March 1996 as Jack Noon

Andersonville poster

Andersonville 3rd March 1996 as Thomas

Gargoyles poster

Gargoyles 24th October 1994 as Matt Bluestone

Gargoyles poster

Gargoyles 24th October 1994 as Matt Bluestone (voice)

Gargoyles poster

Gargoyles 24th October 1994 as Lt. Matt Bluestone/Robber (voice)

Gargoyles poster

Gargoyles 24th October 1994 as Matt Bluestone/Jogger/Quarryman (voice)

Gargoyles poster

Gargoyles 24th October 1994 as Matt Bluestone/Gangbanger 3 (voice)

Gargoyles poster

Gargoyles 24th October 1994 as Matt Bluestone/Thug 2 (voice)

Gargoyles poster

Gargoyles 24th October 1994 as Matt Bluestone/Male Commuter 2 (voice)

Duckman poster

Duckman 5th March 1994 as Park Ranger Smith (voice)

Rocko's Modern Life poster

Rocko's Modern Life 18th September 1993

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 12th September 1993 as Carter Landry

Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series 5th September 1992 as Zucco (voice)

Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider 26th September 1982 as Chip

Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman 1st February 1982 as Self

The Facts of Life poster

The Facts of Life 24th August 1979

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self