Thomas F. Wilson
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
67 years
Origin
USA
Active
1962 — Present
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...
History of the Legend
Witness the defining moments that shaped a legacy.
Knight Rider
Starring as Chip
Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.
Highest Rated Masterpieces
Batman: The Animated Series
as Zucco (voice)
House
as Lou
Dragons: Race to the Edge
as Bucket (voice)
Back to the Future
as Biff Tannen
Bound by Honor
as Rollie McCann
Freaks and Geeks
as Coach Ben Fredricks
Bones
as Chip Barnett
Zoey 101
as Coach Phelps
Gargoyles
as Matt Bluestone
The New Batman Adventures
as Howlin' Jake (voice)
Media Proof
Filmography Engine
108 Credits found
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
Coach Tuna (voice)
2025
SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up
Cecil / Various Incidental Characters (voice)
2025
Humbly Super Famous
Editor
2024
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
Cecil Star
2023
Spidey and His Amazing Friends
William Baker / Sandman (voice)
2021
The Patrick Star Show
Cecil Star (voice)
2021
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Cecil Star (voice)
2021
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Self
2018
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
Major Messy / Camoflush (voice)
2018
Cultureshock
Self
2018
Mosaic
Cliff Jones
2018
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
Biff Tannen
2018
The Mayor
Governor Fillucci
2017
The Ranch
Coach Fitzgerald
2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Henry 'Hank' Heywood
2016
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
Banana (voice)
2015
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Bucket (voice)
2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Angry Customer #1 (voice)
2015
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
Mr. Bigley / Ginormous (voice)
2013
The Heat
Captain Woods
2013
Epic
Finn (voice)
2013
Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous
Andrew 'Drew' Stone
2013
Voice Over
Crandall
2012
DreamWorks Dragons
Bucket (voice)
2012
Franklin & Bash
Spiritual Adviser
2011
Workaholics
Barnes
2011
Rio
Trapped Bird / Screaming Hang Glider (voice)
2011
Harry's Law
Allan Meade
2011
Tales from the Future
Self
2010
The Child Wanderers
Kevin
2010
House Broken
Henry Decker
2009
Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You
Writer
2009
The Informant!
Mark Cheviron
2009
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Sportsmaster / Santa (voice)
2008
True Jackson, VP
Ben Franklin
2008
Back at the Barnyard
Krebs (voice)
2007
Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of
Self
2007
Zoom
Dylan's Teacher
2006
Psych
Butch Zielinski
2006
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Bart Tatlock
2006
Big Love
Ricky Jax
2006
Ghost Whisperer
Tim Flaherty
2005
Bones
Chip Barnett
2005
Zoey 101
Coach Phelps
2005
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Fish #3 / Tough Fish #1 (voice)
2004
House
Lou
2004
Boston Legal
Jeffrey Bass
2004
Rodney
Bill
2004
Splatypus
Haphazard (voice)
2004
Cold Case
Arnold Brown
2003
NCIS
Angus Demint
2003
Two and a Half Men
Mike
2003
Rock Me Baby
Buffalo Buck
2003
Atlantis: Milo's Return
Carnaby (voice)
2003
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
Self - Biff Tannen
2002
Still Standing
Coach Kirk Stone
2002
Do Over
Cast
2002
She Spies
Roger 'Rush' Gibson
2002
George Lopez
Sonny
2002
Reba
Ted
2001