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Director
Thomas F. Wilson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.8
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 1065
IMDb ID: nm0001855
Known for: Acting
Born: April 15, 1959
Age: 66
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2025
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 7.03
Wikidata: Q360663
Also known as
Tom Wilson • Thomas Wilson
Frequent jobs
Writer (2)Editor (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Thomas F. Wilson.
8.3
Back to the Future
as Biff Tannen
1985 Movie
8.1
Bound by Honor
as Rollie McCann
1993 Movie
7.8
Back to the Future Part II
as Biff Tannen / Griff
1989 Movie
7.5
Back to the Future Part III
as Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen / Biff Tannen
1990 Movie
7.1
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
as Fish #3 / Tough Fish #1 (voice)
2004 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Thomas F. Wilson.
8.6
House
as Lou • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
as Zucco (voice) • 2 eps
1992 Series
8.4
Dragons: Race to the Edge
as Bucket (voice) • 3 eps
2015 Series
8.2
Bones
as Chip Barnett • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Freaks and Geeks
as Coach Ben Fredricks • 6 eps
1999 Series
8.1
Zoey 101
as Coach Phelps • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Gargoyles
as Matt Bluestone
1994 Series
8.1
Ghost Whisperer
as Tim Flaherty • 6 eps
2005 Series
8.0
The New Batman Adventures
as Howlin' Jake / Gotham Angels Biker (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.9
Psych
as Butch Zielinski • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.9
Boston Legal
as Jeffrey Bass • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Simon • 1 eps
1996 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Thomas F. Wilson.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Thomas F. Wilson.
7.4
Family Guy
as First Step (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.6
NCIS
as Angus Demint • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.6
House
as Lou • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.2
Bones
as Chip Barnett • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.4
Two and a Half Men
as Mike • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
7.9
Psych
as Butch Zielinski • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
as Zucco (voice) • 2 eps
1992 Series
7.3
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Henry 'Hank' Heywood • 9 eps
2016 Series
8.1
Ghost Whisperer
as Tim Flaherty • 6 eps
2005 Series
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Simon • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Arnold Brown • 1 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Thomas F. Wilson.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Thomas F. Wilson.
6.7
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
as Coach Tuna (voice)
2025 Movie
6.0
SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up
as Cecil / Various Incidental Characters (voice)
2025 Movie
Humbly Super Famous
as Self
2024 Movie
7.0
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone
as Cecil Star
2023 Movie
6.8
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
as Self
2018 Movie
6.1
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
as Angry Customer #1 (voice)
2015 Movie
5.9
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
as Mr. Bigley / Ginormous (voice)
2013 Movie
6.6
The Heat
as Captain Woods
2013 Movie
6.5
Epic
as Finn (voice)
2013 Movie
Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous
as Andrew "Drew" Stone
2013 Movie
Voice Over
as Crandall
2012 Movie
Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You
as Self
2011 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Thomas F. Wilson.
7.1
Spidey and His Amazing Friends
as William Baker / Sandman (voice) • 5 eps
2021 Series
5.8
The Patrick Star Show
as Cecil Star (voice) • 130 eps
2021 Series
7.5
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
as Major Messy / Camoflush (voice) • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.5
Mosaic
as Cliff Jones • 2 eps
2018 Series
6.1
The Mayor
as Governor Fillucci • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.4
The Ranch
as Coach Fitzgerald • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Henry 'Hank' Heywood • 9 eps
2016 Series
3.9
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
as Banana (voice) • 40 eps
2015 Series
8.4
Dragons: Race to the Edge
as Bucket (voice) • 3 eps
2015 Series
8.0
Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous
as Andrew 'Drew' Stone • 12 eps
2013 Series
7.7
DreamWorks Dragons
as Bucket (voice) • 15 eps
2012 Series
7.2
Franklin & Bash
as Spiritual Adviser • 2 eps
2011 Series